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SB 6.11.7

Devanāgarī

तेन देवगणा: सर्वे वृत्रविस्फोटनेन वै । निपेतुर्मूर्च्छिता भूमौ यथैवाशनिना हता: ॥ ७ ॥

Text

tena deva-gaṇāḥ sarve vṛtra-visphoṭanena vai nipetur mūrcchitā bhūmau yathaivāśaninā hatāḥ

Synonyms

tena—by that;deva-gaṇāḥ—the demigods;sarve—all;vṛtra-visphoṭanena—the tumultuous sound of Vṛtrāsura;vai—indeed;nipetuḥ—fell;mūrcchitāḥ—fainted;bhūmau—on the ground;yathā—just as if;eva—indeed;aśaninā—by a thunderbolt;hatāḥ—struck.

Translation

When all the demigods heard Vṛtrāsura’s tumultuous roar, which resembled that of a lion, they fainted and fell to the ground as if struck by thunderbolts.

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