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Srimad-Bhagavatam, Third Canto, Chapter 18: The Battle Between Lord Boar and the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 17

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

SYNONYMS

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.

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