Text 45

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eṣa me bahv-asādhūkto
vadhopāyāś ca nirmitāḥ
tais tair drohair asad-dharmair
muktaḥ svenaiva tejasā

Synonyms

eṣaḥ—this; me—of me; bahu—many; asādhu-uktah—ill names; vadha-upayah—many varieties of means to kill him; ca—and; nirmitah—devised; taiḥ—by those; taiḥ—by those; drohaiḥ—treacherous; asat-dharmaiḥ—abominable actions; muktah—released; svena—his own; eva—indeed; tejasā—by prowess. 

Translation

Hiraṇyakaśipu thought: I have used many ill names in chastising this boy Prahlāda and have devised many means of killing him, but despite all my endeavors, he could not be killed. Indeed, he saved himself by his own powers, without being affected in the least by these treacherous and abominable actions. 

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