Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.10.43

tasya karmottamaḿ vīkṣya

durmarṣaḥ śaktim ādade

tāḿ jvalantīḿ maholkābhāḿ

hasta-sthām acchinad dhariḥ

SYNONYMS

tasya — of King Indra; karma-uttamam — the very expert service in military art; vīkṣya — after observing; durmarṣaḥ — being in a very angry mood; śaktim — the śakti weapon; ādade — took up; tām — that weapon; jvalantīm — blazing fire; mahā-ulkā-ābhām — appearing like a great firebrand; hasta-sthām — while still in the hand of Bali; acchinat — cut to pieces; hariḥ — Indra.

TRANSLATION

When Bali Mahārāja saw the expert military activities of Indra, he could not restrain his anger. Thus he took up another weapon, known as śakti, which blazed like a great firebrand. But Indra cut that weapon to pieces while it was still in Bali's hand.

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