SB 6.10.24

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Sixth Canto - Chapter 10: The Battle Between the Demigods and Vṛtrāsura

SB 6.10.23 - SB 6.10.25

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 24

na te 'dṛśyanta sañchannāḥ

śara-jālaiḥ samantataḥ

puṅkhānupuṅkha-patitair

jyotīṁṣīva nabho-ghanaiḥ

SYNONYMS

na — not; te — they (the demigods); adṛśyanta — were seen; sañchannāḥ — being completely covered; śara-jālaiḥ — by networks of arrows; samantataḥ — all around; puṅkha-anupuṅkha — one arrow after another; patitaiḥ — falling; jyotīṁṣi iva — like the stars in the sky; nabhaḥ-ghanaiḥ — by the dense clouds.

TRANSLATION

As the stars in the sky cannot be seen when covered by dense clouds, the demigods, being completely covered by networks of arrows falling upon them one after another, could not be seen.

SB 6.10.23 - SB 6.10.25