अबाधन्त मुनीनन्ये एके पत्नीरतर्जयन् ।
अपरे जगृहुर्देवान् प्रत्यासन्नान्पलायितान् ॥ १६ ॥
abadhanta-blocked the way; munin-the sages; anye-others; eke-some; patnih-the women; atarjayan-threatened; apare-others; jagrhuh-arrested; devan-the demigods; pratyasannan-near at hand; palayitan-who were fleeing.
Some blocked the way of the fleeing sages, some threatened the women assembled there, and some arrested the demigods who were fleeing the pandal.