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Chapter 11: King Indra Annihilates the Demons

Verse 42 of 48
SB 8.11.42

अन्ये ऽप्येवं प्रतिद्वन्द्वान्वाय्वग्निवरुणादयः सूदयामासुरसुरान्मृगान्केसरिणो यथा

anye 'py evaṁ pratidvandvān vāyv-agni-varuṇādayaḥ sūdayām āsur asurān mṛgān kesariṇo yathā

Synonyms

anye—others; api—also; evam—in this way; pratidvandvān—the opposing party of belligerants; vāyu—the demigod known as Vāyu; agni—the demigod known as Agni; varuṇa-ādayaḥ—the demigod known as Varuṇa and others; sūdayām āsuḥ—began to kill vigorously; asurān—all the demons; mṛgān—deer; kesariṇaḥ—lions; yathā—just as..

Translation

Vāyu, Agni, Varuṇa and other demigods began killing the demons who opposed them, just as lions kill deer in a forest.

Verse 42 of 48