SB 8.11.37 • मूल श्लोक

इति शक्रं विषीदन्तमाह वागशरीरिणी । नायं शुष्कैरथो नार्द्रैर्वधमर्हति दानव: ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

iti śakraṁ viṣīdantam āha vāg aśarīriṇī nāyaṁ śuṣkair atho nārdrair vadham arhati dānavaḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

iti — in this way; śakram — unto Indra; viṣīdantam — lamenting; āha — spoke; vāk — a voice; aśarīriṇī — without any body, or from the sky; na — not; ayam — this; śuṣkaiḥ — by anything dry; atho — also; na — nor; ārdraiḥ — by anything moist; vadham — annihilation; arhati — is befitting; dānavaḥ — this demon (Namuci).

Translation

“Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: While the morose Indra was lamenting in this way, an ominous, unembodied voice said from the sky, “This demon Namuci is not to be annihilated by anything dry or moist.””

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda