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Chapter 11: King Indra Annihilates the Demons

Verse 31 of 48
SB 8.11.31

तदापतद्गगनतले महाजवं विचिच्छिदे हरिरिषुभिः सहस्रधा तमाहनन्नृप कुलिशेन कन्धरे रुषान्वितस्त्रिदशपतिः शिरो हरन्

tadāpatad gagana-tale mahā-javaṁ vicicchide harir iṣubhiḥ sahasradhā tam āhanan nṛpa kuliśena kandhare ruṣānvitas tridaśa-patiḥ śiro haran

Synonyms

tadā—at that time; apatat—falling like a meteor; gagana-tale—beneath the sky or on the ground; mahā-javam—extremely powerful; vicicchide—cut to pieces; hariḥ—Indra; iṣubhiḥ—by his arrows; sahasradhā—into thousands of pieces; tam—that Namuci; āhanat—struck; nṛpa—O King; kuliśena—with his thunderbolt; kandhare—on the shoulder; ruṣā-anvitaḥ—being very angry; tridaśa-patiḥ—Indra, the King of the demigods; śiraḥ—the head; haran—to separate..

Translation

O King, when Indra, King of heaven, saw this very powerful spear falling toward the ground like a blazing meteor, he immediately cut it to pieces with his arrows. Then, being very angry, he struck Namuci's shoulder with his thunderbolt to cut off Namuci's head.

Verse 31 of 48