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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.5.23

శస్త్రైరస్త్రాన్వితైరేవమనిర్భిన్నత్వచం హర: । విస్మయం పరమాపన్నో దధ్యౌ పశుపతిశ్చిరమ్ ॥ ౨౩ ॥
śastrair astrānvitair evam
[shastrair astraanvitair evam]
anirbhinna-tvacaṁ haraḥ
[anirbhinna-tvacham harah]
vismayaṁ param āpanno
[vismayam param aapanno]
dadhyau paśupatiś ciram
[dadhyau pashupatish chiram]
śastraiḥ — with weapons astra-anvitaiḥ — with hymns (mantras) evam — thus anirbhinna — not being cut tvacam — the skin haraḥ — Vīrabhadra vismayam — bewilderment param — greatest āpannaḥ — was struck with dadhyau — thought paśupatiḥ — Vīrabhadra ciram — for a long time.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śastrair astrānvitair evam
śastraiḥ
with weapons
astra-anvitaiḥ
with hymns (mantras)
evam
thus
anirbhinna-tvacaṁ haraḥ
anirbhinna
not being cut
tvacam
the skin
haraḥ
Vīrabhadra
vismayaṁ param āpanno
vismayam
bewilderment
param
greatest
āpannaḥ
was struck with
dadhyau paśupatiś ciram
dadhyau
thought
paśupatiḥ
Vīrabhadra
ciram
for a long time.
He tried to cut the head of Dakṣa with hymns as well as weapons, but still it was hard to cut even the surface of the skin of Dakṣa’s head. Thus Vīrabhadra was exceedingly bewildered.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Seeing that Dakṣa’s skin could not be cut by swords or throwing weapons, Vīrabhadra became perplexed and thought for a long time. Śastraiḥ refers to swords and other hand weapons. Astra refers to weapons which are thrown like arrows and tridents. The word “seeing” should be supplied. Seeing that his skin could not be cut, he thought for a long time.
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