Text 11

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evaṁ nirākṛto devo
vairiṇā tathya-vādinā
nāmṛṣyat tad-adhikṣepaṁ
totrāhata iva dvipaḥ

Synonyms

evam—thus; nirākṛtaḥ—being defeated; devah—King Indra; vairiṇā—by his enemy; tathya-vādinā—who was competent to speak the truth; na—not; amṛṣyat—lamented; tat—of him (Bali); adhikṣepam—the chastisement; totra—by the scepter or rod; ahatah—being beaten; iva—just like; dvipah—an elephant. 

Translation

Since Mahārāja Bali’s rebukes were truthful, King Indra did not at all become sorry, just as an elephant beaten by its driver’s rod does not become agitated. 

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