Devanagari
सखायं पतितं दृष्ट्वा जम्भो बलिसख: सुहृत् ।
अभ्ययात् सौहृदं सख्युर्हतस्यापि समाचरन् ॥ १३ ॥
Verse text
sakhāyaṁ patitaṁ dṛṣṭvā
jambho bali-sakhaḥ suhṛt
abhyayāt sauhṛdaṁ sakhyur
hatasyāpi samācaran
Synonyms
sakhāyam
—
his intimate friend
;
patitam
—
having fallen
;
dṛṣṭvā
—
after seeing
;
jambhaḥ
—
the demon Jambha
;
bali
—
sakhaḥ — a very intimate friend of Bali Mahārāja
;
suhṛt
—
and constant well-wisher
;
abhyayāt
—
appeared on the scene
;
sauhṛdam
—
very compassionate friendship
;
sakhyuḥ
—
of his friend
;
hatasya
—
who was injured and fallen
;
api
—
although
;
samācaran
—
just to perform friendly duties .
Translation
When the demon Jambhāsura saw that his friend Bali had fallen, he appeared before Indra, the enemy, just to serve Bali Mahārāja with friendly behavior.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
When Jambhāsura, the friend of Bali, saw that he had fallen, he appeared before Indra, acting in friendship for an injured friend.