# SB 8.11.36 ## Text > so 'yaṁ pratihato vajro > mayā mukto 'sure 'lpake > nāhaṁ tad ādade daṇḍaṁ > brahma-tejo 'py akāraṇam ## Synonyms *saḥ* *ayam*—therefore, this thunderbolt; *pratihataḥ*—repelled; *vajraḥ*—thunderbolt; *mayā*—by me; *muktaḥ*—released; *asure*—unto that demon; *alpake*—less important; *na*—not; *aham*—I; *tat*—that; *ādade*—hold; *daṇḍam*—it is now just like a rod; *brahma*-*tejaḥ*—as powerful as a *brahmāstra*; *api*—although; *akāraṇam*—now it is useless. ## Translation **But now, although the same thunderbolt has been released against a less important demon, it has been ineffectual. Therefore, although it was as good as a brahmāstra, it has now become useless like an ordinary rod. I shall therefore hold it no longer.**