# SB 3.18.17 > ततश्च गदयारातिं दक्षिणस्यां भ्रुवि प्रभुः । > आजघ्ने स तु तां सौम्य गदया कोविदोऽहनत् ॥१७॥ ## Text > tataś ca gadayārātiṁ > dakṣiṇasyāṁ bhruvi prabhuḥ > ājaghne sa tu tāṁ saumya > gadayā kovido 'hanat ## Synonyms *tataḥ*—then; *ca*—and; *gadayā*—with His mace; *arātim*—the enemy; *dakṣiṇasyām*—on the right; *bhruvi*—on the brow; *prabhuḥ*—the Lord; *ājaghne*—struck; *saḥ*—the Lord; *tu*—but; *tām*—the mace; *saumya*—O gentle Vidura; *gadayā*—with his mace; *kovidaḥ*—expert; *ahanat*—he saved himself. ## Translation **Then with His mace the Lord struck the enemy on the right of his brow, but since the demon was expert in fighting, O gentle Vidura, he protected himself by a maneuver of his own mace.**