SB 7.3.20
Devanāgarī
व्यवसायेन तेऽनेन दुष्करेण मनस्विनाम् । तपोनिष्ठेन भवता जितोऽहं दितिनन्दन ॥ २० ॥
Text
vyavasāyena te ’nena duṣkareṇa manasvinām tapo-niṣṭhena bhavatā jito ’haṁ diti-nandana
Synonyms
vyavasāyena—by determination;te—your;anena—this;duṣkareṇa—difficult to perform;manasvinām—even for great sages and saintly persons;tapaḥ-niṣṭhena—aimed at executing austerity;bhavatā—by you;jitaḥ—conquered;aham—I;diti-nandana—O son of Diti.
Translation
My dear son of Diti, with your great determination and austerity you have done what was impossible even for great saintly persons, and thus I have certainly been conquered by you.
Purport
In regard to the word jitaḥ, Śrīla Madhva Muni gives the following quotation from the Śabda-nirṇaya: parābhūtaṁ vaśa-sthaṁ ca jitabhid ucyate budhaiḥ. “If one comes under someone else’s control or is defeated by another, he is called jitaḥ. ” Hiraṇyakaśipu’s austerity was so great and wonderful that even Lord Brahmā agreed to be conquered by him.