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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.11.28

స తేనైవాష్టధారేణ శిరసీ బలపాకయో: । జ్ఞాతీనాం పశ్యతాం రాజఞ్జహార జనయన్భయమ్ ॥ ౨౮ ॥
sa tenaivāṣṭa-dhāreṇa
[sa tenaivaashta-dhaarena]
śirasī bala-pākayoḥ
[shirasee bala-paakayoh]
jṣātīnāṁ paśyatāṁ rājaṣ
[jshaateenaam pashyataam raajash]
jahāra janayan bhayam
[jahaara janayan bhayam]
saḥ — he (Indra) tena — by that eva — indeed aṣṭa-dhāreṇa — by the thunderbolt śirasī — the two heads bala-pākayoḥ — of the two demons known as Bala and Pāka jṣātīnām paśyatām — while their relatives and soldiers were watching rājan — O King jahāra — (Indra) cut off janayan — creating bhayam — fear (among them).
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa tenaivāṣṭa-dhāreṇa
saḥ
he (Indra)
tena
by that
eva
indeed
aṣṭa-dhāreṇa
by the thunderbolt
śirasī bala-pākayoḥ
śirasī
the two heads
bala-pākayoḥ
of the two demons known as Bala and Pāka
jṣātīnāṁ paśyatāṁ rājaṣ
jṣātīnām paśyatām
while their relatives and soldiers were watching
rājan
O King
jahāra janayan bhayam
jahāra
(Indra) cut off
janayan
creating
bhayam
fear (among them).
O King Parīkṣit, King Indra used his thunderbolt to cut off the heads of both Bala and Pāka in the presence of all their relatives and followers. In this way he created a very fearful atmosphere on the battlefield.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! Indra, using his thunderbolt, cut off the heads of Bala and Pāka while their relatives watched and created fear.
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