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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 11]
tatas turāṣāḍ iṣu-baddha-pañjarād vinirgataḥ sāśva-ratha-dhvajāgraṇīḥ babhau diśaḥ khaṁ pṛthivīṁ ca rocayan sva-tejasā sūrya iva kṣapātyaye
tataḥ—thereafter; turāṣāṭ—another name of Indra; iṣu-baddha-pañjarāṭ—from the cage of the network of arrows; vinirgataḥ—being released; sa—with; aśva—horses; ratha—chariot; dhvaja—flag; agraṇīḥ—and chariot driver; babhau—became; diśaḥ—all directions; khaṁ—the sky; pṛthivīṁ—the earth; ca—and; rocayan—pleasing everywhere; sva-tejasā—by his personal effulgence; sūryaḥ—the sun; iva—like; kṣapā-atyaye—at the end of night.
TRANSLATION
Thereafter, Indra released himself from the cage of the network of arrows. Appearing with his chariot, flag, horses and chariot driver and thus pleasing the sky, the earth and all directions, he shone effulgently like the sun at the end of night. Indra was bright and beautiful in the vision of everyone.
TEXT 27
निरीक्ष्य पृतनां देवः परैरम्यदितां रणे ।
उदयच्छद् रिपुं हन्तुं वज्रं वज्रधरो रुषा ॥२७॥
nirīkṣya pṛtanāṁ devaḥ parair abhyarditāṁ raṇe udayacchad ripuṁ hantuṁ vajraṁ vajra-dharo ruṣā
nirīkṣya—after observing; pṛtanāṁ—his own soldiers; devaḥ—the demigod Indra; paraiḥ—by the enemies; abhyarditāṁ—put into great difficulties or oppressed; raṇe—in the battlefield; udayacchat—took up; ripuṁ—the enemies; hantuṁ—to kill; vajraṁ—the thunderbolt; vajra-dharaḥ—the carrier of the thunderbolt; ruṣā—in great anger.