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ŚB 10.55.19

Devanagari

गदामाविध्य तरसा प्रद्युम्नाय महात्मने ।
प्रक्षिप्य व्यनदन्नादं वज्रनिष्पेषनिष्ठुरम् ॥ १९ ॥

Text

gadām āvidhya tarasā
pradyumnāya mahātmane
prakṣipya vyanadan nādaṁ
vajra-niṣpeṣa-niṣṭhuram

Synonyms

gadām — his club; āvidhya — whirling; tarasā — swiftly; pradyumnāya — at Pradyumna; mahā-ātmane — the wise; prakṣipya — threw; vyanadan nādam — creating a resonance; vajra — of lightning; niṣpeṣa — the striking; niṣṭhuram — as sharp.

Translation

Śambara whirled his club swiftly about and then hurled it at the wise Pradyumna, producing a sound as sharp as a thunder crack.