स तदा लब्धतीर्थोऽपि न बबाधे निरायुधम् । मानयन् स मृधे धर्मं विष्वक्सेनं प्रकोपयन् ॥ ४ ॥
sa tada labdha-tirtho ’pi na babadhe nirayudham manayan sa mrdhe dharmam visvaksenam prakopayan
- sah
- that Hiranyaksa
- tada
- then
- labdha-tirthah
- having gained an excellent opportunity
- api
- although
- na
- not
- babadhe
- attacked
- nirayudham
- having no weapon
- manayan
- respecting
- sah
- Hiranyaksa
- mrdhe
- in battle
- dharmam
- the code of combat
- visvaksenam
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- prakopayan
- making angry.
Even though the demon had an excellent opportunity to strike his unarmed foe without obstruction, he respected the law of single combat, thereby kindling the fury of the Supreme Lord.