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ŚB 12.8.29

त इत्थमपकुर्वन्तो मुनेस्तत्तेजसा मुने ।
दह्यमाना निववृतु: प्रबोध्याहिमिवार्भका: ॥ २९ ॥
ta ittham apakurvanto
munes tat-tejasā mune
dahyamānā nivavṛtuḥ
prabodhyāhim ivārbhakāḥ

Synonyms

tethey; itthamin this way; apakurvantaḥtrying to do harm; muneḥto the sage; tathis; tejasāby the potency; muneO sage (Śaunaka); dahyamānāḥfeeling burned; nivavṛtuḥthey desisted; prabodhyahaving awakened; ahima snake; ivaas if; arbhakāḥchildren.

Translation

O learned Śaunaka, while Cupid and his followers tried to harm the sage, they felt themselves being burned alive by his potency. Thus they stopped their mischief, just like children who have aroused a sleeping snake.