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SB 8.21.15

Devanāgarī

तानभिद्रवतो द‍ृष्ट्वा दितिजानीकपान् नृप । प्रहस्यानुचरा विष्णो: प्रत्यषेधन्नुदायुधा: ॥ १५ ॥

Text

tān abhidravato dṛṣṭvā ditijānīkapān nṛpa prahasyānucarā viṣṇoḥ pratyaṣedhann udāyudhāḥ

Synonyms

tān—them;abhidravataḥ—thus going forward;dṛṣṭvā—seeing;ditija-anīka-pān—the soldiers of the demons;nṛpa—O King;prahasya—smiling;anucarāḥ—the associates;viṣṇoḥ—of Lord Viṣṇu;pratyaṣedhan—forbade;udāyudhāḥ—taking up their weapons.

Translation

O King, when the associates of Lord Viṣṇu saw the soldiers of the demons coming forward in violence, they smiled. Taking up their weapons, they forbade the demons to continue their attempt.

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