SB 6.11.7 · Srimad Bhagavatam

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.”