282 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 5

dik-gajaih—by big elephants trained to smash anything under their
feet; danda-siika-indraih—by the biting of the King’s poisonous snakes;
abhicara—by destructive spells; avapdtanaih—by causing to fall from
the top of a mountain; maéyabhih—by conjuring tricks; sannirodhaih—
by imprisonment; ca—as well as; gara-danaih—by administering
poison; abhojanaih—by starving; hima—by cold; vaéyu—wind; agni—
fire; salilaih—and water; parvata-dkramanaih—by crushing with big
stones and hills; api—and also; na sasdka—was not able; yadé—when;
hantum—to kill; apapam—who was not at all sinful; asurah—the
demon (Hiranyakagipu); sutam—his son; cintam—anxiety; dirgha-
tamadm—long-standing; praptah—obtained; tat-kartum—to do that;
na—not; abhyapadyata—achieved.

TRANSLATION

Hiranyakasipu could not kill his son by throwing him beneath
the feet of big elephants, throwing him among huge, fearful
snakes, employing destructive spells, hurling him from the top of
a hill, conjuring up illusory tricks, administering poison, starving
him, exposing him to severe cold, winds, fire and water, or throw-
ing heavy stones to crush him. When Hiranyakasipu found that he
could not in any way harm Prahlada, who was completely sinless,
he was in great anxiety about what to do next.

TEXT 45
ayy tear THT fafa: |
dedgieaadam: «aaa Trees
esa me bahv-asadhikto
vadhopayas ca nirmitah
tais tair drohair asad-dharmair
muktah svenaiva tejasa

esah—this; me—of me; bahu—many; asddhu-uktah—ill names;
vadha-upayah—many varieties of means to kill him; ca—and;
nirmitah—devised; taih—by those; taih—by those; drohaih—treach-
