तस्य ते चापनिर्मुक्ता भित्त्वा वर्माणि रक्षसाम् ।
कायानाविविशुस्तिग्मा गिरीनशनयो यथा ॥ १७ ॥
tasya-of Dhruva; te-those arrows; capa-from the bow; nirmuktah-released; bhittva-having pierced; varmani-shields; raksasam-of the demons; kayan-bodies; avivisuh-entered; tigmah-sharp; girin-mountains; asanayah-thunderbolts; yatha-just like.
The sharp arrows released from the bow of Dhruva Maharaja pierced the shields and bodies of the enemy, like the thunderbolts released by the King of heaven, which dismantle the bodies of the mountains.