Text 4] The Transcendental Qualities of Vṛtrāsura
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viśīryamāṇām —being shattered;  pṛtaṇām —the army;  āsurīm —of the demons;  asura-ṛṣabhaḥ —the best of the  asuras , Vṛtrāsura;  kāla-anukūlaiḥ —following the circumstances presented by time;  tri-daśaiḥ —by the demigods;  kālyamāṇām —being chased;  anātha-vat —as if no one were there to protect them;  dṛṣṭvā —seeing;  atapyata —felt pain;  saṅkruddhaḥ —being very angry;  indra-śatruḥ —Vṛtrāsura, the enemy of Indra;  amarṣitaḥ —unable to tolerate;  tān —them (the demigods);  nivārya —blocking;  ojasā —with great force;  rājan —O King Parikṣit;  nirbhartsya —rebuking;  idam —this;  uvāca —said;  ha —indeed.
TRANSLATION
O King Parikṣit, the demigods, taking advantage of a favorable opportunity presented by time, attacked the army of the demons from the rear and began driving away the demoniac soldiers, scattering them here and there as if their army had no leader. Seeing the pitiable condition of his soldiers, Vṛtrāsura, the best of the  asuras , who was called Indraśatru, the enemy of Indra, was very much aggrieved. Unable to tolerate such reverses, he stopped and forcefully rebuked the demigods, speaking the following words in an angry mood.
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किं व उच्चरितैर्मातुर्धावद्भिः पृष्ठतो हतैः । न हि मीतवधः श्लाघ्यो न स्वर्ग्यः शूरमानिनाम् ॥४॥
kim va uccaritair mātur   dhāvadbhiḥ pṛṣṭhato hataiḥ   na hi bhīta-vadhaḥ ślāghyo   na svargyaḥ śūra-māninām
kim —what is the benefit;  vaḥ —for you;  uccaritaiḥ —with those like the stool;  mātuḥ —of the mother;  dhāvadbhiḥ —running away;  pṛṣṭhataḥ —from the back;  hataiḥ —killed;  na —not;  hi —certainly;  bhīta-vadhaḥ —the killing of a person who is afraid;  ślāghyaḥ —