अन्येऽनु ये त्वेह नृशंसमज्ञा यदुद्यतास्त्रा: प्रहरन्ति मह्यम् । तैर्भूतनाथान् सगणान् निशात त्रिशूलनिर्भिन्नगलैर्यजामि ॥ १७ ॥
anye ’nu ye tveha nr-samsam ajna yad udyatastrah praharanti mahyam tair bhuta-nathan saganan nisata- trisula-nirbhinna-galair yajami
- anye
- others
- anu
- follow
- ye
- who
- tva
- you
- iha
- in this connection
- nr-samsam
- very cruel
- ajnah
- persons unaware of my prowess
- yat
- if
- udyata-astrah
- with their swords raised
- praharanti
- attack
- mahyam
- me
- taih
- with those
- bhuta-nathan
- to such leaders of the ghosts as Bhairava
- sa-ganan
- with their hordes
- nisata
- sharpened
- tri-sula
- by the trident
- nirbhinna
- separated or pierced
- galaih
- having their necks
- yajami
- I shall offer sacrifices
You are naturally cruel. If the other demigods, unaware of my prowess, follow you by attacking me with raised weapons, I shall sever their heads with this sharp trident. With those heads I shall perform a sacrifice to Bhairava and the other leaders of the ghosts, along with their hordes.