निशातमसिमुद्यम्य सकिरीटं सकुण्डलम् । शम्बरस्य शिर: कायात् ताम्रश्मश्र्वोजसाहरत् ॥ २४ ॥
niśātam asim udyamya sa-kirīṭaṁ sa-kuṇḍalam śambarasya śiraḥ kāyāt tāmra-śmaśrv ojasāharat
- niśātam
- sharp-edged
- asim
- His sword
- udyamya
- raising
- sa
- with
- kirīṭam
- helmet
- sa
- with
- kuṇḍalam
- earrings
- śambarasya
- of Śambara
- śiraḥ
- the head
- kāyāt
- from his body
- tāmra
- copper-colored
- śmaśru
- whose mustache
- ojasā
- with force
- aharat
- He removed
Drawing His sharp-edged sword, Pradyumna forcefully cut off Śambara’s head, complete with red mustache, helmet and earrings.