तं यज्ञपशवोऽनेन संज्ञप्ता येऽदयालुना । कुठारैश्चिच्छिदु: क्रुद्धा: स्मरन्तोऽमीवमस्य तत् ॥ २६ ॥
tam yajna-pasavo ’nena samjnapta ye ’dayaluna kutharais cicchiduh kruddhah smaranto ’mivam asya tat
- tam
- him
- yajna-pasavah
- the sacrificial animals
- anena
- by him
- samjnaptah
- killed
- ye
- all of them who
- adayaluna
- by the most unkind
- kutharaih
- by axes
- cicchiduh
- pierced to pieces
- kruddhah
- being very angry
- smarantah
- remembering
- amivam
- sinful activity
- asya
- of him
- tat
- that.
That most unkind king, Puranjana, had killed many animals in various sacrifices. Now, taking advantage of this opportunity, all these animals began to pierce him with their horns. It was as though he were being cut to pieces by axes.