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ŚB 10.42.18

Devanagari

धनुषो भज्यमानस्य शब्द: खं रोदसी दिश: । पूरयामास यं श्रुत्वा कंसस्त्रासमुपागमत् ॥ १८ ॥

Text

dhanuṣo bhajyamānasya
śabdaḥ khaṁ rodasī diśaḥ
pūrayām āsa yaṁ śrutvā
kaṁsas trāsam upāgamat

Synonyms

dhanuṣaḥ — of the bow; bhajyamānasya — which was breaking; śabdaḥ — the sound; kham — the earth; rodasī — the sky; diśaḥ — and all the directions; pūrayām āsa — filled; yam — which; śrutvā — hearing; kaṁsaḥ — King Kaṁsa; trāsam — fear; upāgamat — experienced.

Translation

The sound of the bow’s breaking filled the earth and sky in all directions. Upon hearing it, Kaṁsa was struck with terror.