74 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 11

sakhayam patitam drstva
jambho bali-sakhah suhrt

abhyayat sauhrdam sakhyur
hatasyapi samdacaran

sakhadyam—his intimate friend; patitam—having fallen; drstva—
after seeing; jambhah—the demon Jambha; bali-sakhah—a very inti-
mate friend of Bali Maharaja; swhrt—and constant well-wisher;
abhyayat—appeared on the scene; sauhrdam—very compassionate
friendship; sakhyuh—of his friend; hatasya—who was injured and
fallen; api—although; samacaran—just to perform friendly duties.

TRANSLATION

When the demon Jambhasura saw that his friend Bali had fallen,
he appeared before Indra, the enemy, just to serve Bali Maharaja
with friendly behavior.

TEXT 14

a faeare mara aaa aT |
WAAANSASa TH A ANelaa: levi

sa simha-vaha dsddya
gadam udyamya ramhasa

Jatrav atadayac chakram
gajam ca sumahd-balah

sah—Jambhasura; simmha-vahah—being carried by a lion; dsadya—
coming before King Indra; gadam—his club; udyamya—taking up;
ramhasd—with great force; jatrau—on the base of the neck; atadayat—
hit; sakram—Indra; gajam ca—as well as his elephant; su-mahda-
balah—the greatly powerful Jambhasura.

TRANSLATION

The greatly powerful Jambhasura, carried by a lion, approached
Indra and forcefully struck him on the shoulder with his club. He
also struck Indra’s elephant.
