SB 8.11.17 • मूल श्लोक

तस्य तत् पूजयन् कर्म यन्तुर्दानवसत्तम: । शूलेन ज्वलता तं तु स्मयमानोऽहनन्मृधे ॥ १७ ॥

Transliteration

tasya tat pūjayan karma yantur dānava-sattamaḥ śūlena jvalatā taṁ tu smayamāno ’hanan mṛdhe

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

tasya — of Mātali; tat — that service (bringing the chariot before Indra); pūjayan — appreciating; karma — such service to the master; yantuḥ — of the chariot driver; dānava-sat-tamaḥ — the best of the demons, namely Jambhāsura; śūlena — by his trident; jvalatā — which was blazing fire; tam — Mātali; tu — indeed; smayamānaḥ — smiling; ahanat — struck; mṛdhe — in the battle.

Translation

“Appreciating Mātali’s service, Jambhāsura, the best of the demons, smiled. Nonetheless, he struck Mātali in the battle with a trident of blazing fire.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda