Text 29] Vrtrasura’s Glorious Death 241

TEXTS 27-29

MET HeLa meray 27 feaq |
Hard eg Paden qa ay |
AMT « Sfeaternsg*a Ul
ert: TSSCUNTAAT TATA |
atrrrrrerart anfateaan Frtz RCI
faftce nears rari Faster Aer |
AMA A AAA Tart TenNsaq 2S

mahdé-prano maha-viryo
mahd-sarpa iva dvipam

krtvadharam hanum bhimau
daityo divy uttaram hanum

nabho-gambhira-vaktrena
leliholbana-jihvaya

damstrabhih kala-kalpabhir
grasann iva jagat-trayam

atimatra-mahd-kaya
Gksipams tarasa girin

giri-rat pdda-cariva
padbhyam nirjarayan mahim
Jagrasa sa samésadya

vajrinam saha-vahanam

maha-pranah—very great in bodily strength; mahda-viryah—show-
ing uncommon prowess; mahd-sarpah—the biggest snake; iva—like:
dvipam—an elephant; krtva—placing; adharaém—the lower; hanum—
jaw; bhiimau—on the ground; daityah—the demon; divi—in the sky:
uttaram hanum—the upper jaw; nabhah—like the sky; gambhira—
deep; vaktrena—with his mouth; leliha—like a snake; ulbana—fear-
ful; jihvaya—with a tongue; damstrabhih—with teeth; kdla-
kalpabhih—exactly like the time factor, or death; grasan—devouring:
