tasyarsastram dhanusi prayunjatah
suvarna-puṅkhah kalahamsa-vasasah
vinihsrta avivisur dvisad-balam
yatha vanam bhima-ravah sikhandinah
tasya-while Dhruva; arsa-astram-the weapon given by Narayana Rsi; dhanusi-on his bow; prayunjatah-fixed; suvarna-puṅkhah-(arrows) with golden shafts; kalahamsa-vasasah-with feathers like the wings of a swan; vinihsrtah-sprang out; avivisuh-entered; dvisat-balam-the soldiers of the enemy; yatha-just as; vanam-into a forest; bhima-ravah-making a tumultuous sound; sikhandinah-peacocks.