SB 8.11.38 • मूल श्लोक

मयास्मै यद् वरो दत्तो मृत्युर्नैवार्द्रशुष्कयो: । अतोऽन्यश्चिन्तनीयस्ते उपायो मघवन् रिपो: ॥ ३८ ॥

Transliteration

mayāsmai yad varo datto mṛtyur naivārdra-śuṣkayoḥ ato ’nyaś cintanīyas te upāyo maghavan ripoḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

mayā — by me; asmai — unto him; yat — because; varaḥ — a benediction; dattaḥ — has been granted; mṛtyuḥ — death; na — not; eva — indeed; ārdra — by either a moist; śuṣkayoḥ — or by a dry medium; ataḥ — therefore; anyaḥ — something else, another; cintanīyaḥ — has to be thought of; te — by you; upāyaḥ — means; maghavan — O Indra; ripoḥ — of your enemy.

Translation

“The voice also said, “O Indra, because I have given this demon the benediction that he will never be killed by any weapon that is dry or moist, you have to think of another way to kill him.””

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda