Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.10.27
तानक्षतान् स्वस्तिमतो निशाम्य
शस्त्रास्त्रपूगैरथ वृत्रनाथा: ।
द्रुमैर्दृषद्भिर्विविधाद्रिशृङ्गै
रविक्षतांस्तत्रसुरिन्द्रसैनिकान् ॥ २७ ॥
tān akṣatān svastimato niśāmya
[taan akshataan svastimato nishaamya]
śastrāstra-pūgair atha vṛtra-nāthāḥ
[shastraastra-poogair atha vritra-naathaah]
drumair dṛṣadbhir vividhādri-śṛṅgair
[drumair drishadbhir vividhaadri-shringair]
avikṣatāṁs tatrasur indra-sainikān
[avikshataams tatrasur indra-sainikaan]
Word-for-word
tān
—
them (the soldiers of the demigods)
akṣatān
—
not injured
svasti-mataḥ
—
being very healthy
niśāmya
—
seeing
śastra-astra-pūgaiḥ
—
by the bunches of weapons and mantras
atha
—
thereupon
vṛtra-nāthāḥ
—
the soldiers led by Vṛtrāsura
drumaiḥ
—
by the trees
dṛṣadbhiḥ
—
by the stones
vividha
—
various
adri
—
of mountains
śṛṅgaiḥ
—
by the peaks
avikṣatān
—
not injured
tatrasuḥ
—
became afraid
indra-sainikān
—
the soldiers of King Indra.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tān akṣatān svastimato niśāmya
tān
them (the soldiers of the demigods)
akṣatān
not injured
svasti-mataḥ
being very healthy
niśāmya
seeing
śastrāstra-pūgair atha vṛtra-nāthāḥ
śastra-astra-pūgaiḥ
by the bunches of weapons and mantras
atha
thereupon
vṛtra-nāthāḥ
the soldiers led by Vṛtrāsura
drumair dṛṣadbhir vividhādri-śṛṅgair
drumaiḥ
by the trees
dṛṣadbhiḥ
by the stones
vividha
various
adri
of mountains
śṛṅgaiḥ
by the peaks
avikṣatāṁs tatrasur indra-sainikān
avikṣatān
not injured
tatrasuḥ
became afraid
indra-sainikān
the soldiers of King Indra.
When the soldiers of the demons, commanded by Vṛtrāsura, saw that the soldiers of King Indra were quite well, having not been injured at all by their volleys of weapons, not even by the trees, stones and mountain peaks, the demons were very much afraid.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
When the soldiers of Vṛtrāsura saw that the soldiers of King Indra were quite well, uninjured at all by their volleys of weapons, not harmed by trees, stones and mountain peaks, the demons became afraid.
Niśāmya means seeing. Tatrasuḥ means they became afraid.
Personal Guidance
Seeing their volleys, trees, stones and mountain peaks had no effect, the demons grew frightened. When intelligence sees its weapons are useless, fear is the natural next state.
Reflection Questions
- Where has fear quietly taken over after my strategies failed?
- Could that fear itself be the threshold to a new approach?
My note
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