tada—at that time; apatat—falling like a meteor; gagana-tale—beneath the sky or on the ground; maha-javam—extremely powerful; vicicchide—cut to pieces; harih—Indra; isubhih—by his arrows; sahasradha—into thousands of pieces; tam—that Namuci; ahanat—struck; nrpa—O King; kulisena—with his thunderbolt; kandhare—on the shoulder; rusa-anvitah—being very angry; tridasa-patih—Indra, the King of the demigods; sirah—the head; haran—to separate.