te - they; tatra - there; dadṛśuḥ - observed; bālāḥ - all the boys; mahā-sattvam - a gigantic body; avasthitam - situated; tatrasuḥ - became afraid; vajra-nirbhinnam - broken by a thunderbolt; gireḥ śṛṅgam - the peak of a mountain; iva - like; cyutam - fallen there.

Right by the reservoir, the boys saw a gigantic body resembling a mountain peak broken and struck down by a thunderbolt. They were afraid even to see such a huge living being.