Devanagari
जज्ञाते तौ दिते: पुत्रौ दैत्यदानववन्दितौ ।
हिरण्यकशिपुर्ज्येष्ठो हिरण्याक्षोऽनुजस्तत: ॥ ४० ॥
Verse text
jajṣāte tau diteḥ putrau
daitya-dānava-vanditau
hiraṇyakaśipur jyeṣṭho
hiraṇyākṣo ’nujas tataḥ
Synonyms
jajṣāte
—
were born
;
tau
—
the two
;
diteḥ
—
of Diti
;
putrau
—
the sons
;
daitya
—
dānava — by all the demons
;
vanditau
—
being worshiped
;
hiraṇyakaśipuḥ
—
Hiraṇyakaśipu
;
jyeṣṭhaḥ
—
the elder
;
hiraṇyākṣaḥ
—
Hiraṇyākṣa
;
anujaḥ
—
the younger
;
tataḥ
—
thereafter .
Translation
These two associates of the Lord — Jaya and Vijaya — later descended to the material world, taking birth as the two sons of Diti, Hiraṇyakaśipu being the elder and Hiraṇyākṣa the younger. They were very much respected by the Daityas and Dānavas [demoniac species].
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
These two associates of the Lord took birth as the two sons of Diti, Hiraṇyakaśipu being the elder and Hiraṇyākṣa the younger. They were worshipped by the Daityas and Dānavas.