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SB 8.11.17

Devanāgarī

तस्य तत् पूजयन् कर्म यन्तुर्दानवसत्तम: । शूलेन ज्वलता तं तु स्मयमानोऽहनन्मृधे ॥ १७ ॥

Text

tasya tat pūjayan karma yantur dānava-sattamaḥ śūlena jvalatā taṁ tu smayamāno ’hanan mṛdhe

Synonyms

tasya—of Mātali;tat—that service (bringing the chariot before Indra);pūjayan—appreciating;karma—such service to the master;yantuḥ—of the chariot driver;dānava-sat-tamaḥ—the best of the demons, namely Jambhāsura;śūlena—by his trident;jvalatā—which was blazing fire;tam—Mātali;tu—indeed;smayamānaḥ—smiling;ahanat—struck;mṛdhe—in the battle.

Translation

Appreciating Mātali’s service, Jambhāsura, the best of the demons, smiled. Nonetheless, he struck Mātali in the battle with a trident of blazing fire.

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