त एकदा तु रभसा पुरञ्जनपुरीं नृप । रुरुधुर्भौमभोगाढ्यां जरत्पन्नगपालिताम् ॥ २ ॥
ta ekada tu rabhasa puranjana-purim nrpa rurudhur bhauma-bhogadhyam jarat-pannaga-palitam
- te
- they
- ekada
- once upon a time
- tu
- then
- rabhasa
- with great force
- puranjana-purim
- the city of Puranjana
- nrpa
- O King
- rurudhuh
- encircled
- bhauma-bhoga-adhyam
- full of sense enjoyments
- jarat
- old
- pannaga
- by the serpent
- palitam
- protected.
Once the dangerous soldiers attacked the city of Puranjana with great force. Although the city was full of paraphernalia for sense gratification, it was being protected by the old serpent.