निशम्य तद्भोजपति: कोपात्प्रचलितेन्द्रिय: । निशातमसिमादत्त वसुदेवजिघांसया ॥ १८ ॥
niśamya tad bhoja-patiḥ kopāt pracalitendriyaḥ niśātam asim ādatta vasudeva-jighāṁsayā
- niśamya
- hearing
- tat
- that
- bhoja-patiḥ
- the lord of the Bhoja dynasty (Kaṁsa)
- kopāt
- out of anger
- pracalita
- disturbed
- indriyaḥ
- his senses
- niśātam
- sharp
- asim
- a sword
- ādatta
- took up
- vasudeva-jighāṁsayā
- with the desire to kill Vasudeva
Upon hearing this, the master of the Bhojas became furious and lost control of his senses. He picked up a sharp sword to kill Vasudeva.