SB 8.11.42

SB 8.11.42

Devanagari

अन्येऽप्येवं प्रतिद्वन्द्वान्वाय्वग्निवरुणादय: । सूदयामासुरसुरान् मृगान्केसरिणो यथा ॥ ४२ ॥

Verse text

anye ’py evaṁ pratidvandvān vāyv-agni-varuṇādayaḥ sūdayām āsur asurān mṛgān kesariṇo yathā

Synonyms

anye others ; api also ; evam in this way ; pratidvandvān the opposing party of belligerants ; vāyu the demigod known as Vāyu ; agni the demigod known as Agni ; varuṇa ādayaḥ — the demigod known as Varuṇa and others ; sūdayām āsuḥ began to kill vigorously ; asurān all the demons ; mṛgān deer ; kesariṇaḥ lions ; yathā just as .

Translation

Vāyu, Agni, Varuṇa and other demigods began killing the demons who opposed them, just as lions kill deer in a forest.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Vāyu, Agni, Varuṇa and other devatās also began killing the demons who opposed them, just as lions kill deer.