SB 8.11.17
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 17
tasya tat pūjayan karma
yantur dānava-sattamaḥ
śūlena jvalatā taṁ tu
smayamāno 'hanan mṛdhe
SYNONYMS
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.