SB 10.55.19

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 55: The History of Pradyumna

SB 10.55.18

SB 10.55.20

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 19

gadām āvidhya tarasā
pradyumnāya mahātmane
prakṣipya vyanadan nādaṁ
vajra-niṣpeṣa-niṣṭhuram

SYNONYMS

gadām—his club; āvidhya—whirling; tarasā—swiftly; pradyumnāya—at Pradyumna; mahā-ātmane—the wise; prakṣipya—threw; vyanadan nādam—creating a resonance; vajra—of lightning; niṣpeṣa—the striking; niṣṭhuram—as sharp.

TRANSLATION

Śambara whirled his club swiftly about and then hurled it at the wise Pradyumna, producing a sound as sharp as a thunder crack.