# Cc. Madhya 9.232 ## Text > tāra astra tāra aṅge paḍe hāta haite > khaṇḍa khaṇḍa haila bhaṭṭathāri palāya cāri bhite ## Synonyms *tāra* *astra*—their weapons; *tāra* *aṅge*—on their bodies; *paḍe*—fall; *hāta* *haite*—from their hands; *khaṇḍa* *khaṇḍa*—cut into pieces; *haila*—became; *bhaṭṭathāri*—the nomads; *palāya*—run away; *cāri* *bhite*—in the four directions. ## Translation **However, their weapons fell from their hands and struck their own bodies. When some of the Bhaṭṭathāris were thus cut to pieces, the others ran away in the four directions.**