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ŚB 10.63.14

Devanagari

मोहयित्वा तु गिरिशं जृम्भणास्‍त्रेण जृम्भितम् ।
बाणस्य पृतनां शौरिर्जघानासिगदेषुभि: ॥ १४ ॥

Text

mohayitvā tu giriśaṁ
jṛmbhaṇāstreṇa jṛmbhitam
bāṇasya pṛtanāṁ śaurir
jaghānāsi-gadeṣubhiḥ

Synonyms

mohayitvā — bewildering; tu — then; giriśam — Lord Śiva; jṛmbhaṇa-astreṇa — with a yawning weapon; jṛmbhitam — made to yawn; bāṇasya — of Bāṇa; pṛtanām — the army; śauriḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; jaghāna — struck; asi — with His sword; gadā — club; iṣubhiḥ — and arrows.

Translation

After bewildering Lord Śiva by making him yawn with a yawning weapon, Lord Kṛṣṇa proceeded to strike down Bāṇāsura’s army with His sword, club and arrows.