vṛtraḥ - Vṛtrāsura, the commander of the demons; asurān - all the demons; tān - them; anugān - his followers; manasvī - the great-minded; pradhāvataḥ - fleeing; prekṣya - observing; babhāṣa - spoke; etat - this; palāyitam - fleeing; prekṣya - seeing; balam - army; ca - and; bhagnam - broken; bhayena - out of fear; tīvreṇa - intense; vihasya - smiling; vīraḥ - the great hero.

Seeing his army broken and all the asuras, even those known as great heroes, fleeing the battlefield out of intense fear, Vṛtrāsura, who was truly a great-minded hero, smiled and spoke the following words.