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Śrimad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 6, Ch. 12]
TRANSLATION
The denizens of various planets, like the demigods, demons, Cāraṇas and Siddhas, praised Vṛtrāsura's deed, but when they observed that Indra was in great danger, they lamented, "Alas! Alas!"
TEXT
इन्द्रो न वज्रं जगृहे विलजित- 
    श्च्युतं स्वहस्तादरिसन्निधौ पुनः । 
    तमाह वृत्रो हर आत्तवज्रो 
    जहि स्वशत्रुं न विषादकालः ॥ ६ ॥
indro na vajram jagṛhe vilajjitaś 
    cyutam sva-hastād ari-sannidhau punaḥ 
    tam āha vṛtro hara ātta-vajro 
    jahi sva-śatrum na viṣāda-kālaḥ
indraḥ—King Indra; na—not; vajram—the thunderbolt; jagṛhe—took up; vilajjitaḥ—being ashamed; cyutam—fallen; sva-hastāt—from his own hand; ari-sannidhau—in front of his enemy; punaḥ—again; tam—unto him; āha—said; vṛtraḥ—Vṛtrāsura; hare—O Indra; ātta-vajraḥ—taking up your thunderbolt; jahi—kill; sva-śatrum—your enemy; na—not; viṣāda-kālaḥ—the time for lamentation.
TRANSLATION
Having dropped the thunderbolt from his hand in the presence of his enemy, Indra was practically defeated and was very much ashamed. He dared not pick up his weapon again. Vṛtrāsura, however, encouraged him, saying, "Take up your thunderbolt and kill your enemy. This is not the time to lament your fate."
TEXT
युयुत्सतां कुत्रचिदाततायिनां 
    जयः सदैकत्र न वै परात्मनाम् ।