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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 11]
TRANSLATION
Thereafter, Mātali, Indra's chariot driver, brought Indra's chariot, which was drawn by one thousand horses. Indra then left his elephant and got onto the chariot.
TEXT 17
तस्य तत् पूजयन् कर्म यन्तुदर्नवसत्तमः । शूलेन ज्वलता तं तु स्मयमानोऽहनन्मृषे ॥१७॥
tasya tat pūjayan karma yantur dānava-sattamaḥ śūlena jvalatā tam tu smayamāno 'hanan mṛdhe
tasya —of Mātali;  tat —that service (bringing the chariot before Indra);  pūjayan —appreciating;  karma —such service to the master;  yantuḥ —of the chariot driver;  dānava-sat-tamaḥ —the best of the demons, namely Jambhāsura;  śūlena —by his trident;  jvalatā —which was blazing fire;  tam —Mātali;  tu —indeed;  smayamānaḥ —smiling;  ahanat —struck;  mṛdhe —in the battle.
TRANSLATION
Appreciating Mātali's service, Jambhāsura, the best of the demons, smiled. Nonetheless, he struck Mātali in the battle with a trident of blazing fire.
TEXT 18
सेहे रुजं सुदुर्मर्षा सत्त्वमालम्ब्य मातलिः । इन्द्रो जग्भस्य संक्रुद्धो वज्रेणापाहरच्छिरः ॥१८॥
sehe rujam sudurmarṣām sattvam ālambya mātaliḥ indro jambhasya saṅkruddho vajreṇāpāharac chiraḥ