SB 8.11.11

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

SB 8.11.10 - SB 8.11.12

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 11

evaṁ nirākṛto devo

vairiṇā tathya-vādinā

nāmṛṣyat tad-adhikṣepaṁ

totrāhata iva dvipaḥ

SYNONYMS

evam—thus; nirākṛtaḥ—being defeated; devaḥ—King Indra; vairiṇā—by his enemy; tathya-vādinā—who was competent to speak the truth; na—not; amṛṣyat—lamented; tat—of him (Bali); adhikṣepam—the chastisement; totra—by the scepter or rod; āhataḥ—being beaten; iva—just like; dvipaḥ—an elephant.

TRANSLATION

Since Mahārāja Bali's rebukes were truthful, King Indra did not at all become sorry, just as an elephant beaten by its driver's rod does not become agitated.

SB 8.11.10 - SB 8.11.12