maitreyah uvaca—Maitreya said; atha—after this; deva-ganah—the demigods; sarve—all; rudra-anikaih—by the soldiers of Lord Siva; parajitah—having been defeated; sula—trident; pattisa—a sharp-edged spear; nistrimsa—a sword; gada—mace; parigha—an iron bludgeon; mudgaraih—a hammerlike weapon; sanchinna-bhinna-sarva-angah—all the limbs wounded; sa-rtvik-sabhyah—with all the priests and members of the sacrificial assembly; bhaya-akulah—with great fear; svayambhuve—unto Lord Brahma; namaskrtya—after offering obeisances; kartsnyena—in detail; etat—the events of Daksa’s sacrifice; nyavedayan—reported.