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SB 10.89.37

Devanāgarī

न्यरुणत् सूतिकागारं शरैर्नानास्‍त्रयोजितै: । तिर्यगूर्ध्वमध: पार्थश्चकार शरपञ्जरम् ॥ ३७ ॥

Text

nyaruṇat sūtikāgāraṁ śarair nānāstra-yojitaiḥ tiryag ūrdhvam adhaḥ pārthaś cakāra śara-pañjaram

Synonyms

nyaruṇat—he enveloped;sūtikā-āgāram—the house where the birth was taking place;śaraiḥ—with arrows;nānā—various;astra—to missiles;yojitaiḥ—attached;tiryak—horizontally;ūrdhvam—upwards;adhaḥ—downwards;pārthaḥ—Arjuna;cakāra—made;śara—of arrows;pañjaram—a cage.

Translation

Arjuna fenced in the house where the birth was taking place by shooting arrows attached to various missiles. Thus the son of Pṛthā constructed a protective cage of arrows, covering the house upwards, downwards and sideways.

← SB 10.89.36Chapter 89SB 10.89.38