तं नि:सरन्तं सलिलादनुद्रुतो हिरण्यकेशो द्विरदं यथा झष: । करालदंष्ट्रोऽशनिनिस्वनोऽब्रवीद् गतह्रियां किं त्वसतां विगर्हितम् ॥ ७ ॥
tam nihsarantam salilad anudruto hiranya-keso dviradam yatha jhasah karala-damstro ’sani-nisvano ’bravid gata-hriyam kim tv asatam vigarhitam
- tam
- Him
- nihsarantam
- coming out
- salilat
- from the water
- anudrutah
- chased
- hiranya-kesah
- having golden hair
- dviradam
- an elephant
- yatha
- as
- jhasah
- a crocodile
- karala-damstrah
- having fearful teeth
- asani-nisvanah
- roaring like thunder
- abravit
- he said
- gata-hriyam
- for those who are shameless
- kim
- what
- tu
- indeed
- asatam
- for the wretches
- vigarhitam
- reproachable.
The demon, who had golden hair on his head and fearful tusks, gave chase to the Lord while He was rising from the water, even as an alligator would chase an elephant. Roaring like thunder, he said: Are You not ashamed of running away before a challenging adversary? There is nothing reproachable for shameless creatures!