तच्छ्रुत्वा तेऽतिसन्त्रस्ता विमुच्य सहसोदरम् । साम्बस्य ददृशुस्तस्मिन् मुषलं खल्वयस्मयम् ॥ १७ ॥
tac chrutvā te ’ti-santrastā vimucya sahasodaram sāmbasya dadṛśus tasmin muṣalaṁ khalv ayasmayam
- tat
- that
- śrutvā
- having heard
- te
- they
- ati-santrastāḥ
- extremely afraid
- vimucya
- uncovering
- sahasā
- hastily
- udaram
- the belly
- sāmbasya
- of Sāmba
- dadṛśuḥ
- they saw
- tasmin
- within it
- muṣalam
- a club
- khalu
- indeed
- ayaḥ-mayam
- made of iron
Upon hearing the curse of the sages, the terrified boys quickly uncovered the belly of Sāmba, and indeed they observed that therein was an iron club.