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SB 8.11.16

Devanāgarī

ततो रथो मातलिना हरिभिर्दशशतैर्वृत: । आनीतो द्विपमुत्सृज्य रथमारुरुहे विभु: ॥ १६ ॥

Text

tato ratho mātalinā haribhir daśa-śatair vṛtaḥ ānīto dvipam utsṛjya ratham āruruhe vibhuḥ

Synonyms

tataḥ—thereafter;rathaḥ—chariot;mātalinā—by his chariot driver named Mātali;haribhiḥ—with horses;daśa-śataiḥ—by ten times one hundred (one thousand);vṛtaḥ—yoked;ānītaḥ—being brought in;dvipam—the elephant;utsṛjya—keeping aside;ratham—the chariot;āruruhe—got up;vibhuḥ—the great Indra.

Translation

Thereafter, Mātali, Indra’s chariot driver, brought Indra’s chariot, which was drawn by one thousand horses. Indra then left his elephant and got onto the chariot.

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