yo no 'grajasyātma-vido dvijāter
guror apāpasya ca dīkṣitasya
viśrabhya khaḍgena śirāṁsy avṛścat
paśor ivākaruṇaḥ svarga-kāmaḥ
yaḥ - he who; naḥ - our; agra-jasya - of the elder brother; ātma-vidaḥ - who was fully self-realized; dvi-jāteḥ - a qualified brāhmaṇa; guroḥ - your spiritual master; apāpasya - free from all sinful activities; ca - also; dīkṣitasya - appointed as the initiator of your yajña; viśrabhya - trustfully; khaḍgena - by your sword; śirāṁsi - the heads; avṛścat - cut off; paśoḥ - of an animal; iva - like; akaruṇaḥ - merciless; svarga-kāmaḥ - desiring the heavenly planets.