Text
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. ¶