तं तादृशाकृतिं वीक्ष्य मेने धर्मं शरीरिणम् ।
जटिलं भस्मनाच्छन्नं तस्मै बाणं न मुञ्चति ॥ १४ ॥
tam-him; tadrsa-akrtim-in such dress; viksya-after seeing; mene-considered; dharmam-pious or religious; saririnam-having a body; jatilam-having knotted hair; bhasmana-by ashes; acchannam-smeared all over the body; tasmai-unto him; banam-arrow; na-not; muncati-he did release.
King Indra was fraudulently dressed as a sannyasi, having knotted his hair on his head and smeared ashes all over his body. Upon seeing such dress, the son of King Prthu considered Indra a religious man and pious sannyasi. Therefore he did not release his arrows.