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Chapter 11: King Indra Annihilates the Demons

Verse 30 of 48
SB 8.11.30

अश्मसारमयं शूलं घण्टावद्धेमभूषणम् प्रगृह्याभ्यद्रवत्क्रुद्धो हतो ऽसीति वितर्जयन् प्राहिणोद्देवराजाय निनदन्मृगराडिव

aśmasāramayaṁ śūlaṁ ghaṇṭāvad dhema-bhūṣaṇam pragṛhyābhyadravat kruddho hato 'sīti vitarjayan prāhiṇod deva-rājāya ninadan mṛga-rāḍ iva

Synonyms

aśmasāra-mayam—made of steel; śūlam—a spear; ghaṇṭā-vat—bound with bells; hema-bhūṣaṇam—decorated with ornaments of gold; pragṛhya—taking in his hand; abhyadravat—forcefully went; kruddhaḥ—in an angry mood; hataḥ asi iti—now you are killed; vitarjayan—roaring like that; prāhiṇot—struck; deva-rājāya—unto King Indra; ninadan—resounding; mṛga-rāṭ—a lion; iva—like..

Translation

Being angry and roaring like a lion, the demon Namuci took up a steel spear, which was bound with bells and decorated with ornaments of gold. He loudly cried, "Now you are killed!" Thus coming before Indra to kill him, Namuci released his weapon.

Verse 30 of 48