Devanagari
तच्छ्रुत्वैवासुरा: सर्व आश्रित्यौशनसं मतम् ।
देवान् प्रत्युद्यमं चक्रुर्दुर्मदा आततायिन: ॥ १८ ॥
Verse text
tac chrutvaivāsurāḥ sarva
āśrityauśanasaṁ matam
devān pratyudyamaṁ cakrur
durmadā ātatāyinaḥ
Synonyms
tat śrutvā
—
hearing that news
;
eva
—
indeed
;
asurāḥ
—
the demons
;
sarve
—
all
;
āśritya
—
taking shelter of
;
auśanasam
—
of Śukrācārya
;
matam
—
the instruction
;
devān
—
the demigods
;
pratyudyamam
—
action against
;
cakruḥ
—
performed
;
durmadāḥ
—
not very intelligent
;
ātatāyinaḥ
—
equipped with arms for fighting .
Translation
Hearing of the pitiable condition of King Indra, the demons, following the instructions of their guru, Śukrācārya, equipped themselves with weapons and declared war against the demigods.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Hearing of Indra’s condition, all the demons, following the instructions of their guru Śukrācārya, equipped themselves with weapons and declared war against the devatās.