सेहे रुजं सुदुर्मर्षां सत्त्वमालम्ब्य मातलि: । इन्द्रो जम्भस्य सङ्क्रुद्धो वज्रेणापाहरच्छिर: ॥ १८ ॥
sehe rujam sudurmarsam sattvam alambya matalih indro jambhasya sankruddho vajrenapaharac chirah
- sehe
- tolerated
- rujam
- the pain
- su-durmarsam
- intolerable
- sattvam
- patience
- alambya
- taking shelter of
- matalih
- the charioteer Matali
- indrah
- King Indra
- jambhasya
- of the great demon Jambha
- sankruddhah
- being very angry at him
- vajrena
- with his thunderbolt
- apaharat
- separated
- sirah
- the head.
Although the pain was extremely severe, Matali tolerated it with great patience. Indra, however, became extremely angry at Jambhasura. He struck Jambhasura with his thunderbolt and thus severed his head from his body.