so 'patad bhuvi nirbhinna-
lalÄá¹o 'sá¹›k samutsá¹›jan
muñcann Ärta-svaraá¹ Å›ailo
yathÄ vajra-hato 'ruṇaḥ
saḥ - he, Balvala; apatat - fell; bhuvi - to the ground; nirbhinna - cracked open; lalÄá¹aḥ - his forehead; asá¹›k - blood; samutsá¹›jan - gushing; muñcan - releasing; Ärta - of agony; svaram - a sound; Å›ailaḥ - a mountain; yathÄ - like; vajra - by a lightning bolt; hataḥ - struck; aruṇaḥ - reddish.
Balvala cried out in agony and fell to the ground, his forehead cracked open and gushing blood. He resembled a red mountain struck by a lightning bolt.
According to the ÄcÄryas, the demon appeared reddish with blood, like a mountain red with oxide.
