SB 3.17.23

SB 3.17.23

Devanagari

स वै तिरोहितान् दृष्ट्वा महसा स्वेन दैत्यराट् । सेन्द्रान्देवगणान् क्षीबानपश्यन् व्यनदद् भृशम् ॥ २३ ॥

Verse text

sa vai tirohitān dṛṣṭvā mahasā svena daitya-rāṭ sendrān deva-gaṇān kṣībān apaśyan vyanadad bhṛśam

Synonyms

saḥ he ; vai indeed ; tirohitān vanished ; dṛṣṭvā having seen ; mahasā by might ; svena his own ; daitya rāṭ — the chief of the Daityas (demons) ; sa indrān — along with Indra ; deva gaṇān — the demigods ; kṣībān intoxicated ; apaśyan not finding ; vyanadat roared ; bhṛśam loudly .

Translation

On not finding Indra and the other demigods, who had previously been intoxicated with power, the chief of the Daityas, seeing that they had all vanished before his might, roared loudly.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Seeing that the devatās along with their leaders had disappeared because of his strength, the king of the demons, intoxicated, roared loudly. Not seeing them, Hiraṇyākṣa became intoxicated (kṣibān). Instead of this klīvān (the devatās were impotent) is also seen.