वचोभिः परुषैरिन्द्रमर्दयन्तोऽस्य मर्मसु ।
शरैरवाकिरन् मेघा धाराभिरिव पर्वतम् ॥२०॥

vacobhiḥ paruṣair indram
ardayanto 'sya marmasu
Å›arair avÄkiran meghÄ
dhÄrÄbhir iva parvatam

 vacobhiḥ - with harsh words; paruá¹£aiḥ - very rough and cruel; indram - King Indra; ardayantaḥ - chastising, piercing; asya - of Indra; marmasu - in the heart, etc.; Å›araiḥ - with arrows; avÄkiran - covered all around; meghÄḥ - clouds; dhÄrÄbhiḥ - with showers of rain; iva - just as; parvatam - a mountain.


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Rebuking Indra with harsh, cruel words that were piercing to the heart, these demons showered him with arrows, just as torrents of rain wash a great mountain.

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