स तेनैवाष्टधारेण शिरसी बलपाकयोः ।
ज्ञातीनां पश्यतां राजञ् जहार जनयन्भयम् ॥ २८ ॥
sah-he (Indra); tena-by that; eva-indeed; asta-dharena-by the thunderbolt; sirasi-the two heads; bala-pakayoh-of the two demons known as Bala and Paka; jnatinam pasyatam-while their relatives and soldiers were watching; rajan-O King; jahara-(Indra) cut off; janayan-creating; bhayam-fear (among them).
O King
Pariksit, King
Indra used his thunderbolt to cut off the heads of both
Bala and
Paka in the presence of all their relatives and followers. In this way he created a very fearful atmosphere on the battlefield.