# SB 8.21.15 ## Text > tān abhidravato dṛṣṭvā > ditijānīkapān nṛpa > prahasyānucarā viṣṇoḥ > pratyaṣedhann udāyudhāḥ ## Synonyms *tān*—them; *abhidravataḥ*—thus going forward; *dṛṣṭvā*—seeing; *ditija*-*anīka*-*pān*—the soldiers of the demons; *nṛpa*—O King; *prahasya*—smiling; *anucarāḥ*—the associates; *viṣṇoḥ*—of Lord Viṣṇu; *pratyaṣedhan*—forbade; *udāyudhāḥ*—taking up their weapons. ## Translation **O King, when the associates of Lord Viṣṇu saw the soldiers of the demons coming forward in violence, they smiled. Taking up their weapons, they forbade the demons to continue their attempt.**