Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.59.20

drishtva vidravitam sainyam

garudenarditam svakam

tam bhaumah praharac chaktya

vajrah pratihato yatah

nakampata taya viddho

malahata iva dvipah

SYNONYMS

drishtva -- seeing; vidravitam -- driven away; sainyam -- the army; garudena -- by Garuda; arditam -- tormented; svakam -- his; tam -- him, Garuda; bhaumah -- Bhaumasura; praharat -- struck; saktya -- with his spear; vajrah -- the thunderbolt (of Lord Indra); pratihatah -- counteracted; yatah -- by which; na akampata -- he (Garuda) was not shaken; taya -- by it; viddhah -- struck; mala -- by a flower garland; ahatah -- hit; iva -- like; dvipah -- an elephant.

TRANSLATION

Seeing his army driven back and tormented by Garuda, Bhauma attacked him with his spear, which had once defeated Lord Indra's thunderbolt. But though struck by that mighty weapon, Garuda was not shaken. Indeed, he was like an elephant hit with a flower garland.

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