184 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 10
minded; pradhavatah—fleeing; preksya—observing; babhasa—spoke;
etat—this; palayitam—fleeing; preksya—seeing; balam—army; ca—
and; bhagnam—broken; bhayena—out of fear; tivrena—intense;
vihasya—smiling; virah—the great hero.
TRANSLATION
Seeing his army broken and all the asuras, even those known as
great heroes, fleeing the battlefield out of intense fear, Vrtrasura,
who was truly a great-minded hero, smiled and spoke the
following words.
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kalopapannam ruciram manasvinam
Jagada vacam purusa-pravirah
he vipracitte namuce puloman
mayanarvan chambara me srnudhvam
kala-upapanném—suitable to the time and circumstances; ruciram—
very beautiful; manasvinam—to the great, deep-minded personalities;
Jagada—spoke; vaécam—words; purusa-pravirah—the hero among
heroes, Vrtrasura; he—O; vipracitte—Vipracitti; namuce—O Namuci;
puloman—O Puloma; maya—O Maya; anarvan—O Anarva; Ssam-
bara—O Sambara; me—from me; srmudhvam—please hear.
TRANSLATION
According to his position and the time and circumstances,
Vrtrasura, the hero among heroes, spoke words that were much to
be appreciated by thoughtful men. He called to the heroes of the
demons, “‘O Vipracitti! O Namuci! O Puloma! O Maya, Anarva and
Sambara! Please hear me and do not flee.”
