Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth OrderChapter 10: Dhruva Mahārāja's Fight With the Yakṣas

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.10.10

te 'pi cāmum amṛṣyantaḥ

pāda-sparśam ivoragāḥ

śarair avidhyan yugapad

dvi-guṇaḿ pracikīrṣavaḥ

SYNONYMS

te — the Yakṣas; api — also; ca — and; amum — at Dhruva; amṛṣyantaḥ — being intolerant of; pāda-sparśam — being touched by the feet; iva — like; uragāḥ — serpents; śaraiḥ — with arrows; avidhyan — struck; yugapat — simultaneously; dvi-guṇam — twice as much; pracikīrṣavaḥ — trying to retaliate.

TRANSLATION

Just like serpents, who cannot tolerate being trampled upon by anyone's feet, the Yakṣas, being intolerant of the wonderful prowess of Dhruva Mahārāja, threw twice as many arrows — six from each of their soldiers — and thus they very valiantly exhibited their prowess.

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