# SB 8.11.42 ## Text > anye 'py evaṁ pratidvandvān > vāyv-agni-varuṇādayaḥ > sūdayām āsur asurān > mṛgān kesariṇo yathā ## Synonyms *anye*—others; *api*—also; *evam*—in this way; *pratidvandvān*—the opposing party of belligerants; *vāyu*—the demigod known as Vāyu; *agni*—the demigod known as Agni; *varuṇa*-*ādayaḥ*—the demigod known as Varuṇa and others; *sūdayām* *āsuḥ*—began to kill vigorously; *asurān*—all the demons; *mṛgān*—deer; *kesariṇaḥ*—lions; *yathā*—just as. ## Translation **Vāyu, Agni, Varuṇa and other demigods began killing the demons who opposed them, just as lions kill deer in a forest.**