ततश्च गदयारातिं दक्षिणस्यां भ्रुवि प्रभु: । आजघ्ने स तु तां सौम्य गदया कोविदोऽहनत् ॥ १७ ॥
tatas ca gadayaratim daksinasyam bhruvi prabhuh ajaghne sa tu tam saumya gadaya kovido ’hanat
- tatah
- then
- ca
- and
- gadaya
- with His mace
- aratim
- the enemy
- daksinasyam
- on the right
- bhruvi
- on the brow
- prabhuh
- the Lord
- ajaghne
- struck
- sah
- the Lord
- tu
- but
- tam
- the mace
- saumya
- O gentle Vidura
- gadaya
- with his mace
- kovidah
- expert
- ahanat
- he saved himself.
Then with His mace the Lord struck the enemy on the right of his brow, but since the demon was expert in fighting, O gentle Vidura, he protected himself by a maneuver of his own mace.