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SB 10.77.14

Devanāgarī

तं च षोडशभिर्विद्ध्वा बाणै: सौभं च खे भ्रमत् । अविध्यच्छरसन्दोहै: खं सूर्य इव रश्मिभि: ॥ १४ ॥

Text

taṁ ca ṣoḍaśabhir viddhvā bānaiḥ saubhaṁ ca khe bhramat avidhyac chara-sandohaiḥ khaṁ sūrya iva raśmibhiḥ

Synonyms

tam—him, Śālva;ca—and;ṣoḍaśabhiḥ—with sixteen;viddhvā—piercing;bāṇaiḥ—arrows;saubham—Saubha;ca—also;khe—in the sky;bhramat—wandering;avidhyat—He struck;śara—of arrows;sandohaiḥ—with torrents;kham—the sky;sūryaḥ—the sun;iva—as;raśmibhiḥ—with its rays.

Translation

Lord Kṛṣṇa then pierced Śālva with sixteen arrows and struck the Saubha airship with a deluge of arrows as it darted about the sky. Firing His arrows, the Lord appeared like the sun flooding the heavens with its rays.

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