SB 8.11.30
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 30
- aśmasāramayaṁ śūlaṁ
- ghaṇṭāvad dhema-bhūṣaṇam
- pragṛhyābhyadravat kruddho
- hato 'sīti vitarjayan
- prāhiṇod deva-rājāya
- ninadan mṛga-rāḍ iva
SYNONYMS
aśmasāra-mayam — made of steel; śūlam — a spear; ghaṇṭā-vat — bound with bells; hema-bhūṣaṇam — decorated with ornaments of gold; pragṛhya — taking in his hand; abhyadravat — forcefully went; kruddhaḥ — in an angry mood; hataḥ asi iti — now you are killed; vitarjayan — roaring like that; prāhiṇot — struck; deva-rājāya — unto King Indra; ninadan — resounding; mṛga-rāṭ — a lion; iva — like.
TRANSLATION
Being angry and roaring like a lion, the demon Namuci took up a steel spear, which was bound with bells and decorated with ornaments of gold. He loudly cried, "Now you are killed!" Thus coming before Indra to kill him, Namuci released his weapon.