Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 8.11.27

niriksya prtanam devah

parair abhyarditam rane

udayacchad ripum hantum

vajram vajra-dharo rusa

SYNONYMS

niriksya -- after observing; prtanam -- his own soldiers; devah -- the demigod Indra; paraih -- by the enemies; abhyarditam -- put into great difficulties or oppressed; rane -- in the battlefield; udayacchat -- took up; ripum -- the enemies; hantum -- to kill; vajram -- the thunderbolt; vajra-dharah -- the carrier of the thunderbolt; rusa -- in great anger.

TRANSLATION

When Indra, who is known as Vajra-dhara, the carrier of the thunderbolt, saw his own soldiers so oppressed by the enemies on the battlefield, he became very angry. Thus he took up his thunderbolt to kill the enemies.

<<< >>>

Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness