# SB 8.11.17 > तस्य तत्पूजयन्कर्म यन्तुर्दानवसत्तमः > शूलेन ज्वलता तं तु स्मयमानोऽहनन्मृधे ॥१७॥ ## Text > tasya tat pūjayan karma > yantur dānava-sattamaḥ > śūlena jvalatā taṁ tu > smayamāno 'hanan mṛdhe ## Synonyms *tasya*—of Mātali; *tat*—that service (bringing the chariot before Indra); *pūjayan*—appreciating; *karma*—such service to the master; *yantuḥ*—of the chariot driver; *dānava-sat-tamaḥ*—the best of the demons, namely Jambhāsura; *śūlena*—by his trident; *jvalatā*—which was blazing fire; *tam*—Mātali; *tu*—indeed; *smayamānaḥ*—smiling; *ahanat*—struck; *mṛdhe*—in the battle. ## Translation **Appreciating Mātali's service, Jambhāsura, the best of the demons, smiled. Nonetheless, he struck Mātali in the battle with a trident of blazing fire.**