SB 8.11.23

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Eight Canto, Chapter 11: King Indra Annihilates the Demons

SB 8.11.22

SB 8.11.24

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 23

namuciḥ pañca-daśabhiḥ
svarṇa-puṅkhair maheṣubhiḥ
āhatya vyanadat saṅkhye
satoya iva toyadaḥ

SYNONYMS

namuciḥ—the demon named Namuci; pañca-daśabhiḥ—with fifteen; svarṇa-puṅkhaiḥ—with golden feathers attached; mahā-iṣubhiḥ—very powerful arrows; āhatya—piercing; vyanadat—resounded; saṅkhye—on the battlefield; sa-toyaḥ—bearing water; iva—like; toya-daḥ—a cloud that delivers rain.

TRANSLATION

Then Namuci, another demon, attacked Indra and injured him with fifteen very powerful golden-feathered arrows, which roared like a cloud full of water.