Text 43

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tasya karmottamaṁ vīkṣya
durmarṣaḥ śaktim ādade
tāṁ jvalantīṁ maholkābhāṁ
hasta-sthām acchinad dhariḥ

Synonyms

tasya—of King Indra; karma-uttamam—the very expert service in military art; vīkṣya—after observing; durmarsah—being in a very angry mood; śaktim—the śakti weapon; ādade—took up; tam—that weapon; jvalantīm—blazing fire; maha-ulka-abham—appearing like a great firebrand; hasta-stham—while still in the hand of Bali; acchinat—cut to pieces; hariḥ—Indra. 

Translation

When Bali Mahārāja saw the expert military activities of Indra, he could not restrain his anger. Thus he took up another weapon, known as śakti, which blazed like a great firebrand. But Indra cut that weapon to pieces while it was still in Bali’s hand. 

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