Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 18: Lord Balarāma Slays the Demon Pralamba

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.18.29

sa āhataḥ sapadi viśīrṇa-mastako

mukhād vaman rudhiram apasmṛto 'suraḥ

mahā-ravaḿ vyasur apatat samīrayan

girir yathā maghavata āyudhāhataḥ

SYNONYMS

saḥhe, Pralambāsura; āhataḥ — struck; sapadi — at once; viśīrṇa — split; mastakaḥ — his head; mukhāt — from his mouth; vaman — vomiting; rudhiram — blood; apasmṛtaḥ — unconscious; asuraḥ — the demon; mahā-ravama great noise; vyasuḥ — lifeless; apatathe fell; samīrayan — sounding; giriḥa mountain; yathāas; maghavataḥ — of Lord Indra; āyudha — by the weapon; āhataḥ — hit.

TRANSLATION

Thus smashed by Balarāma's fist, Pralamba's head immediately cracked open. The demon vomited blood from his mouth and lost all consciousness, and then with a great noise he fell lifeless on the ground, like a mountain devastated by Indra.

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