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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.10.16

धनुर्विस्फूर्जयन्दिव्यं द्विषतां खेदमुद्वहन् । अस्त्रौघं व्यधमद्बाणैर्घनानीकमिवानिल: ॥ १६ ॥
dhanur visphūrjayan divyaṁ
[dhanur visphoorjayan divyam]
dviṣatāṁ khedam udvahan
[dvishataam khedam udvahan]
astraughaṁ vyadhamad bāṇair
[astraugham vyadhamad baanair]
ghanānīkam ivānilaḥ
[ghanaaneekam ivaanilah]
Word-for-word
dhanuḥ — his bow visphūrjayan — twanging divyam — wonderful dviṣatām — of the enemies khedam — lamentation udvahan — creating astra-ogham — different types of weapons vyadhamat — he scattered bāṇaiḥ — with his arrows ghana — of clouds anīkam — an army iva — like anilaḥ — the wind.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
dhanur visphūrjayan divyaṁ
dhanuḥ
his bow
visphūrjayan
twanging
divyam
wonderful
dviṣatāṁ khedam udvahan
dviṣatām
of the enemies
khedam
lamentation
udvahan
creating
astraughaṁ vyadhamad bāṇair
astra-ogham
different types of weapons
vyadhamat
he scattered
bāṇaiḥ
with his arrows
ghanānīkam ivānilaḥ
ghana
of clouds
anīkam
an army
iva
like
anilaḥ
the wind.
Dhruva Mahārāja’s bow and arrows twanged and hissed, causing lamentation in the hearts of his enemies. He began to shoot incessant arrows, shattering all their different weapons, just as the blasting wind scatters the assembled clouds in the sky.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Twanging his wondrous bow and creating dismay, he dispelled the mass of weapons with his arrows, just as the wind dispels a mass of clouds. Vyadhamat means “he ground up.”
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Personal Guidance
Dhruva's bow twangs and his arrows scatter the enemy's weapons like wind blowing apart clouds. When the soul reorients itself, the assembled opposition often disperses faster than it gathered.
Reflection Questions
  • Which sudden shift in my own posture has scattered an obstacle I once thought permanent?
  • Where do I underestimate the dispersing power of clear resolve?
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