Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.7.25

vakshah-sthala-sparśa-rugna-mahendra-vāha-

dantair vidambita-kakubjusha ūdha-hāsam

sadyo 'subhih saha vineshyati dāra-hartur

visphūrjitair dhanusha uccarato 'dhisainye

SYNONYMS

vakshah-sthala — chest; sparśa — touched by; rugna — broken; mahā-indra — the King of heaven; vāha — the conveyor; dantaih — by the trunk; vidambita — illuminated; kakup-jushah — all directions thus being served; ūdha-hāsam — overtaken by laughter; sadyah — within no time; asubhih — by the life; saha — along with; vineshyati — was killed; dāra-hartuh — of the one who kidnapped the wife; visphūrjitaih — by the tingling of the bow; dhanushah — bow; uccaratah — strolling fast; adhisainye — in the midst of the fighting soldiers of both sides.

TRANSLATION

When Rāvana was engaged in the battle, the trunk of the elephant which carried the King of heaven, Indra, broke in pieces, having collided with the chest of Rāvana, and the scattered broken parts illuminated all directions. Rāvana therefore felt proud of his prowess and began to loiter in the midst of the fighting soldiers, thinking himself the conqueror of all directions. But his laughter, overtaken by joy, along with his very air of life, suddenly ceased with the tingling sound of the bow of Rāmacandra, the Personality of Godhead.

PURPORT

However powerful a living being may be, when he is condemned by God no one can save him, and, similarly, however weak one may be, if he is protected by the Lord no one can annihilate him.

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