kaṁsaḥ - Kaṁsa; parivṛtaḥ - surrounded; amātyaiḥ - by his ministers; rāja-mañce - on the King's platform; upāviśati - sat; maṇḍala-īśvara - of secondary rulers of various regions; madhya - in the midst; sthaḥ - situated; hṛdayena - with his heart; vidūyatā - trembling.

Surrounded by his ministers, Kaṁsa took his seat on the imperial dais. But even as he sat amidst his various provincial rulers, his heart trembled.