तं शम्बर: कामरूपी हृत्वा तोकमनिर्दशम् । स विदित्वात्मन: शत्रुं प्रास्योदन्वत्यगाद् गृहम् ॥ ३ ॥
taṁ śambaraḥ kāma-rūpī hṛtvā tokam anirdaśam sa viditvātmanaḥ śatruṁ prāsyodanvaty agād gṛham
- tam
- Him
- śambaraḥ
- the demon Śambara
- kāma
- as he desired
- rūpī
- assuming forms
- hṛtvā
- stealing
- tokam
- the child
- aniḥ-daśam
- not yet ten days old
- saḥ
- he (Śambara)
- viditvā
- recognizing
- ātmanaḥ
- his own
- śatrum
- enemy
- prāsya
- throwing
- udanvati
- into the sea
- agāt
- went
- gṛham
- to his home
The demon Śambara, who could assume any form he desired, kidnapped the infant before He was even ten days old. Understanding Pradyumna to be his enemy, Śambara threw Him into the sea and then returned home.