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ŚB 10.44.35

Devanagari

तमाविशन्तमालोक्य मृत्युमात्मन आसनात् । मनस्वी सहसोत्थाय जगृहे सोऽसिचर्मणी ॥ ३५ ॥

Text

tam āviśantam ālokya
mṛtyum ātmana āsanāt
manasvī sahasotthāya
jagṛhe so ’si-carmaṇī

Synonyms

tam — Him, Kṛṣṇa; āviśantam — entering (into his private sitting area); ālokya — seeing; mṛtyum — death; ātmanaḥ — his own; āsanāt — from his seat; manasvī — the intelligent; sahasā — immediately; utthāya — standing up; jagṛhe — took up; saḥ — he; asi — his sword; carmaṇī — and his shield.

Translation

Seeing Lord Kṛṣṇa approaching like death personified, the quick-witted Kaṁsa instantly rose from his seat and took up his sword and shield.