Chapter 8
तं मन्यमानो निजवीर्यशङ्कितं यद्धस्तमुक्तो नृहरिं महासुर: । पुनस्तमासज्जत खड्गचर्मणी प्रगृह्य वेगेन गतश्रमो मृधे ॥ २७ ॥
Transliteration
taṁ manyamāno nija-vīrya-śaṅkitaṁ yad dhasta-mukto nṛhariṁ mahāsuraḥ punas tam āsajjata khaḍga-carmaṇī pragṛhya vegena gata-śramo mṛdhe
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
tam — Him (Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva); manyamānaḥ — thinking; nija-vīrya-śaṅkitam — afraid of his prowess; yat — because; hasta-muktaḥ — freed from the clutches of the Lord; nṛ-harim — Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva; mahā-asuraḥ — the great demon; punaḥ — again; tam — Him; āsajjata — attacked; khaḍga-carmaṇī — his sword and shield; pragṛhya — taking up; vegena — with great force; gata-śramaḥ — his fatigue having gone; mṛdhe — in the battle.
Translation
“When Hiraṇyakaśipu was freed from the hands of Nṛsiṁhadeva, he falsely thought that the Lord was afraid of his prowess. Therefore, after taking a little rest from the fight, he took up his sword and shield and again attacked the Lord with great force.”