Devanagari
अथ वृषलराजपणि: पुरुषपशोरसृगासवेन देवीं भद्रकालीं यक्ष्यमाणस्तदभिमन्त्रितमसिमतिकरालनिशितमुपाददे ॥ १६ ॥
Verse text
atha vṛṣala-rāja-paṇiḥ puruṣa-paśor asṛg-āsavena devīṁ bhadra-kālīṁ yakṣyamāṇas tad-abhimantritam asim ati-karāla-niśitam upādade.
Synonyms
atha
—
thereafter
;
vṛṣala
—
rāja — paṇiḥ — the so-called priest of the leader of the dacoits (one of the thieves)
;
puruṣa
—
paśoḥ — of the animalistic man for being sacrificed (Bharata Mahārāja)
;
asṛk
—
āsavena — with the liquor of blood
;
devīm
—
to the deity
;
bhadra
—
kālīm — the goddess Kālī
;
yakṣyamāṇaḥ
—
desiring to offer
;
tat
—
abhimantritam — consecrated by the mantra of Bhadra Kālī
;
asim
—
the sword
;
ati
—
karāla — very fearful
;
niśitam
—
finely sharpened
;
upādade
—
he took up .
Translation
At this time, one of the thieves, acting as the chief priest, was ready to offer the blood of Jaḍa Bharata, whom they imagined to be an animal-man, to the goddess Kālī to drink as a liquor. He therefore took up a very fearsome sword, which was very sharp and, consecrating it by the mantra of Bhadra Kālī, raised it to kill Jaḍa Bharata.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
The chief priest for the leader of thieves, desiring to please Kālī with the blood of the sacrificial human, took up his sharp, fearful sword consecrated to Kālī.
Vṛṣala-rāja-paṇiḥ means the chief priest.