SB 8.10.35 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.10.35

त एवमाजावसुरा: सुरेन्द्रा द्वन्द्वेन संहत्य च युध्यमाना: । अन्योन्यमासाद्य निजघ्नुरोजसा जिगीषवस्तीक्ष्णशरासितोमरै: ॥ ३५ ॥

ta evam ājāv asurāḥ surendrā

[ta evam aajaav asuraah surendraa]

dvandvena saṁhatya ca yudhyamānāḥ

[dvandvena samhatya cha yudhyamaanaah]

anyonyam āsādya nijaghnur ojasā

[anyonyam aasaadya nijaghnur ojasaa]

jigīṣavas tīkṣṇa-śarāsi-tomaraiḥ

[jigeeshavas teekshna-sharaasi-tomaraih]

Word-for-word

te — all of them evam — in this way ājau — on the battlefield asurāḥ — the demons sura-indrāḥ — and the demigods dvandvena — two by two saṁhatya — mixing together ca — and yudhyamānāḥ — engaged in fighting anyonyam — with one another āsādya — approaching nijaghnuḥ — slashed with weapons and killed ojasā — with great strength jigīṣavaḥ — everyone desiring victory tīkṣṇa — sharp śara — with arrows asi — with swords tomaraiḥ — with lances.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

ta evam ājāv asurāḥ surendrā

all of them

evam

in this way

ājau

on the battlefield

asurāḥ

the demons

sura-indrāḥ

and the demigods

dvandvena saṁhatya ca yudhyamānāḥ

dvandvena

two by two

saṁhatya

mixing together

and

yudhyamānāḥ

engaged in fighting

anyonyam āsādya nijaghnur ojasā

anyonyam

with one another

āsādya

approaching

nijaghnuḥ

slashed with weapons and killed

ojasā

with great strength

jigīṣavas tīkṣṇa-śarāsi-tomaraiḥ

jigīṣavaḥ

everyone desiring victory

tīkṣṇa

sharp

śara

with arrows

asi

with swords

tomaraiḥ

with lances.

All of these demigods and demons assembled on the battlefield with a fighting spirit and attacked one another with great strength. All of them desiring victory, they fought in pairs, hitting one another severely with sharpened arrows, swords and lances.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

All of these devatās and demons, engaged in single combat on the field, came close to each other, attacked, and struck each other vigorously with sharp arrows, swords and lances.

Personal Guidance

All fought in pairs, hitting one another with sharpened arrows, swords, and lances, each desiring victory. The desire for victory itself becomes the weapon. Wherever there is fighting, both sides have wanted to win — and that is the engine of suffering.

Reflection Questions

Where in my life is my own desire-for-victory the actual source of the violence?
Could I lay down the wish-to-win in a current dispute without it being a defeat?

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