मथ्यमाने ऽर्णवे सो ऽद्रिर् अनाधारो ह्यपो ऽविशत् ।
ध्रियमाणो ऽपि बलिभिर् गौरवात्पाण्डुनन्दन ॥ ६ ॥
mathyamane 'rnave so 'drir
mathyamane-while the churning was going on; arnave-in the ocean of milk; sah-that; adrih-hill; anadharah-without being supported by anything; hi-indeed; apah-in the water; avisat-drowned; dhriyamanah-captured; api-although; balibhih-by the powerful demigods and demons; gauravat-from being very heavy; pandu-nandana-O son of Pandu (Maharaja Pariksit).
O son of the Pandu dynasty, when Mandara Mountain was thus being used as a churning rod in the ocean of milk, it had no support, and therefore although held by the strong hands of the demigods and demons, it sank into the water.