doḥ-sahasraṁ tvayā dattaṁ
paraṁ bhārāya me 'bhavat
tri-lokyāṁ pratiyoddhāraṁ
na labhe tvad ṛte samam

 doḥ - the arms; sahasram - one thousand; tvayā - by you; dattam - given; param - only; bhārāya - a burden; me - for me; abhavat - have become; tri-lokyam - in the three worlds; pratiyoddhāram - an opposing fighter; na labhe - I do not find; tvat - you; ṛte - except for; samam - equal.


Text

These one thousand arms you bestowed upon me have become merely a heavy burden. Besides you, I find no one in the three worlds worthy to fight.

Purport

According to the ācāryas, Bāṇāsura’s subtle implication here is this: “And so when I have defeated you, Lord Śiva, my world conquest will be complete and my desire for battle satisfied.”