वचोभि: परुषैरिन्द्रमर्दयन्तोऽस्य मर्मसु । शरैरवाकिरन् मेघा धाराभिरिव पर्वतम् ॥ २० ॥
vacobhih parusair indram ardayanto ’sya marmasu sarair avakiran megha dharabhir iva parvatam
- vacobhih
- with harsh words
- parusaih
- very rough and cruel
- indram
- King Indra
- ardayantah
- chastising, piercing
- asya
- of Indra
- marmasu
- in the heart, etc.
- saraih
- with arrows
- avakiran
- covered all around
- meghah
- clouds
- dharabhih
- with showers of rain
- iva
- just as
- parvatam
- a mountain.
Rebuking Indra with harsh, cruel words that were piercing to the heart, these demons showered him with arrows, just as torrents of rain wash a great mountain.