तस्य तत् पूजयन् कर्म यन्तुर्दानवसत्तम: । शूलेन ज्वलता तं तु स्मयमानोऽहनन्मृधे ॥ १७ ॥
tasya tat pujayan karma yantur danava-sattamah sulena jvalata tam tu smayamano ’hanan mrdhe
- tasya
- of Matali
- tat
- that service (bringing the chariot before Indra)
- pujayan
- appreciating
- karma
- such service to the master
- yantuh
- of the chariot driver
- danava-sat-tamah
- the best of the demons, namely Jambhasura
- sulena
- by his trident
- jvalata
- which was blazing fire
- tam
- Matali
- tu
- indeed
- smayamanah
- smiling
- ahanat
- struck
- mrdhe
- in the battle.
Appreciating Matali’s service, Jambhasura, the best of the demons, smiled. Nonetheless, he struck Matali in the battle with a trident of blazing fire.