SB 6.11.7

SB 6.11.7

Devanagari

तेन देवगणा: सर्वे वृत्रविस्फोटनेन वै । निपेतुर्मूर्च्छिता भूमौ यथैवाशनिना हता: ॥ ७ ॥

Verse text

tena deva-gaṇāḥ sarve vṛtra-visphoṭanena vai nipetur mūrcchitā bhūmau yathaivāśaninā hatāḥ

Synonyms

tena by that ; deva gaṇāḥ — the demigods ; sarve all ; vṛtra visphoṭanena — the tumultuous sound of Vṛtrāsura ; vai indeed ; nipetuḥ fell ; mūrcchitāḥ fainted ; bhūmau on the ground ; yathā just as if ; eva indeed ; aśaninā by a thunderbolt ; hatāḥ struck .

Translation

When all the demigods heard Vṛtrāsura’s tumultuous roar, which resembled that of a lion, they fainted and fell to the ground as if struck by thunderbolts.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

And when the devatās heard the sound of Vṛtrāsura striking his thigh with his hand, they fainted and fell to the ground as if struck by thunderbolts. Vai means “and.” Visphoṭanena means “by the sound of slapping the hand on the upper thigh.”