438 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 10
te vai lalata-lagnais tair
isubhih sarva eva hi
matva nirastam atmanam
asamsan karma tasya tat
te—they; vai—certainly; lalata-lagnaih—intent upon their heads; tath—
by those; isubhih—arrows; sarve—all of them; eva—certainly; hi—without
fail; matva—thinking; nirastam—defeated ; dtmanam—themselves; asarmsan—
praised; karma—action; tasya—of him; tat—that.
TRANSLATION
When the heroes of the Yakgas saw that all their heads were being thus
threatened by Dhruva Maharaja, they could very easily understand their
awkward position, and they concluded that they would certainly be
defeated. But, as heroes, they lauded the action of Dhruva.
PURPORT
This spirit of fighting in a sporting attitude is very significant in this
verse. The Yakgas were severely attacked. Dhruva Maharaja was their
enemy, but still upon witnessing the wonderful heroic action of Maharaja
Dhruva, they were very pleased with him. This straightforward apprecia-
tion of an enemy’s prowess is a characteristic of real ksatriya spirit.
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te ‘pi camum amrsyantah
pada-sparsam ivoragah
Sarair avidhyan yugapad
dvi-gunam pracikirsavah
te—the Yaksas; api—also; ca—and; amum—at Dhruva; amrsyantah—being
intolerant of; pada-sparsam—being touched by the feet; iva—like; uragah—
serpents; Saraih—with arrows; avidhyan—struck; yugapat—simultaneously ;
dvi-gunam—twice as much; pracikirsavah—trying to retaliate.
TRANSLATION
Just like serpents, who cannot tolerate being trampled upon by anyone’s
feet, the Yaksas, being intolerant of the wonderful prowess of Dhruva
