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ŚB 8.11.38

Devanagari

मयास्मै यद् वरो दत्तो मृत्युर्नैवार्द्रशुष्कयो: ।
अतोऽन्यश्चिन्तनीयस्ते उपायो मघवन् रिपो: ॥ ३८ ॥

Text

mayāsmai yad varo datto
mṛtyur naivārdra-śuṣkayoḥ
ato ’nyaś cintanīyas te
upāyo maghavan ripoḥ

Synonyms

mayā — by me; asmai — unto him; yat — because; varaḥ — a benediction; dattaḥ — has been granted; mṛtyuḥ — death; na — not; eva — indeed; ārdra — by either a moist; śuṣkayoḥ — or by a dry medium; ataḥ — therefore; anyaḥ — something else, another; cintanīyaḥ — has to be thought of; te — by you; upāyaḥ — means; maghavan — O Indra; ripoḥ — of your enemy.

Translation

The voice also said, “O Indra, because I have given this demon the benediction that he will never be killed by any weapon that is dry or moist, you have to think of another way to kill him.”