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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.10.7

ततो निष्क्रम्य बलिन उपदेवमहाभटा: असहन्तस्तन्निनादमभिपेतुरुदायुधा: ॥ ७ ॥
tato niṣkramya balina
[tato nishkramya balina]
upadeva-mahā-bhaṭāḥ
[upadeva-mahaa-bhataah]
asahantas tan-ninādam
[asahantas tan-ninaadam]
abhipetur udāyudhāḥ
[abhipetur udaayudhaah]
tataḥ — thereafter niṣkramya — coming out balinaḥ — very powerful upadeva — of Kuvera mahā-bhaṭāḥ — great soldiers asahantaḥ — unable to tolerate tat — of the conchshell ninādam — sound abhipetuḥ — attacked udāyudhāḥ — equipped with various weapons.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tato niṣkramya balina
tataḥ
thereafter
niṣkramya
coming out
balinaḥ
very powerful
upadeva-mahā-bhaṭāḥ
upadeva
of Kuvera
mahā-bhaṭāḥ
great soldiers
asahantas tan-ninādam
asahantaḥ
unable to tolerate
tat
of the conchshell
ninādam
sound
abhipetur udāyudhāḥ
abhipetuḥ
attacked
udāyudhāḥ
equipped with various weapons.
O hero Vidura, the greatly powerful heroes of the Yakṣas, unable to tolerate the resounding vibration of the conchshell of Dhruva Mahārāja, came forth from their city with weapons and attacked Dhruva.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The powerful Yakṣa warriors, unable to tolerate the sound, came out of the city with weapons and attacked Dhruva.
Unable to tolerate the conch's sound, the Yakṣas come out armed. Some opponents are revealed precisely when you stop being quiet; that revelation is itself useful.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose hidden hostility surfaced when I started speaking truth, and was that a gift in disguise?
  • Where am I avoiding clarity because I don't want to know who is actually against me?
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