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SB 3.18.17

Devanāgarī

ततश्च गदयारातिं दक्षिणस्यां भ्रुवि प्रभु: । आजघ्ने स तु तां सौम्य गदया कोविदोऽहनत् ॥ १७ ॥

Text

tataś ca gadayārātiṁ dakṣiṇasyāṁ bhruvi prabhuḥ ājaghne sa tu tāṁ saumya gadayā kovido ’hanat

Synonyms

tataḥ—then;ca—and;gadayā—with His mace;arātim—the enemy;dakṣiṇasyām—on the right;bhruvi—on the brow;prabhuḥ—the Lord;ājaghne—struck;saḥ—the Lord;tu—but;tām—the mace;saumya—O gentle Vidura;gadayā—with his mace;kovidaḥ—expert;ahanat—he saved himself.

Translation

Then with His mace the Lord struck the enemy on the right of his brow, but since the demon was expert in fighting, O gentle Vidura, he protected himself by a maneuver of his own mace.

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