Canto 3: The Status Quo | Chapter 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; saumya — O gentle Vidura; gadayā — with his mace; kovidaḥ — expert; ahanat — he 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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