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  "name":"SB 8.11.38",
  "h1":"SB 8.11.38",
  "label":"Text 38",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.11.38",
  "description":"The voice also said, \"O Indra, because I have given this demon the benediction that he will never be killed by any weapon that is dry or moist, you have to think of another way to kill him.\""

} —

SB 8.11.38

Text

mayāsmai yad varo datto
mṛtyur naivārdra-śuṣkayoḥ
ato 'nyaś cintanīyas te
upāyo maghavan ripoḥ

Synonyms

mayā—by me; asmai—unto him; yat—because; varaḥ—a benediction; dattaḥ—has been granted; mṛtyuḥ—death; na—not; eva—indeed; ārdra—by either a moist; śuṣkayoḥ—or by a dry medium; ataḥ—therefore; anyaḥ—something else, another; cintanīyaḥ—has to be thought of; te—by you; upāyaḥ—means; maghavan—O Indra; ripoḥ—of your enemy.

Translation

The voice also said, “O Indra, because I have given this demon the benediction that he will never be killed by any weapon that is dry or moist, you have to think of another way to kill him.”