आदीपनं स्वगात्राणां वेष्टयित्वोल्मुकादिभि: । आत्ममांसादनं क्वापि स्वकृत्तं परतोऽपि वा ॥ २५ ॥
adipanam sva-gatranam vestayitvolmukadibhih atma-mamsadanam kvapi sva-krttam parato ’pi va
- adipanam
- setting on fire
- sva-gatranam
- of his own limbs
- vestayitva
- having been surrounded
- ulmuka-adibhih
- by pieces of burning wood and so on
- atma-mamsa
- of his own flesh
- adanam
- eating
- kva api
- sometimes
- sva-krttam
- done by himself
- paratah
- by others
- api
- else
- va
- or.
He is placed in the midst of burning pieces of wood, and his limbs are set on fire. In some cases he is made to eat his own flesh or have it eaten by others.