bala-grahas tatra vicinvati sisun
yadrcchaya nanda-grhe 'sad-antakam
balam praticchanna-nijoru-tejasam
dadarsa talpe 'gnim ivahitam bhasi
bala-grahah-the witch, whose business was to kill small babies; tatra-standing there; vicinvati-thinking of, searching for; sisun-children; yadrcchaya-independently; nanda-grhe-in the house of Nanda Maharaja; asat-antakam-who could kill all demons; balam-the child; praticchanna-covered; nija-uru-tejasam-whose unlimited power; dadarsa-she saw; talpe-(lying) on the bed; agnim-fire; iva-just like; ahitam-covered; bhasi-within ashes.