Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.7.4
ఇతి తూష్ణీం స్థితాన్దైత్యాన్ విలోక్య పురుషోత్తమ: ।
స్మయమానో విసృజ్యాగ్రం పుచ్ఛం జగ్రాహ సామర: ॥ ౪ ॥
iti tūṣṇīṁ sthitān daityān
[iti tooshneem sthitaan daityaan]
vilokya puruṣottamaḥ
[vilokya purushottamah]
smayamāno visṛjyāgraṁ
[smayamaano visrijyaagram]
pucchaṁ jagrāha sāmaraḥ
[puchcham jagraaha saamarah]
Word-for-word
iti
—
thus
tūṣṇīm
—
silently
sthitān
—
staying
daityān
—
the demons
vilokya
—
seeing
puruṣa-uttamaḥ
—
the Personality of Godhead
smayamānaḥ
—
smiling
visṛjya
—
giving up
agram
—
the front portion of the snake
puccham
—
the rear portion
jagrāha
—
grasped
sa-amaraḥ
—
with the demigods.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
iti tūṣṇīṁ sthitān daityān
iti
thus
tūṣṇīm
silently
sthitān
staying
daityān
the demons
vilokya puruṣottamaḥ
vilokya
seeing
puruṣa-uttamaḥ
the Personality of Godhead
smayamāno visṛjyāgraṁ
smayamānaḥ
smiling
visṛjya
giving up
agram
the front portion of the snake
pucchaṁ jagrāha sāmaraḥ
puccham
the rear portion
jagrāha
grasped
sa-amaraḥ
with the demigods.
Thus the demons remained silent, opposing the desire of the demigods. Seeing the demons and understanding their motive, the Personality of Godhead smiled. Without discussion, He immediately accepted their proposal by grasping the tail of the snake, and the demigods followed Him.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Seeing the demons standing silent, the Supreme Lord smiled, and, along with devatās, giving up the front portion, took the tail of the snake.
The Lord smiled. You will die because of the intense poison, since you have such pride.
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