SB 8.11.38
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 38
mayāsmai yad varo datto
mṛtyur naivārdra-śuṣkayoḥ
ato 'nyaś cintanīyas te
upāyo maghavan ripoḥ
SYNONYMS
mayā—by me; asmai—unto him; yat—because; varaḥ—a benediction; dattaḥ—has been granted; mṛtyuḥ—death; na—not; eva—indeed; ārdra—by either a moist; śuṣkayoḥ—or by a dry medium; ataḥ—therefore; anyaḥ—something else, another; cintanīyaḥ—has to be thought of; te—by you; upāyaḥ—means; maghavan—O Indra; ripoḥ—of your enemy.
TRANSLATION
The voice also said, "O Indra, because I have given this demon the benediction that he will never be killed by any weapon that is dry or moist, you have to think of another way to kill him."