atha - thereafter; vṛṣala-rāja-paṇiḥ - the so-called priest of the leader of the dacoits (one of the thieves); puruṣa-paśoḥ - of the animalistic man for being sacrificed (Bharata Mahārāja); asṛk-āsavena - with the liquor of blood; devīm - to the deity; bhadra-kālīm - the goddess Kālī; yakṣyamāṇaḥ - desiring to offer; tat-abhimantritam - consecrated by the mantra of Bhadra Kālī; asim - the sword; ati-karāla - very fearful; niśitam - finely sharpened; upādade - he took up.

At this time, one of the thieves, acting as the chief priest, was ready to offer the blood of Jaḍa Bharata, whom they imagined to be an animal-man, to the goddess Kālī to drink as a liquor. He therefore took up a very fearsome sword, which was very sharp and, consecrating it by the mantra of Bhadra Kālī, raised it to kill Jaḍa Bharata.