Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.10.9
తే వై లలాటలగ్నైస్తైరిషుభి: సర్వ ఏవ హి
మత్వా నిరస్తమాత్మానమాశంసన్ కర్మ తస్య తత్ ॥ ౯ ॥
te vai lalāṭa-lagnais tair
[te vai lalaata-lagnais tair]
iṣubhiḥ sarva eva hi
[ishubhih sarva eva hi]
matvā nirastam ātmānam
[matvaa nirastam aatmaanam]
āśaṁsan karma tasya tat
[aashamsan karma tasya tat]
Word-for-word
te
—
they
vai
—
certainly
lalāṭa-lagnaiḥ
—
intent upon their heads
taiḥ
—
by those
iṣubhiḥ
—
arrows
sarve
—
all of them
eva
—
certainly
hi
—
without fail
matvā
—
thinking
nirastam
—
defeated
ātmānam
—
themselves
āśaṁsan
—
praised
karma
—
action
tasya
—
of him
tat
—
that.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
te vai lalāṭa-lagnais tair
te
they
vai
certainly
lalāṭa-lagnaiḥ
intent upon their heads
taiḥ
by those
iṣubhiḥ sarva eva hi
iṣubhiḥ
arrows
sarve
all of them
eva
certainly
hi
without fail
matvā nirastam ātmānam
matvā
thinking
nirastam
defeated
ātmānam
themselves
āśaṁsan karma tasya tat
āśaṁsan
praised
karma
action
tasya
of him
tat
that.
When the heroes of the Yakṣas saw that all their heads were being thus threatened by Dhruva Mahārāja, they could very easily understand their awkward position, and they concluded that they would certainly be defeated. But, as heroes, they lauded the action of Dhruva.
Purport
This spirit of fighting in a sporting attitude is very significant in this verse. The Yakṣas were severely attacked. Dhruva Mahārāja was their enemy, but still, upon witnessing the wonderful, heroic acts of Mahārāja Dhruva, they were very pleased with him. This straightforward appreciation of an enemy’s prowess is a characteristic of real kṣatriya spirit.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Shot in the forehead by arrows, they all thought they would be defeated, but praised Dhruva’s action.
They praised him in their minds.
My note
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