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Chapter 10: The Battle Between the Demigods and Vṛtrāsura

Verse 25 of 28
SB 6.10.25

न ते शस्त्रास्त्रवर्षौघा ह्यासेदुः सुरसैनिकान् छिन्नाः सिद्धपथे देवैर्लघुहस्तैः सहस्रधा

na te śastrāstra-varṣaughā hy āseduḥ sura-sainikān chinnāḥ siddha-pathe devair laghu-hastaiḥ sahasradhā

Synonyms

nanot; tethose; śastra-astra-varṣa-oghāḥshowers of arrows and other weapons; hiindeed; āseduḥreached; sura-sainikānthe armies of the demigods; chinnāḥcut; siddha-pathein the sky; devaiḥby the demigods; laghu-hastaiḥquick-handed; sahasradhāinto thousands of pieces..

Translation

The showers of various weapons and arrows released to kill the soldiers of the demigods did not reach them because the demigods, acting quickly, cut the weapons into thousands of pieces in the sky.

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