SB 3.19.12

SB 3.19.12

Devanagari

स्वपौरुषे प्रतिहते हतमानो महासुर: । नैच्छद्गदां दीयमानां हरिणा विगतप्रभ: ॥ १२ ॥

Verse text

sva-pauruṣe pratihate hata-māno mahāsuraḥ naicchad gadāṁ dīyamānāṁ hariṇā vigata-prabhaḥ

Synonyms

sva pauruṣe — his valor ; pratihate frustrated ; hata destroyed ; mānaḥ pride ; mahā asuraḥ — the great demon ; na aicchat desired not (to take) ; gadām the mace ; dīyamānām being offered ; hariṇā by Hari ; vigata prabhaḥ — reduced in splendor .

Translation

His valor thus frustrated, the great demon felt humiliated and was put out of countenance. He was reluctant to take back the mace when it was offered by the Personality of Godhead.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

His prowess thwarted, his pride deflated, the great demon did not desire to receive that club offered back to him by the Lord.