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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.7.25

వక్ష:స్థలస్పర్శరుగ్నమహేన్ద్రవాహ- దన్తైర్విడమ్బితకకుబ్జుష ఊఢహాసమ్ । సద్యోఽసుభి: సహ వినేష్యతి దారహర్తు- ర్విస్ఫూర్జితైర్ధనుష ఉచ్చరతోఽధిసైన్యే ॥ ౨౫ ॥
vakṣaḥ-sthala-sparśa-rugna-mahendra-vāha-
[vakshah-sthala-sparsha-rugna-mahendra-vaaha-]
dantair viḍambita-kakubjuṣa ūḍha-hāsam
[dantair vidambita-kakubjusha oodha-haasam]
sadyo ’subhiḥ saha vineṣyati dāra-hartur
[sadyo ’subhih saha vineshyati daara-hartur]
visphūrjitair dhanuṣa uccarato ’dhisainye
[visphoorjitair dhanusha uchcharato ’dhisainye]
Word-for-word
vakṣaḥ-sthala — chest sparśa — touched by rugna — broken mahā-indra — the King of heaven vāha — the conveyor dantaiḥ — by the trunk viḍambita — illuminated kakup-juṣaḥ — all directions thus being served ūḍha-hāsam — overtaken by laughter sadyaḥ — within no time asubhiḥ — by the life saha — along with vineṣyati — was killed dāra-hartuḥ — of the one who kidnapped the wife visphūrjitaiḥ — by the tingling of the bow dhanuṣaḥ — bow uccarataḥ — strolling fast adhisainye — in the midst of the fighting soldiers of both sides.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vakṣaḥ-sthala-sparśa-rugna-mahendra-vāha-
vakṣaḥ-sthala
chest
sparśa
touched by
rugna
broken
mahā-indra
the King of heaven
vāha
the conveyor
dantair viḍambita-kakubjuṣa ūḍha-hāsam
dantaiḥ
by the trunk
viḍambita
illuminated
kakup-juṣaḥ
all directions thus being served
ūḍha-hāsam
overtaken by laughter
sadyaḥ
within no time
asubhiḥ
by the life
sadyo ’subhiḥ saha vineṣyati dāra-hartur
saha
along with
vineṣyati
was killed
dāra-hartuḥ
of the one who kidnapped the wife
visphūrjitair dhanuṣa uccarato ’dhisainye
visphūrjitaiḥ
by the tingling of the bow
dhanuṣaḥ
bow
uccarataḥ
strolling fast
adhisainye
in the midst of the fighting soldiers of both sides.
When Rāvaṇa was engaged in the battle, the trunk of the elephant which carried the King of heaven, Indra, broke in pieces, having collided with the chest of Rāvaṇa, and the scattered broken parts illuminated all directions. Rāvaṇa therefore felt proud of his prowess and began to loiter in the midst of the fighting soldiers, thinking himself the conqueror of all directions. But his laughter, overtaken by joy, along with his very air of life, suddenly ceased with the tingling sound of the bow of Rāmacandra, the Personality of Godhead.
Purport

However powerful a living being may be, when he is condemned by God no one can save him, and, similarly, however weak one may be, if he is protected by the Lord no one can annihilate him.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Rāma would immediately remove the loud laugh of Rāvaṇa, who turned the directions white with the fragments of Airāvata’s tusk which broke when it collided with his chest, just by the twang of his bow which moved wonderfully through the battlefield.
Commentary

Rāvaṇa had turned the directions white with the tusks of Indra’s elephant, which broke on contacting his chest. The pieces of broken tusk fled in all directions or served all directions (kakub juṣaḥ). Rāvaṇa, who stole his wife (dāra-hartuḥ), gave a loud laugh. Rāma would immediately remove the pride of Rāvaṇa, who thought “There is no one equal to me” along with his life airs, by the twang of his bow, which moved wonderfully among the troops of both sides. There is another version with kakub-jaya-rūḍha-hāsam: pride which increased his victory in all directions.

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