Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.11.40
న శుష్కేణ న చార్ద్రేణ జహార నముచే: శిర: ।
తం తుష్టువుర్మునిగణా మాల్యైశ్చావాకిరన్విభుమ్ ॥ ౪౦ ॥
na śuṣkeṇa na cārdreṇa
[na shushkena na chaardrena]
jahāra namuceḥ śiraḥ
[jahaara namucheh shirah]
taṁ tuṣṭuvur muni-gaṇā
[tam tushtuvur muni-ganaa]
mālyaiś cāvākiran vibhum
[maalyaish chaavaakiran vibhum]
Word-for-word
na
—
neither
śuṣkeṇa
—
by dry means
na
—
nor
ca
—
also
ārdreṇa
—
by a moist weapon
jahāra
—
he separated
namuceḥ
—
of Namuci
śiraḥ
—
the head
tam
—
him (Indra)
tuṣṭuvuḥ
—
satisfied
muni-gaṇāḥ
—
all the sages
mālyaiḥ
—
with flower garlands
ca
—
also
avākiran
—
covered
vibhum
—
that great personality.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
na śuṣkeṇa na cārdreṇa
na
neither
śuṣkeṇa
by dry means
na
nor
ca
also
ārdreṇa
by a moist weapon
jahāra namuceḥ śiraḥ
jahāra
he separated
namuceḥ
of Namuci
śiraḥ
the head
taṁ tuṣṭuvur muni-gaṇā
tam
him (Indra)
tuṣṭuvuḥ
satisfied
muni-gaṇāḥ
all the sages
mālyaiś cāvākiran vibhum
mālyaiḥ
with flower garlands
ca
also
avākiran
covered
vibhum
that great personality.
Thus Indra, King of heaven, severed Namuci’s head with a weapon of foam, which was neither dry nor moist. Then all the sages satisfied Indra, the exalted personality, by showering flowers and garlands upon him, almost covering him.
Purport
In this regard, the śruti-mantras say, apāṁ phenena namuceḥ śira indro ’dārayat: Indra killed Namuci with watery foam, which is neither moist nor dry.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Thus Indra, King of heaven, severed Namuci's head with a weapon of foam, which was neither dry nor moist. Then all the sages satisfied Indra, the exalted personality, by covering him with garlands.
This explains the word ubhayātmakam of the previous verse. Śruti also says apām phenena namuceḥ śira indro ‘dārayat: Indra cut off the head of Namuci using foam from water.
My note
Source: vedabase.io