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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 10]
asamprāptān —the enemy's arrows not being received;  hasan iva —as if smiling.
TRANSLATION
Before Bali Mahārāja's arrows could reach him, Indra, King of heaven, who is expert in dealing with arrows, smiled and counteracted the arrows with arrows of another type, known as bhalla, which were extremely sharp.
TEXT 43
तस्य कर्मोत्तमं वीक्ष्य दुर्मर्षः शक्तिमाददे । तां ज्वलन्तीं महोल्कामां हस्तस्थामच्छिन्द्रिः ॥४३॥
tasya karmottamaṁ vīkṣya durmarṣaḥ śaktim ādade tāṁ jvalantīṁ maholkābhāṁ hasta-sthām acchinad dhariḥ
tasya —of King Indra;  karma-uttamam —the very expert service in military art;  vīkṣya —after observing;  durmarṣaḥ —being in a very angry mood;  śaktim —the  śakti  weapon;  ādade —took up;  tām —that weapon;  jvalantīm —blazing fire;  mahā-ulkā-ābhām —appearing like a great firebrand;  hasta-sthām —while still in the hand of Bali;  acchinat —cut to pieces;  hariḥ —Indra.
TRANSLATION
When Bali Mahārāja saw the expert military activities of Indra, he could not restrain his anger. Thus he took up another weapon, known as  śakti , which blazed like a great firebrand. But Indra cut that weapon to pieces while it was still in Bali's hand.
TEXT 44
ततः शूलं ततः प्रासं ततस्तोमरमृष्टयः । यद् यच्छस्त्रं समादद्यात्सवं तदच्छिन्द्रिः विभुः ॥४४॥