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SB 10.63.32

Devanāgarī

तस्यास्यतोऽस्‍त्राण्यसकृच्चक्रेण क्षुरनेमिना । चिच्छेद भगवान् बाहून् शाखा इव वनस्पते: ॥ ३२ ॥

Text

tasyāsyato ’strāṇy asakṛc cakreṇa kṣura-neminā ciccheda bhagavān bāhūn śākhā iva vanaspateḥ

Synonyms

tasya—of him;asyataḥ—who was throwing;astrāṇi—weapons;asakṛt—repeatedly;cakreṇa—with His disc;kṣura—razor-sharp;neminā—whose circumference;ciccheda—cut off;bhagavān—the Supreme Lord;bāhūn—the arms;śākhāḥ—branches;iva—as if;vanaspateḥ—of a tree.

Translation

As Bāṇa continued hurling weapons at Him, the Supreme Lord began using His razor-sharp cakra to cut off Bāṇāsura’s arms as if they were tree branches.

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