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स तानापततः शक्रस् तावद्भिः शीघ्रविक्रमः ।
चिच्छेद निशितैर्भल्लैर् असम्प्राप्तान्हसन्निव ॥ ४२ ॥
 
sa tan apatatah sakras
tavadbhih sighra-vikramah
ciccheda nisitair bhallair
asampraptan hasann iva
sah-he (Indra); tan-arrows; apatatah-while moving toward him and falling down; sakrah-Indra; tavadbhih-immediately; sighra-vikramah-was practiced to oppress very soon; ciccheda-cut to pieces; nisitaih-very sharp; bhallaih-with another type of arrow; asampraptan-the enemy's arrows not being received; hasan iva-as if smiling.