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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.18.15

భగవాంస్తు గదావేగం విసృష్టం రిపుణోరసి । అవఞ్చయత్తిరశ్చీనో యోగారూఢ ఇవాన్తకమ్ ॥ ౧౫ ॥
bhagavāṁs tu gadā-vegaṁ
[bhagavaams tu gadaa-vegam]
visṛṣṭaṁ ripuṇorasi
[visrishtam ripunorasi]
avaṣcayat tiraścīno
[avashchayat tirashcheeno]
yogārūḍha ivāntakam
[yogaaroodha ivaantakam]
bhagavān — the Lord tu — however gadā-vegam — the blow of the mace visṛṣṭam — thrown ripuṇā — by the enemy urasi — at His breast avaṣcayat — dodged tiraścīnaḥ — aside yoga-ārūḍhaḥ — an accomplished yogī iva — like antakam — death.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
bhagavāṁs tu gadā-vegaṁ
bhagavān
the Lord
tu
however
gadā-vegam
the blow of the mace
visṛṣṭaṁ ripuṇorasi
visṛṣṭam
thrown
ripuṇā
by the enemy
urasi
at His breast
avaṣcayat tiraścīno
avaṣcayat
dodged
tiraścīnaḥ
aside
yogārūḍha ivāntakam
yoga-ārūḍhaḥ
an accomplished yogī
iva
like
antakam
death.
The Lord, however, by moving slightly aside, dodged the violent mace-blow aimed at His breast by the enemy, just as an accomplished yogī would elude death.

The example is given herein that the perfect yogī can overcome a deathblow although it is offered by the laws of nature. It is useless for a demon to beat the transcendental body of the Lord with a powerful mace, for no one can surpass His prowess. Those who are advanced transcendentalists are freed from the laws of nature, and even a deathblow cannot act on them. Superficially it may be seen that a yogī is attacked by a deathblow, but by the grace of the Lord he can overcome many such attacks for the service of the Lord. As the Lord exists by His own independent prowess, by the grace of the Lord the devotees also exist for His service.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Moving sideways, the Lord avoided the blow of the club released by his enemy, which was aimed at his chest, just as an accomplished yogī avoids death. Antakam means death.
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