iti-thus; cintayatah-while thinking to himself; tasya-of him; drsta-by observing; aristena-bad omens; cetasa-by the mind; rajnah-of the king; prati-back; agamat-came; brahman-O brahmanas;yadu-puryah-from the kingdom of the Yadus; kapi-dhvajah-Arjuna.