तैर्विसृष्टेषुभिस्तीक्ष्णैर्निर्भिन्नाङ्गोरुबाहव: । ब्रह्माणं शरणं जग्मु: सहेन्द्रा नतकन्धरा: ॥ १९ ॥
tair visrstesubhis tiksnair nirbhinnangoru-bahavah brahmanam saranam jagmuh sahendra nata-kandharah
- taih
- by them (the demons)
- visrsta
- thrown
- isubhih
- by the arrows
- tiksnaih
- very sharp
- nirbhinna
- pierced all over
- anga
- bodies
- uru
- thighs
- bahavah
- and arms
- brahmanam
- of Lord Brahma
- saranam
- the shelter
- jagmuh
- approached
- saha-indrah
- with King Indra
- nata-kandharah
- their heads bent downward.
The demigods’ heads, thighs and arms and the other parts of their bodies were injured by the sharp arrows of the demons. The demigods, headed by Indra, saw no other course than to immediately approach Lord Brahma with bowed heads for shelter and proper instruction.