tasya - while Dhruva; ārṣa-astram - the weapon given by Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi; dhanuṣi - on his bow; prayuñjataḥ - fixed; suvarṇa-puṅkhāḥ - (arrows) with golden shafts; kalahaṁsa-vāsasaḥ - with feathers like the wings of a swan; viniḥsṛtāḥ - sprang out; āviviśuḥ - entered; dviṣat-balam - the soldiers of the enemy; yathā - just as; vanam - into a forest; bhīma-ravāḥ - making a tumultuous sound; śikhaṇḍinaḥ - peacocks.

Even as Dhruva Mahārāja fixed the weapon made by Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi onto his bow, arrows with golden shafts and feathers like the wings of a swan flew out from it. They entered the enemy soldiers with a great hissing sound, just as peacocks enter a forest with tumultuous crowing.