# SB 8.11.20 > वचोभिः परुषैरिन्द्रमर्दयन्तोऽस्य मर्मसु > शरैरवाकिरन्मेघा धाराभिरिव पर्वतम ॥२०॥ ## Text > vacobhiḥ paruṣair indram > ardayanto 'sya marmasu > śarair avākiran meghā > dhārābhir iva parvatam ## Synonyms *vacobhiḥ*—with harsh words; *paruṣaiḥ*—very rough and cruel; *indram*—King Indra; *ardayantaḥ*—chastising, piercing; *asya*—of Indra; *marmasu*—in the heart, etc.; *śaraiḥ*—with arrows; *avākiran*—covered all around; *meghāḥ*—clouds; *dhārābhiḥ*—with showers of rain; *iva*—just as; *parvatam*—a mountain. ## Translation **Rebuking Indra with harsh, cruel words that were piercing to the heart, these demons showered him with arrows, just as torrents of rain wash a great mountain.**