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Chapter 11: King Indra Annihilates the Demons

Verse 20 of 48
SB 8.11.20

वचोभिः परुषैरिन्द्रमर्दयन्तो ऽस्य मर्मसु शरैरवाकिरन्मेघा धाराभिरिव पर्वतम्

vacobhiḥ paruṣair indram ardayanto 'sya marmasu śarair avākiran meghā dhārābhir iva parvatam

Synonyms

vacobhiḥwith harsh words; paruṣaiḥvery rough and cruel; indramKing Indra; ardayantaḥchastising, piercing; asyaof Indra; marmasuin the heart, etc.; śaraiḥwith arrows; avākirancovered all around; meghāḥclouds; dhārābhiḥwith showers of rain; ivajust as; parvatama mountain..

Translation

Rebuking Indra with harsh, cruel words that were piercing to the heart, these demons showered him with arrows, just as torrents of rain wash a great mountain.

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