SB 8.11.42 · Srimad Bhagavatam

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.