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ŚB 6.12.24

Devanagari

आविध्य परिघं वृत्र: कार्ष्णायसमरिन्दम: ।
इन्द्राय प्राहिणोद् घोरं वामहस्तेन मारिष ॥ २४ ॥

Text

āvidhya parighaṁ vṛtraḥ
kārṣṇāyasam arindamaḥ
indrāya prāhiṇod ghoraṁ
vāma-hastena māriṣa

Synonyms

āvidhya — whirling; parigham — the club; vṛtraḥ — Vṛtrāsura; kārṣṇa-ayasam — made of iron; arim-damaḥ — who was competent to subdue his enemy; indrāya — at Indra; prāhiṇot — threw; ghoram — very fearful; vāma-hastena — with his left hand; māriṣa — O best of kings, Mahārāja Parīkṣit.

Translation

O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, Vṛtrāsura, who was completely able to subdue his enemy, took his iron club, whirled it around, aimed it at Indra and then threw it at him with his left hand.