Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.10.42
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చిచ్ఛేద నిశితైర్భల్లైరసమ్ప్రాప్తాన్హసన్నివ ॥ ౪౨ ॥
sa tān āpatataḥ śakras
[sa taan aapatatah shakras]
tāvadbhiḥ śīghra-vikramaḥ
[taavadbhih sheeghra-vikramah]
ciccheda niśitair bhallair
[chichcheda nishitair bhallair]
asamprāptān hasann iva
[asampraaptaan hasann iva]
Word-for-word
saḥ
—
he (Indra)
tān
—
arrows
āpatataḥ
—
while moving toward him and falling down
śakraḥ
—
Indra
tāvadbhiḥ
—
immediately
śīghra-vikramaḥ
—
was practiced to oppress very soon
ciccheda
—
cut to pieces
niśitaiḥ
—
very sharp
bhallaiḥ
—
with another type of arrow
asamprāptān
—
the enemy’s arrows not being received
hasan iva
—
as if smiling.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa tān āpatataḥ śakras
saḥ
he (Indra)
tān
arrows
āpatataḥ
while moving toward him and falling down
śakraḥ
Indra
tāvadbhiḥ śīghra-vikramaḥ
tāvadbhiḥ
immediately
śīghra-vikramaḥ
was practiced to oppress very soon
ciccheda niśitair bhallair
ciccheda
cut to pieces
niśitaiḥ
very sharp
bhallaiḥ
with another type of arrow
asamprāptān hasann iva
asamprāptān
the enemy’s arrows not being received
hasan iva
as if smiling.
Before Bali Mahārāja’s arrows could reach him, Indra, King of heaven, who is expert in dealing with arrows, smiled and counteracted the arrows with arrows of another type, known as bhalla, which were extremely sharp.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Before Bali Mahārāja's arrows could reach him, Indra, who is expert in dealing with quick arrows, smiled and cut the approaching arrows with his own sharp arrows, so that they did not reach their targets.
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