Canto 3, Chapter 18

Chapter 18

Verse 17 (SB 3.18.17)
SB 3.18.17 • मूल श्लोक

ततश्च गदयारातिं दक्षिणस्यां भ्रुवि प्रभु: । आजघ्ने स तु तां सौम्य गदया कोविदोऽहनत् ॥ १७ ॥

Transliteration

tataś ca gadayārātiṁ dakṣiṇasyāṁ bhruvi prabhuḥ ājaghne sa tu tāṁ saumya gadayā kovido ’hanat

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

tataḥ — then; ca — and; gadayā — with His mace; arātim — the enemy; dakṣiṇasyām — on the right; bhruvi — on the brow; prabhuḥ — the Lord; ājaghne — struck; saḥ — the Lord; tu — but; tām — the mace; saumya — O gentle Vidura; gadayā — with his mace; kovidaḥ — expert; ahanat — he saved himself.

Translation

“Then with His mace the Lord struck the enemy on the right of his brow, but since the demon was expert in fighting, O gentle Vidura, he protected himself by a maneuver of his own mace.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda