SB 8.11.36 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

सोऽयं प्रतिहतो वज्रो मया मुक्तोऽसुरेऽल्पके । नाहं तदाददे दण्डं ब्रह्मतेजोऽप्यकारणम् ॥ ३६ ॥

Verse text

so ’yaṁ pratihato vajro mayā mukto ’sure ’lpake nāhaṁ tad ādade daṇḍaṁ brahma-tejo ’py akāraṇam

Synonyms

saḥ ayam — therefore, this thunderbolt ; pratihataḥ — repelled ; vajraḥ — thunderbolt ; mayā — by me ; muktaḥ — released ; asure — unto that demon ; alpake — less important ; na — not ; aham — I ; tat — that ; ādade — hold ; daṇḍam — it is now just like a rod ; brahma — tejaḥ — as powerful as a brahmāstra ; api — although ; akāraṇam — now it is useless .

Translation

But now, although the same thunderbolt has been released against a less important demon, it has been ineffectual. Therefore, although it was as good as a brahmāstra, it has now become useless like an ordinary rod. I shall therefore hold it no longer.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

That same thunderbolt which I released at this insignificant demon has been nullified. Being strong as a brahmāstra, I will not hold this useless stick any longer. He thinks of the thunderbolt as an ordinary stick.