Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 42
Sanskrit:
स तानापतत: शक्रस्तावद्भि: शीघ्रविक्रम: ।चिच्छेद निशितैर्भल्लैरसम्प्राप्तान्हसन्निव ॥ ४२ ॥
ITRANS:
sa tān āpatataḥ śakrastāvadbhiḥ śīghra-vikramaḥciccheda niśitair bhallairasamprāptān hasann iva
Translation:
Before Bali Mahārāja’s arrows could reach him, Indra, King of heaven, who is expert in dealing with arrows, smiled and counteracted the arrows with arrows of another type, known as bhalla, which were extremely sharp.