SB 8.10.42

TEXT 42

TEXT

स तानापततः शक्रस् तावद्भिः शीघ्रविक्रमः ।
चिच्छेद निशितैर्भल्लैर् असम्प्राप्तान्हसन्निव ॥ ४२ ॥

sa tan apatataḥ sakras

tavadbhiḥ sighra-vikramaḥ

ciccheda nisitair bhallair

asampraptan hasann iva

saḥ-he (Indra); tan-arrows; apatataḥ-while moving toward him and falling down; sakraḥ-Indra; tavadbhiḥ-immediately; sighra-vikramaḥ-was practiced to oppress very soon; ciccheda-cut to pieces; nisitaiḥ-very sharp; bhallaiḥ-with another type of arrow; asampraptan-the enemy's arrows not being received; hasan iva-as if smiling.

TRANSLATION

Before Bali Maharaja's arrows could reach him, Indra, King of heaven, who is expert in dealing with arrows, smiled and counteracted the arrows with arrows of another type, known as bhalla, which were extremely sharp.

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