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Chapter 21: Bali Mahārāja Arrested by the Lord

Verse 9 of 31
SB 8.21.9

महीं सर्वां हृतां दृष्ट्वा त्रिपदव्याजयाच्ञया ऊचुः स्वभर्तुरसुरा दीक्षितस्यात्यमर्षिताः

mahīṁ sarvāṁ hṛtāṁ dṛṣṭvā tripada-vyāja-yācñayā ūcuḥ sva-bhartur asurā dīkṣitasyātyamarṣitāḥ

Synonyms

mahīmland; sarvāmall; hṛtāmlost; dṛṣṭvāafter seeing; tri-pada-vyāja-yācñayāby simply asking three steps of land; ūcuḥsaid; sva-bhartuḥof their master; asurāḥthe demons; dīkṣitasyaof Bali Mahārāja, who was so determined in the sacrifice; ativery much; amarṣitāḥfor whom the function was unbearable..

Translation

When the demoniac followers of Mahārāja Bali saw that their master, who had been determined in performing sacrifice, had lost all his possessions to Vāmanadeva, who had taken them away on the plea of begging three paces of land, they were very angry and spoke as follows.

Verse 9 of 31
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