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SB 8.11.13

Devanāgarī

सखायं पतितं द‍ृष्ट्वा जम्भो बलिसख: सुहृत् । अभ्ययात् सौहृदं सख्युर्हतस्यापि समाचरन् ॥ १३ ॥

Text

sakhāyaṁ patitaṁ dṛṣṭvā jambho bali-sakhaḥ suhṛt abhyayāt sauhṛdaṁ sakhyur hatasyāpi samācaran

Synonyms

sakhāyam—his intimate friend;patitam—having fallen;dṛṣṭvā—after seeing;jambhaḥ—the demon Jambha;bali-sakhaḥ—a very intimate friend of Bali Mahārāja;suhṛt—and constant well-wisher;abhyayāt—appeared on the scene;sauhṛdam—very compassionate friendship;sakhyuḥ—of his friend;hatasya—who was injured and fallen;api—although;samācaran—just to perform friendly duties.

Translation

When the demon Jambhāsura saw that his friend Bali had fallen, he appeared before Indra, the enemy, just to serve Bali Mahārāja with friendly behavior.

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