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Chapter 10: The Battle Between the Demigods and the Demons

Verse 42 of 43
SB 8.10.42

स तानापततः शक्रस्तावद्भिः शीघ्रविक्रमः चिच्छेद निशितैर्भल्लैरसम्प्राप्तान्हसन्निव

sa tān āpatataḥ śakras tāvadbhiḥ śīghra-vikramaḥ ciccheda niśitair bhallair asamprāptān hasann iva

Synonyms

saḥhe (Indra); tānarrows; āpatataḥwhile moving toward him and falling down; śakraḥIndra; tāvadbhiḥimmediately; śīghra-vikramaḥwas practiced to oppress very soon; cicchedacut to pieces; niśitaiḥvery sharp; bhallaiḥwith another type of arrow; asamprāptānthe enemy's arrows not being received; hasan ivaas if smiling..

Translation

Before Bali Mahārāja's arrows could reach him, Indra, King of heaven, who is expert in dealing with arrows, smiled and counteracted the arrows with arrows of another type, known as bhalla, which were extremely sharp.

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