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ŚB 10.55.24

Devanagari

निशातमसिमुद्यम्य सकिरीटं सकुण्डलम् ।
शम्बरस्य शिर: कायात् ताम्रश्मश्र्‍वोजसाहरत् ॥ २४ ॥

Text

niśātam asim udyamya
sa-kirīṭaṁ sa-kuṇḍalam
śambarasya śiraḥ kāyāt
tāmra-śmaśrv ojasāharat

Synonyms

niśātam — sharp-edged; asim — His sword; udyamya — raising; sa — with; kirīṭam — helmet; sa — with; kuṇḍalam — earrings; śambarasya — of Śambara; śiraḥ — the head; kāyāt — from his body; tāmra — copper-colored; śmaśru — whose mustache; ojasā — with force; aharat — He removed.

Translation

Drawing His sharp-edged sword, Pradyumna forcefully cut off Śambara’s head, complete with red mustache, helmet and earrings.