patiṁ manas te dadhur ātta-sārāḥ

te-they (the demons); sva-prayasam-their own endeavors; vitatham-fruitless; niriksya-seeing; harau abhaktah-the asuras, those who are not devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; hata-defeated; yuddha-darpah-their pride in fighting; palayanaya-for leaving the battlefield; aji-mukhe-in the very beginning of the battle; visrjya-leaving aside; patim-their commander, Vrtrasura; manah-their minds; te-all of them; dadhuh-gave; atta-sarah-whose prowess was taken away.