jighṛkṣayā tān paritaḥ prasarpataḥ
śuno yathā śūkara-yūthapo 'hanat
te hanyamānā bhavanād vinirgatā
nirbhinna-mūrdhoru-bhujāḥ pradudruvuḥ

 jighṛkṣayā - wanting to grab Him; tān - them; paritaḥ - on all sides; prasarpataḥ - approaching; śunaḥ - dogs; yathā - as; śūkara - of hogs; yūtha - of a group; paḥ - the leader; ahanat - He struck; te - they; hanyamānāḥ - being struck; bhavanāt - from the palace; vinirgatāḥ - went out; nirbhinna - broken; mūrdha - their heads; ūru - thighs; bhujāḥ - and arms; pradudruvuḥ - they fled.


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As the guards converged on Him from all sides, trying to capture Him, Aniruddha struck them just as the leader of a pack of boars strikes back at dogs. Hit by His blows, the guards fled the palace, running for their lives with shattered heads, thighs and arms.

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