कालेनागतनिद्रस्य धातु: शिशयिषोर्बली । मुखतो नि:सृतान् वेदान् हयग्रीवोऽन्तिकेऽहरत् ॥ ८ ॥
kalenagata-nidrasya dhatuh sisayisor bali mukhato nihsrtan vedan hayagrivo ’ntike ’harat
- kalena
- because of time (the end of Brahma’s day)
- agata-nidrasya
- when he felt sleepy
- dhatuh
- of Brahma
- sisayisoh
- desiring to lie down to sleep
- bali
- very powerful
- mukhatah
- from the mouth
- nihsrtan
- emanating
- vedan
- the Vedic knowledge
- hayagrivah
- the great demon named Hayagriva
- antike
- nearby
- aharat
- stole.
At the end of Brahma’s day, when Brahma felt sleepy and desired to lie down, the Vedas were emanating from his mouth, and the great demon named Hayagriva stole the Vedic knowledge.