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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.7.20

అథోపస్పృశ్య సలిలం సన్దధే తత్సమాహిత: । అజానన్నపి సంహారం ప్రాణకృచ్ఛ్ర ఉపస్థితే ॥ ౨౦ ॥
athopaspṛśya salilaṁ
[athopasprishya salilam]
sandadhe tat samāhitaḥ
[sandadhe tat samaahitah]
ajānann api saṁhāraṁ
[ajaanann api samhaaram]
prāṇa-kṛcchra upasthite
[praana-krichchra upasthite]
Word-for-word
atha — thus upaspṛśya — touching in sanctity salilam — water sandadhe — chanted the hymns tat — that samāhitaḥ — being in concentration ajānan — without knowing api — although saṁhāram — withdrawal prāṇa-kṛcchre — life being put in danger upasthite — being placed in such a position.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
athopaspṛśya salilaṁ
atha
thus
sandadhe tat samāhitaḥ
ajānann api saṁhāraṁ
prāṇa-kṛcchra upasthite
upaspṛśya
touching in sanctity
salilam
water
sandadhe
chanted the hymns
tat
that
samāhitaḥ
being in concentration
ajānan
without knowing
api
although
saṁhāram
withdrawal
prāṇa-kṛcchre
life being put in danger
upasthite
being placed in such a position.
Since his life was in danger, he touched water in sanctity and concentrated upon the chanting of the hymns for throwing nuclear weapons, although he did not know how to withdraw such weapons.
Purport

The subtle forms of material activities are finer than grosser methods of material manipulation. Such subtle forms of material activities are effected through purification of sound. The same method is adopted here by chanting hymns to act as nuclear weapons.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Sipping water and concentrating his mind, he released the weapon without knowing how to withdraw it, because his life was in danger.
Commentary

Samāhitaḥ means that he began meditating.

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