श्रीशुक उवाच इति ब्रुवाणावन्योन्यं धर्मजिज्ञासया नृप । युयुधाते महावीर्याविन्द्रवृत्रौ युधाम्पती ॥ २३ ॥
sri-suka uvaca iti bruvanav anyonyam dharma-jijnasaya nrpa yuyudhate maha-viryav indra-vrtrau yudham pati
- sri-sukah uvaca
- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said
- iti
- thus
- bruvanau
- speaking
- anyonyam
- to one another
- dharma-jijnasaya
- with a desire to know the supreme, ultimate religious principle (devotional service)
- nrpa
- O King
- yuyudhate
- fought
- maha-viryau
- both very powerful
- indra
- King Indra
- vrtrau
- and Vrtrasura
- yudham pati
- both great military commanders.
Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: Vrtrasura and King Indra spoke about devotional service even on the battlefield, and then as a matter of duty they again began fighting. My dear King, both of them were great fighters and were equally powerful.