# SB 8.11.42 > अन्येऽप्येवं प्रतिद्वन्द्वान्वाय्वग्निवरुणादयः > सूदयामासुरसुरान्मृगान्केसरिणो यथा ॥४२॥ ## 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.**