यदा स देवगुरुणा याचितोऽभीक्ष्णशो मदात् । नात्यजत् तत्कृते जज्ञे सुरदानवविग्रह: ॥ ५ ॥
yada sa deva-guruna yacito ’bhiksnaso madat natyajat tat-krte jajne sura-danava-vigrahah
- yada
- when
- sah
- he (Soma, the moon-god)
- deva-guruna
- by the spiritual master of the demigods, Brhaspati
- yacitah
- was begged
- abhiksnasah
- again and again
- madat
- because of false pride
- na
- not
- atyajat
- did deliver
- tat-krte
- because of this
- jajne
- there was
- sura-danava
- between the demigods and the demons
- vigrahah
- a fight.
Although requested again and again by Brhaspati, the spiritual master of the demigods, Soma did not return Tara. This was due to his false pride. Consequently, a fight ensued between the demigods and the demons.