ŚB 8.11.20
Devanagari
वचोभि: परुषैरिन्द्रमर्दयन्तोऽस्य मर्मसु ।
शरैरवाकिरन् मेघा धाराभिरिव पर्वतम् ॥ २० ॥
शरैरवाकिरन् मेघा धाराभिरिव पर्वतम् ॥ २० ॥
Verse text
vacobhiḥ paruṣair indram
ardayanto ’sya marmasu
śarair avākiran meghā
dhārābhir iva parvatam
ardayanto ’sya marmasu
śarair avākiran meghā
dhārābhir iva parvatam
Synonyms
vacobhiḥ — with harsh words; paruṣaiḥ — very rough and cruel; indram — King Indra; ardayantaḥ — chastising, piercing; asya — of Indra; marmasu — in the heart, etc.; śaraiḥ — with arrows; avākiran — covered all around; meghāḥ — clouds; dhārābhiḥ — with showers of rain; iva — just as; parvatam — a mountain.
Translation
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.