Canto 3: The Status QuoChapter 18: The Battle Between Lord Boar and the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.18.17

tataś ca gadayārātiḿ

dakṣiṇasyāḿ bhruvi prabhuḥ

ājaghne sa tu tāḿ saumya

gadayā kovido 'hanat

SYNONYMS

tataḥ — then; ca — and; gadayā — with His mace; arātim — the enemy; dakṣiṇasyām — on the right; bhruvi — on the brow; prabhuḥ — the Lord; ājaghne — struck; saḥ — the Lord; tu — but; tām — the mace; saumyaO gentle Vidura; gadayā — with his mace; kovidaḥ — expert; ahanathe saved himself.

TRANSLATION

Then with His mace the Lord struck the enemy on the right of his brow, but since the demon was expert in fighting, O gentle Vidura, he protected himself by a maneuver of his own mace.

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