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SB 10.77.2

Devanāgarī

विधमन्तं स्वसैन्यानि द्युमन्तं रुक्‍मिणीसुत: । प्रतिहत्य प्रत्यविध्यान्नाराचैरष्टभि: स्मयन् ॥ २ ॥

Text

vidhamantaṁ sva-sainyāni dyumantaṁ rukmiṇī-sutaḥ pratihatya pratyavidhyān nārācair aṣṭabhiḥ smayan

Synonyms

vidhamantam—smashing;sva—His;sainyāni—soldiers;dyumantam—Dyumān;rukmiṇī-sutaḥ—the son of Rukmiṇī (Pradyumna);pratihatya—counterattacking;pratyavidhyāt—He struck back;nārācaiḥ—with special arrows made of iron;aṣṭabhiḥ—eight;smayan—while smiling.

Translation

In Pradyumna’s absence, Dyumān had been devastating His army, but now Pradyumna counterattacked Dyumān and, smiling, pierced him with eight nārāca arrows.

Purport

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī comments that Pradyumna challenged Dyumān, saying “Now see if you can strike Me!” After saying this and allowing Dyumān to shoot his weapons, Pradyumna released His own deadly arrows.
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