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नमुचिः पञ्चदशभिः स्वर्णपुङ्खैर्महेषुभिः ।
आहत्य व्यनदत्सङ्ख्ये सतोय इव तोयदः ॥ २३ ॥
 
namucih panca-dasabhih
svarna-puṅkhair mahesubhih
ahatya vyanadat saṅkhye
satoya iva toyadah
namucih-the demon named Namuci; panca-dasabhih-with fifteen; svarna-puṅkhaih-with golden feathers attached; maha-isubhih-very powerful arrows; ahatya-piercing; vyanadat-resounded; saṅkhye-on the battlefield; sa-toyah-bearing water; iva-like; toya-dah-a cloud that delivers rain.