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  "name":"SB 3.18.18",
  "h1":"SB 3.18.18",
  "label":"Text 18",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.18.18",
  "description":"In this way, the demon Haryakṣa and the Lord, the Personality of Godhead, struck each other with their huge maces, each enraged and seeking his own victory."

} —

SB 3.18.18

एवं गदाभ्यां गुर्वीभ्यां हर्यक्षो हरिरेव च ।
जिगीषया सुसंरब्धावन्योन्यमभिजघ्नतुः ॥१८॥

Text

evaṁ gadābhyāṁ gurvībhyāṁ
haryakṣo harir eva ca
jigīṣayā susaṁrabdhāv
anyonyam abhijaghnatuḥ

Synonyms

evam—in this way; gadābhyām—with their maces; gurvībhyām—huge; haryakṣaḥ—the demon Haryakṣa (Hiraṇyākṣa); hariḥ—Lord Hari; eva—certainly; ca—and; jigīṣayā—with a desire for victory; susaṁrabdhau—enraged; anyonyam—each other; abhijaghnatuḥ—they struck.

Translation

In this way, the demon Haryakṣa and the Lord, the Personality of Godhead, struck each other with their huge maces, each enraged and seeking his own victory.

Purport

Haryakṣa is another name for Hiraṇyākṣa, the demon.