Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.10.16-18

vairocano baliḥ sańkhye

so 'surāṇāḿ camū-patiḥ

yānaḿ vaihāyasaḿ nāma

kāma-gaḿ maya-nirmitam

sarva-sāńgrāmikopetaḿ

sarvāścaryamayaḿ prabho

apratarkyam anirdeśyaḿ

dṛśyamānam adarśanam

āsthitas tad vimānāgryaḿ

sarvānīkādhipair vṛtaḥ

bāla-vyajana-chatrāgryai

reje candra ivodaye

SYNONYMS

vairocanaḥ — the son of Virocana; baliḥ — Mahārāja Bali; sańkhye — in the battle; saḥ — he, so celebrated; asurāṇām — of the demons; camū-patiḥ — commander in chief; yānam — airplane; vaihāyasam — called Vaihāyasa; nāma — by the name; kāma-gam — able to fly anywhere he desired; maya-nirmitam — made by the demon Maya; sarva — all; sāńgrāmika-upetam — equipped with all kinds of weapons required for fighting with all different types of enemies; sarva-āścarya-mayam — wonderful in every respect; prabho — O King; apratarkyam — inexplicable; anirdeśyam — indescribable; dṛśyamānam — sometimes visible; adarśanam — sometimes not visible; āsthitaḥ — being seated on such; tat — that; vimāna-agryam — excellent airplane; sarva — all; anīka-adhipaiḥ — by the commanders of soldiers; vṛtaḥ — surrounded; bāla-vyajana-chatra-agryaiḥ — protected by beautifully decorated umbrellas and the best of cāmaras; reje — brilliantly situated; candraḥ — the moon; iva — like; udaye — at the time of rising in the evening.

TRANSLATION

For that battle the most celebrated commander in chief, Mahārāja Bali, son of Virocana, was seated on a wonderful airplane named Vaihāyasa. O King, this beautifully decorated airplane had been manufactured by the demon Maya and was equipped with weapons for all types of combat. It was inconceivable and indescribable. Indeed, it was sometimes visible and sometimes not. Seated in this airplane under a beautiful protective umbrella and being fanned by the best of cāmaras, Mahārāja Bali, surrounded by his captains and commanders, appeared just like the moon rising in the evening, illuminating all directions.

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