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SB 10.77.3

Devanāgarī

चतुर्भिश्चतुरो वाहान् सूतमेकेन चाहनत् । द्वाभ्यं धनुश्च केतुं च शरेणान्येन वै शिर: ॥ ३ ॥

Text

caturbhiś caturo vāhān sūtam ekena cāhanat dvābhyaṁ dhanuś ca ketuṁ ca śareṇānyena vai śiraḥ

Synonyms

caturbhiḥ—with four (arrows);caturaḥ—four;vāhān—carriers;sūtam—the driver;ekena—with one;ca—and;ahanat—He struck;dvābhyām—with two;dhanuḥ—the bow;ca—and;ketum—the flag;ca—and;śareṇa—with an arrow;anyena—another;vai—indeed;śiraḥ—the head.

Translation

With four of these arrows He struck Dyumān’s four horses, with one arrow, his driver, with two more arrows, his bow and chariot flag, and with the last arrow, Dyumān’s head.

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