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Chapter 16.2 - Verse 8

Sanskrit Text

वृष्ण्यन्धकविनाशाय मुसलं घोरमायसम् वासुदेवस्य दायादः साम्बोऽयं जनयिष्यति

English Translation

Hear now, O king, what those ascetics, attempted to be thus imposed on, said, “This heir of Vasudeva, by name Shamba, will produce a dreadful iron bolt for the destruction of the Vrishnis and the Andhakas.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

वृष्णि + अन्धक + विनाश | मुसलं | घोरम् | आयसम्
वासुदेवस्य | दायादः | साम्बो | ऽयं | जनयिष्यति