अथ वृषलराजपणिः पुरुषपशोरसृगासवेन देवीं भद्रकालीं यक्ष्यमाणस्तदभिमन्त्रितमसिमतिकरालनिशितमुपाददे. ॥ १६ ॥
atha vrsala-raja-panih purusa-pasor asrg-asavena devim bhadra-kalim
yaksyamanas tad-abhimantritam asim ati-karala-nisitam upadade.
atha-thereafter; vrsala-raja-panih-the so-called priest of the leader of the dacoits (one of the thieves); purusa-pasoh-of the animalistic man for being sacrificed (Bharata Maharaja); asrk-asavena-with the liquor of blood; devim-to the deity; bhadra-kalim-the goddess Kali; yaksyamanah-desiring to offer; tat-abhimantritam-consecrated by the mantra of Bhadra Kali; asim-the sword; ati-karala-very fearful; nisitam-finely sharpened; upadade-he took up.
At this time, one of the thieves, acting as the chief priest, was ready to offer the blood of Jada Bharata, whom they imagined to be an animal-man, to the goddess Kali to drink as a liquor. He therefore took up a very fearsome sword, which was very sharp and, consecrating it by the mantra of Bhadra Kali, raised it to kill Jada Bharata.