Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.10.11-12

tataḥ parigha-nistriḿśaiḥ

prāsaśūla-paraśvadhaiḥ

śakty-ṛṣṭibhir bhuśuṇḍībhiś

citra-vājaiḥ śarair api

abhyavarṣan prakupitāḥ

sarathaḿ saha-sārathim

icchantas tat pratīkartum

ayutānāḿ trayodaśa

SYNONYMS

tataḥ — thereupon; parigha — with iron bludgeons; nistriḿśaiḥ — and swords; prāsa-śūla — with tridents; paraśvadhaiḥ — and lances; śakti — with pikes; ṛṣṭibhiḥ — and spears; bhuśuṇḍībhiḥ — with bhuśuṇḍī weapons; citra-vājaiḥ — having various feathers; śaraiḥ — with arrows; api — also; abhyavarṣan — they showered Dhruva; prakupitāḥ — being angry; sa-ratham — along with his chariot; saha-sārathim — along with his charioteer; icchantaḥ — desiring; tat — Dhruva's activities; pratīkartum — to counteract; ayutānām — of ten-thousands; trayodaśa — thirteen.

TRANSLATION

The Yakṣa soldiers were 130,000 strong, all greatly angry and all desiring to defeat the wonderful activities of Dhruva Mahārāja. With full strength they showered upon Mahārāja Dhruva, along with his chariot and charioteer, various types of feathered arrows, parighas [iron bludgeons], nistriḿśas [swords], prāsaśūlas [tridents], paraśvadhas [lances], śaktis [pikes], ṛṣṭis [spears] and bhuśuṇḍī weapons.

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