atha - then; apatat - he fell down; bhinna - shattered; śirāḥ - his head; vraja - by a lightning bolt; āhataḥ - struck; iva - as if; kṣaṇāt - in a fraction of a second; jaya - 'victory!'; śabdaḥ - the sound; namaḥ - 'homage!'; śabdaḥ - the sound; sādhu - 'well done!'; śabdaḥ - the sound; abhavat - happened; divi - in the sky.

Instantly his head shattered as if struck by a lightning bolt, and the demon fell down dead. From the sky were heard cries of “Victory!” “Obeisances!” and “Well done!”