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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

tadāat that time; apatatfalling like a meteor; gagana-talebeneath the sky or on the ground; mahā-javamextremely powerful; vicicchidecut to pieces; hariḥIndra; iṣubhiḥby his arrows; sahasradhāinto thousands of pieces; tamthat Namuci; āhanatstruck; nṛpaO King; kuliśenawith his thunderbolt; kandhareon the shoulder; ruṣā-anvitaḥbeing very angry; tridaśa-patiḥIndra, the King of the demigods; śiraḥthe head; haranto 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
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