भगवांस्तु गदावेगं विसृष्टं रिपुणोरसि । अवञ्चयत्तिरश्चीनो योगारूढ इवान्तकम् ॥ १५ ॥
bhagavams tu gada-vegam visrstam ripunorasi avancayat tirascino yogarudha ivantakam
- bhagavan
- the Lord
- tu
- however
- gada-vegam
- the blow of the mace
- visrstam
- thrown
- ripuna
- by the enemy
- urasi
- at His breast
- avancayat
- dodged
- tirascinah
- aside
- yoga-arudhah
- an accomplished yogi
- iva
- like
- antakam
- death.
The Lord, however, by moving slightly aside, dodged the violent mace-blow aimed at His breast by the enemy, just as an accomplished yogi would elude death.