Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2


Sanskrit:

विधमन्तं स्वसैन्यानि द्युमन्तं रुक्‍मिणीसुत: ।प्रतिहत्य प्रत्यविध्यान्नाराचैरष्टभि: स्मयन् ॥ २ ॥

ITRANS:

vidhamantaṁ sva-sainyānidyumantaṁ rukmiṇī-sutaḥpratihatya pratyavidhyānnārācair aṣṭabhiḥ smayan

Translation:

In Pradyumna’s absence, Dyumān had been devastating His army, but now Pradyumna counterattacked Dyumān and, smiling, pierced him with eight nārāca arrows.

Purport:

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī comments that Pradyumna challenged Dyumān, saying “Now see if you can strike Me!” After saying this and allowing Dyumān to shoot his weapons, Pradyumna released His own deadly arrows.