232 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 12
mrdhe—in this fight; ghatamanam—still trying; yatha-sakti—accord-
ing to my ability; tava—of you; prana—the life; jihirsaya—with the
desire to take away.
TRANSLATION

O my enemy, just look at me. I have already been defeated, for
my weapon and arm have been cut to pieces. You have already
overwhelmed me, but nonetheless, with a desire to kill you, I am
trying my best to fight. I am not at all morose, even under such ad-
verse conditions. Therefore you should give up your moroseness
and continue fighting.

PURPORT

Vrtrasura was so great and powerful that in effect he was acting as the
spiritual master of Indra. Although Vrtrasura was on the verge of defeat,
he was not at all affected. He knew that he was going to be defeated by
Indra, and he voluntarily accepted that, but since he was supposed to be
Indra’s enemy, he tried his best to kill Indra. Thus he performed his
duty. One should perform his duty under all circumstances, even though
one may know what the result will be.

TEXT 17
MPeast AAT TTA TATA: |
AA A AMAASHT TASH] FAT 1211
prana-glaho ’yam samara
isv-akso vahandasanah
atra na jndyate *musya
Jayo ’musya pardjayah

prana-glahah—life is the stake; ayam—this; samarah—battle; isu-
aksah—the arrows are the dice; uthana-dsanah—the carriers such as
the horses and elephants are the game board; atra—here (in this gam-
bling match); na—not; jidyate—is known; amusya—of that one;
jayah—victory; amusya—of that one; pardjayah—defeat.
