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ŚB 9.6.13

Devanagari

कृतान्त आसीत् समरो देवानां सह दानवै: ।
पार्ष्णिग्राहो वृतो वीरो देवैर्दैत्यपराजितै: ॥ १३ ॥

Text

kṛtānta āsīt samaro
devānāṁ saha dānavaiḥ
pārṣṇigrāho vṛto vīro
devair daitya-parājitaiḥ

Synonyms

kṛta-antaḥ — a devastating war; āsīt — there was; samaraḥ — a fight; devānām — of the demigods; saha — with; dānavaiḥ — the demons; pārṣṇigrāhaḥ — a very good assistant; vṛtaḥ — accepted; vīraḥ — a hero; devaiḥ — by the demigods; daitya — by the demons; parājitaiḥ — who had been conquered.

Translation

Formerly, there was a devastating war between the demigods and the demons. The demigods, having been defeated, accepted Purañjaya as their assistant and then conquered the demons. Therefore this hero is known as Purañjaya, “he who conquered the residence of the demons.”