तं जिघांसुमभिप्रेत्य विहाय नृपलाञ्छनम् । तत्पादमूलं शिरसा समगाद् भयविह्वल: ॥ २९ ॥
tam jighamsum abhipretya vihaya nrpa-lanchanam tat-pada-mulam sirasa samagad bhaya-vihvalah
- tam
- him
- jighamsum
- willing to kill
- abhipretya
- knowing it well
- vihaya
- leaving aside
- nrpa-lanchanam
- the dress of a king
- tat-pada-mulam
- at his feet
- sirasa
- by the head
- samagat
- fully surrendered
- bhaya-vihvalah
- under pressure of fearfulness.
When the personality of Kali understood that the King was willing to kill him, he at once abandoned the dress of a king and, under pressure of fear, completely surrendered to him, bowing his head.