स तेनैवाष्टधारेण शिरसी बलपाकयो: । ज्ञातीनां पश्यतां राजञ्जहार जनयन्भयम् ॥ २८ ॥
sa tenaivasta-dharena sirasi bala-pakayoh jnatinam pasyatam rajan jahara janayan bhayam
- sah
- he (Indra)
- tena
- by that
- eva
- indeed
- asta-dharena
- by the thunderbolt
- sirasi
- the two heads
- bala-pakayoh
- of the two demons known as Bala and Paka
- jnatinam pasyatam
- while their relatives and soldiers were watching
- rajan
- O King
- jahara
- (Indra) cut off
- janayan
- creating
- bhayam
- fear (among them).
O King Pariksit, King Indra used his thunderbolt to cut off the heads of both Bala and Paka in the presence of all their relatives and followers. In this way he created a very fearful atmosphere on the battlefield.