Devanagari
स तानापतत: शक्रस्तावद्भि: शीघ्रविक्रम: ।
चिच्छेद निशितैर्भल्लैरसम्प्राप्तान्हसन्निव ॥ ४२ ॥
Verse text
sa tān āpatataḥ śakras
tāvadbhiḥ śīghra-vikramaḥ
ciccheda niśitair bhallair
asamprāptān hasann iva
Synonyms
saḥ
—
he (Indra)
;
tān
—
arrows
;
āpatataḥ
—
while moving toward him and falling down
;
śakraḥ
—
Indra
;
tāvadbhiḥ
—
immediately
;
śīghra
—
vikramaḥ — was practiced to oppress very soon
;
ciccheda
—
cut to pieces
;
niśitaiḥ
—
very sharp
;
bhallaiḥ
—
with another type of arrow
;
asamprāptān
—
the enemy’s arrows not being received
;
hasan iva
—
as if smiling .
Translation
Before Bali Mahārāja’s arrows could reach him, Indra, King of heaven, who is expert in dealing with arrows, smiled and counteracted the arrows with arrows of another type, known as bhalla, which were extremely sharp.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Before Bali Mahārāja's arrows could reach him, Indra, who is expert in dealing with quick arrows, smiled and cut the approaching arrows with his own sharp arrows, so that they did not reach their targets.