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SB 8.11.14

Devanāgarī

स सिंहवाह आसाद्य गदामुद्यम्य रंहसा । जत्रावताडयच्छक्रं गजं च सुमहाबल: ॥ १४ ॥

Text

sa siṁha-vāha āsādya gadām udyamya raṁhasā jatrāv atāḍayac chakraṁ gajaṁ ca sumahā-balaḥ

Synonyms

saḥ—Jambhāsura;siṁha-vāhaḥ—being carried by a lion;āsādya—coming before King Indra;gadām—his club;udyamya—taking up;raṁhasā—with great force;jatrau—on the base of the neck;atāḍayat—hit;śakram—Indra;gajamca—as well as his elephant;su-mahā-balaḥ—the greatly powerful Jambhāsura.

Translation

The greatly powerful Jambhāsura, carried by a lion, approached Indra and forcefully struck him on the shoulder with his club. He also struck Indra’s elephant.

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