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SB 8.9.1

Devanāgarī

श्रीशुक उवाच तेऽन्योन्यतोऽसुरा: पात्रं हरन्तस्त्यक्तसौहृदा: । क्षिपन्तो दस्युधर्माण आयान्तीं दद‍ृशु: स्त्रियम् ॥ १ ॥

Text

śrī-śuka uvāca te ’nyonyato ’surāḥ pātraṁ harantas tyakta-sauhṛdāḥ kṣipanto dasyu-dharmāṇa āyāntīṁ dadṛśuḥ striyam

Synonyms

śrī-śukaḥuvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said;te—the demons;anyonyataḥ—among themselves;asurāḥ—the demons;pātram—the container of nectar;harantaḥ—snatching from one another;tyakta-sauhṛdāḥ—became inimical toward one another;kṣipantaḥ—sometimes throwing;dasyu-dharmāṇaḥ—sometimes snatching like robbers;āyāntīm—coming forward;dadṛśuḥ—saw;striyam—a very beautiful and attractive woman.

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thereafter, the demons became inimical toward one another. Throwing and snatching the container of nectar, they gave up their friendly relationship. Meanwhile, they saw a very beautiful young woman coming forward toward them.

Chapter 9SB 8.9.2