Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 6 Chapter 12 Verse 17

Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for Mankind | Chapter 12: Vṛtrāsura's Glorious Death

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.12.17

prāṇa-glaho 'yaḿ samara

iṣv-akṣo vāhanāsanaḥ

atra na jñāyate 'muṣya

jayo 'muṣya parājayaḥ

SYNONYMS

prāṇa-glahaḥ — life is the stake; ayam — this; samaraḥ — battle; iṣu-akṣaḥ — the arrows are the dice; vāhana-āsanaḥ — the carriers such as the horses and elephants are the game board; atra — here (in this gambling match); na — not; jñāyate — is known; amuṣya — of that one; jayaḥ — victory; amuṣya — of that one; parājayaḥ — defeat.

TRANSLATION

O my enemy, consider this battle a gambling match in which our lives are the stakes, the arrows are the dice, and the animals acting as carriers are the game board. No one can understand who will be defeated and who will be victorious. It all depends on providence.

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