SB 8.15.8-9 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

अथारुह्य रथं दिव्यं भृगुदत्तं महारथ: ।

सुस्रग्धरोऽथ सन्नह्य धन्वी खड्‌गी धृतेषुधि: ॥ ८ ॥

हेमाङ्गदलसब्दाहु: स्फुरन्मकरकुण्डल: ।

रराज रथमारूढो धिष्ण्यस्थ इव हव्यवाट् ॥ ९ ॥

Verse text

athāruhya rathaṁ divyaṁ

bhṛgu-dattaṁ mahārathaḥ

susrag-dharo ’tha sannahya

dhanvī khaḍgī dhṛteṣudhiḥ

hemāṅgada-lasad-bāhuḥ

sphuran-makara-kuṇḍalaḥ

rarāja ratham ārūḍho

dhiṣṇya-stha iva havyavāṭ

Synonyms

atha — thereupon ; āruhya — getting on ; ratham — the chariot ; divyam — celestial ; bhṛgu-dattam — given by Śukrācārya ; mahā-rathaḥ — Bali Mahārāja, the great charioteer ; su-srak-dharaḥ — decorated with a nice garland ; atha — thus ; sannahya — covering his body with armor ; dhanvī — equipped with a bow ; khaḍgī — taking a sword ; dhṛta-iṣudhiḥ — taking a quiver of arrows ; hema-aṅgada-lasat-bāhuḥ — decorated with golden bangles on his arms ; sphurat-makara-kuṇḍalaḥ — decorated with brilliant earrings resembling sapphires ; rarāja — was illuminating ; ratham ārūḍhaḥ — getting on the chariot ; dhiṣṇya-sthaḥ — situated on the altar of sacrifice ; iva — like ; havya-vāṭ — worshipable fire.

Translation

Then, after getting on the chariot given by Śukrācārya, Bali Mahārāja, decorated with a nice garland, put protective armor on his body, equipped himself with a bow, and took up a sword and a quiver of arrows. When he sat down on the seat of the chariot, his arms decorated with golden bangles and his ears with sapphire earrings, he shone like a worshipable fire.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Then, after getting on the chariot given by Śukrācārya, Bali Mahārāja, decorated with a beautiful garland, put protective armor on his body, equipped himself with a bow, and took up a sword and a quiver of arrows. When he sat down on the seat of the chariot, his arms decorated with golden bangles and his ears with sapphire earrings, he shone like a fire on an altar.