SB 3.18.17

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Third Canto - Chapter 18: The Battle Between Lord Boar and the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa

SB 3.18.16 - SB 3.18.18

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 17

tataś ca gadayārātiṁ

dakṣiṇasyāṁ bhruvi prabhuḥ

ājaghne sa tu tāṁ saumya

gadayā kovido 'hanat

SYNONYMS

tataḥ — then; ca — and; gadayā — with His mace; arātim — the enemy; dakṣiṇasyām — on the right; bhruvi — on the brow; prabhuḥ — the Lord; ājaghne — struck; saḥ — the Lord; tu — but; tām — the mace; saumya — O gentle Vidura; gadayā — with his mace; kovidaḥ — expert; ahanat — he saved himself.

TRANSLATION

Then with His mace the Lord struck the enemy on the right of his brow, but since the demon was expert in fighting, O gentle Vidura, he protected himself by a maneuver of his own mace.

SB 3.18.16 - SB 3.18.18