te - they; anvasajjanta - followed from behind; rājanyāḥ - the kings; niṣeddhum - to check Him; pathi - on the path; kecana - some of them; saṁyattāḥ - ready; uddhṛta - raised; iṣu-āsāḥ - whose bows; grāma-siṁhā - 'lions of the village' (dogs); yathā - as; harim - a lion.

The kings pursued the Lord like village dogs chasing a lion. Some kings, raising their bows, stationed themselves on the road to stop Him as He passed by.