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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.63.14

మోహయిత్వా తు గిరిశం జృమ్భణాస్‍త్రేణ జృమ్భితమ్ । బాణస్య పృతనాం శౌరిర్జఘానాసిగదేషుభి: ॥ ౧౪ ॥
mohayitvā tu giriśaṁ
[mohayitvaa tu girisham]
jṛmbhaṇāstreṇa jṛmbhitam
[jrimbhanaastrena jrimbhitam]
bāṇasya pṛtanāṁ śaurir
[baanasya pritanaam shaurir]
jaghānāsi-gadeṣubhiḥ
[jaghaanaasi-gadeshubhih]
mohayitvā — bewildering tu — then giriśam — Lord Śiva jṛmbhaṇa - astreṇa — with a yawning weapon jṛmbhitam — made to yawn bāṇasya — of Bāṇa pṛtanām — the army śauriḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa jaghāna — struck asi — with His sword gadā — club iṣubhiḥ — and arrows .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
mohayitvā tu giriśaṁ
mohayitvā
bewildering
tu
then
giriśam
Lord Śiva
jṛmbhaṇāstreṇa jṛmbhitam
jṛmbhaṇa - astreṇa
with a yawning weapon
jṛmbhitam
made to yawn
bāṇasya pṛtanāṁ śaurir
bāṇasya
of Bāṇa
pṛtanām
the army
śauriḥ
Lord Kṛṣṇa
jaghānāsi-gadeṣubhiḥ
jaghāna
struck
asi
with His sword
gadā
club
iṣubhiḥ
and arrows .
  • mohayitvā — having bewildered
    Causative absolutive of √muh (to be deluded). Mohana is one of Kṛṣṇa's signature actions — He bewilders Brahmā in SB 10.13, Arjuna at Gītā 11. Here even Śiva is briefly bewildered; the verse establishes the asymmetry the stuti will articulate.
  • giriśam — the lord of the mountain (Śiva)
    Compound: giri (mountain) + īśa (lord). Kailāsa's resident. The mountain-lord is given a brief lapse — Gauḍīyas read this not as Śiva's defeat but as Bhagavān's gentleness in not engaging him fully.
  • jṛmbhaṇa-astreṇa — with the yawning weapon
    Compound: jṛmbhaṇa (yawning) + astra. Even the names of Kṛṣṇa's weapons carry līlā-flavor; He could end Śiva but instead He yawns him. The form of victory is itself the proof of supremacy.
  • jaghāna — He struck down
    Perfect tense of √han (to slay). Reserved here for Bāṇa's army, not for Śiva or Bāṇa himself. The verb's distribution in the verse is theology: Bhagavān slays the army; He bewilders the deity; He will eventually spare the bhakta-asura.
After bewildering Lord Śiva by making him yawn with a yawning weapon, Lord Kṛṣṇa proceeded to strike down Bāṇāsura’s army with His sword, club and arrows.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
After bewildering Lord Śiva by making him yawn with a yawning weapon, Lord Kṛṣṇa proceeded to strike down Bāṇāsura's army with His sword, club and arrows.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Kṛṣṇa made Śiva faint with his yawning weapon. Hari-vaṁśa says: sa-śaraḥ sa-dhanuś caiva haras tenāśu jṛmbhitaḥ | saṁjṣāṁ na lebhe bhagavān vijetāsura-rakṣasām || Śiva, still holding his arrows and bow, suddenly yawned and lost consciousness because of the Lord’s weapon. The Lord was the conqueror of the demons. The sword, the club and arrows are progressively more effective at a distance.

Related values
Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)Dhriti (Resilience / Steadfastness / Fortitude)Shraddha (Faith / Reverence)
Related verses
Concepts
Jiva

Even a great warrior, set to yawning at the wrong moment, drops his bow. Kṛṣṇa does not defeat Śiva by force; He bewilders him for one breath with a yawning astra and turns to dispose of Bāṇa's army during the gap. Līlā, not violence.

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