dik-gajaih—by big elephants trained to smash anything under their feet; danda-suka-indraih—by the biting of the King’s poisonous snakes; abhicara—by destructive spells; avapatanaih—by causing to fall from the top of a mountain; mayabhih—by conjuring tricks; sannirodhaih—by imprisonment; ca—as well as; gara-danaih—by administering poison; abhojanaih—by starving; hima—by cold; vayu—wind; agni—fire; salilaih—and water; parvata-akramanaih—by crushing with big stones and hills; api—and also; na sasaka—was not able; yada—when; hantum—to kill; apapam—who was not at all sinful; asurah—the demon (Hiranyakasipu); sutam—his son; cintam—anxiety; dirgha-tamam—long-standing; praptah—obtained; tat-kartum—to do that; na—not; abhyapadyata—achieved.