sa sattvam enam parito vipasyan
stambhasya madhyad anunirjihanam
nayam mrgo napi naro vicitram
aho kim etan nr-mrgendra-rupam
sah-he (Hiranyakasipu, the King of the Daityas); sattvam-living being; enam-that; paritah-all around; vipasyan-looking; stambhasya-of the pillar; madhyat-from the midst; anunirjihanam-having come out; na-not; ayam-this; mrgah-animal; na-not; api-indeed; narah-human being; vicitram-very wonderful; aho-alas; kim-what; etat-this; nr-mrga-indra-rupam-the form of both a man and the king of the beasts, the lion.