तदापतद्गगनतले महाजवं विचिच्छिदे हरिरिषुभिः सहस्रधा ।
तमाहनन्नृप कुलिशेन कन्धरे रुषान्वितस्त्रिदशपतिः शिरो हरन् ॥ ३१ ॥
tadapatad gagana-tale maha-javam
vicicchide harir isubhih sahasradha
tam ahanan nrpa kulisena kandhare
rusanvitas tridasa-patih siro haran
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.
O King, when Indra, King of heaven, saw this very powerful spear falling toward the ground like a blazing meteor, he immediately cut it to pieces with his arrows. Then, being very angry, he struck Namuci's shoulder with his thunderbolt to cut off Namuci's head.