Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.11.26

tatas turāṣāḍ iṣu-baddha-pañjarād

vinirgataḥ sāśva-ratha-dhvajāgraṇīḥ

babhau diśaḥ khaḿ pṛthivīḿ ca rocayan

sva-tejasā sūrya iva kṣapātyaye

SYNONYMS

tataḥ — thereafter; turāṣāṭ — another name of Indra; iṣu-baddha-pañjarāt — from the cage of the network of arrows; vinirgataḥ — being released; sa — with; aśva — horses; ratha — chariot; dhvaja — flag; agraṇīḥ — and chariot driver; babhau — became; diśaḥ — all directions; kham — the sky; pṛthivīm — the earth; ca — and; rocayan — pleasing everywhere; sva-tejasā — by his personal effulgence; sūryaḥ — the sun; iva — like; kṣapā-atyaye — at the end of night.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, Indra released himself from the cage of the network of arrows. Appearing with his chariot, flag, horses and chariot driver and thus pleasing the sky, the earth and all directions, he shone effulgently like the sun at the end of night. Indra was bright and beautiful in the vision of everyone.

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