• antaradhīyata — he disappeared
  Passive of antar-√dhā — to vanish, to place within. Śālva's defining trick: disappearance. Gauḍīyas read this as the signature of asurī-māyā — when struck, it does not face the blow but slips behind a veil of fresh deception.
• devakyā prahitaḥ — sent by Devakī
  Instrumental + past participle: "sent by Devakī." The illusion weaponizes the most sacred name available — Kṛṣṇa's mother. Demonic deception always reaches for the names a devotee cannot ignore.
• rudan — weeping
  Present participle of √rud — to weep. The fake messenger arrives sobbing, the most efficient theatrical device. Bhāgavatam realism: illusion knows that tears, more than weapons, open the heart's gates.

As soon as Kṛṣṇa pulls back His club, Śālva vanishes — and a messenger appears, sobbing, head bowed, claiming: "Devakī has sent me." The māyāvī's strategy shifts mid-fight from spear to theater. When weapons fail, illusion stages a domestic emergency at the devotee's mother's name.