Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.11.17

tasya tat pūjayan karma

yantur dānava-sattamaḥ

śūlena jvalatā taḿ tu

smayamāno 'hanan mṛdhe

SYNONYMS

tasya — of Mātali; tat — that service (bringing the chariot before Indra); pūjayan — appreciating; karma — such service to the master; yantuḥ — of the chariot driver; dānava-sat-tamaḥ — the best of the demons, namely Jambhāsura; śūlena — by his trident; jvalatā — which was blazing fire; tam — Mātali; tu — indeed; smayamānaḥ — smiling; ahanat — struck; mṛdhe — in the battle.

TRANSLATION

Appreciating Mātali's service, Jambhāsura, the best of the demons, smiled. Nonetheless, he struck Mātali in the battle with a trident of blazing fire.

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