te—they (the demons); sva-prayasam—their own endeavors; vitatham—fruitless; niriksya—seeing; harau abhaktah—the asuras, those who are not devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; hata—defeated; yuddha-darpah—their pride in fighting; palayanaya—for leaving the battlefield; aji-mukhe—in the very beginning of the battle; visrjya—leaving aside; patim—their commander, Vrtrasura; manah—their minds; te—all of them; dadhuh—gave; atta-sarah—whose prowess was taken away.