TEXT 29
te sva-prayasam vitatham niriksya
harav abhakta hata-yuddha-darpah
palayanayaji-mukhe visrjya
patim manas te dadhur atta-sarah
SYNONYMS
tethey (the demons); sva-prayasamtheir own endeavors; vitathamfruitless; niriksyaseeing; harau abhaktahthe asuras, those who are not devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; hatadefeated; yuddha-darpahtheir pride in fighting; palayanayafor leaving the battlefield; aji-mukhein the very beginning of the battle; visrjyaleaving aside; patimtheir commander, Vrtrasura; manahtheir minds; teall of them; dadhuhgave; atta-sarahwhose prowess was taken away.
TRANSLATION
The asuras, who are never devotees of Lord Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, lost their pride in fighting when they found all their endeavors futile. Leaving aside their leader even in the very beginning of the fight, they decided to flee because all their prowess had been taken away by the enemy.

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