Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.11.30
अश्मसारमयं शूलं घण्टावद्धेमभूषणम् ।
प्रगृह्याभ्यद्रवत् क्रुद्धो हतोऽसीति वितर्जयन् ।
प्राहिणोद् देवराजाय निनदन् मृगराडिव ॥ ३० ॥
aśmasāramayaṁ śūlaṁ
[ashmasaaramayam shoolam]
ghaṇṭāvad dhema-bhūṣaṇam
[ghantaavad dhema-bhooshanam]
pragṛhyābhyadravat kruddho
[pragrihyaabhyadravat kruddho]
hato ’sīti vitarjayan
[hato ’seeti vitarjayan]
prāhiṇod deva-rājāya
[praahinod deva-raajaaya]
ninadan mṛga-rāḍ iva
[ninadan mriga-raad iva]
Word-for-word
aśmasāra-mayam
—
made of steel
śūlam
—
a spear
ghaṇṭā-vat
—
bound with bells
hema-bhūṣaṇam
—
decorated with ornaments of gold
pragṛhya
—
taking in his hand
abhyadravat
—
forcefully went
kruddhaḥ
—
in an angry mood
hataḥ asi iti
—
now you are killed
vitarjayan
—
roaring like that
prāhiṇot
—
struck
deva-rājāya
—
unto King Indra
ninadan
—
resounding
mṛga-rāṭ
—
a lion
iva
—
like.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
aśmasāramayaṁ śūlaṁ
aśmasāra-mayam
made of steel
śūlam
a spear
ghaṇṭāvad dhema-bhūṣaṇam
ghaṇṭā-vat
bound with bells
hema-bhūṣaṇam
decorated with ornaments of gold
pragṛhyābhyadravat kruddho
pragṛhya
taking in his hand
abhyadravat
forcefully went
kruddhaḥ
in an angry mood
hato ’sīti vitarjayan
hataḥ asi iti
now you are killed
vitarjayan
roaring like that
prāhiṇod deva-rājāya
prāhiṇot
struck
deva-rājāya
unto King Indra
ninadan mṛga-rāḍ iva
ninadan
resounding
mṛga-rāṭ
a lion
iva
like.
Being angry and roaring like a lion, the demon Namuci took up a steel spear, which was bound with bells and decorated with ornaments of gold. He loudly cried, “Now you are killed!” Thus coming before Indra to kill him, Namuci released his weapon.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Angry and roaring like a lion, the demon Namuci, taking up a steel spear which was bound with bells and decorated with ornaments of gold, rushed forward. Roaring loudly like a lion, "Now you are killed!” he threw the spear.
Ghaṇṭāvat means “endowed with bells.”
Personal Guidance
Roaring like a lion, Namuci took a bell-bound, gold-ornamented steel spear and cried 'Now you are killed!' Loud confidence in announcing victory is not the same as actually achieving it. Bravado precedes many a defeat.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I declaring victory in advance, in a way that could be embarrassing?
- Have I learned to act decisively without the lion-roar that invites opposition?
My note
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