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SB 10.88.36

Devanāgarī

अथापतद् भिन्नशिरा: वज्राहत इव क्षणात् । जयशब्दो नम:शब्द: साधुशब्दोऽभवद् दिवि ॥ ३६ ॥

Text

athāpatad bhinna-śirāḥ vajrāhata iva kṣaṇāt jaya-śabdo namaḥ-śabdaḥ sādhu-śabdo ’bhavad divi

Synonyms

atha—then;apatat—he fell down;bhinna—shattered;śirāḥ—his head;vajra—by a lightning bolt;āhataḥ—struck;iva—as if;kṣaṇāt—in a fraction of a second;jaya—“victory!”;śabdaḥ—the sound;namaḥ—“homage!”;śabdaḥ—the sound;sādhu—“well done!”;śabdaḥ—the sound;abhavat—happened;divi—in the sky.

Translation

Instantly his head shattered as if struck by a lightning bolt, and the demon fell down dead. From the sky were heard cries of “Victory!” “Obeisances!” and “Well done!”

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