sa tadā puruṣa-vyāghro
yuktyā me pratibodhitaḥ
abhyabhāṣata mām evaṁ
yathā tvaṁ raṇa-mūrdhani
saḥ - he; tadā - at that time; puruṣa-vyāghraḥ - the tiger among men; yuktyā - by logical argument; me - by Me; pratibodhitaḥ - enlightened in real knowledge; abhyabhāṣata - addressed questions; mām - to Me; evam - thus; yathā - just as; tvam - you; raṇa - of the battle; mūrdhani - in the front.