saḥ - he (Hiraṇyakaśipu); tasya - of Him (Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva); hasta - from the hands; utkalitaḥ - slipped; tadā - at that time; asuraḥ - the King of the demons, Hiraṇyakaśipu; vikrīḍataḥ - playing; yadvat - exactly like; ahiḥ - a snake; garutmataḥ - of Garuḍa; asādhu - not very good; amanyanta - considered; hṛta-okasaḥ - whose abodes were taken by Hiraṇyakaśipu; amarāḥ - the demigods; ghana-cchadāḥ - situated behind a cover of clouds; bhārata - O great son of Bhārata; sarva-dhiṣṇya-pāḥ - the rulers of the heavenly planets.

O Yudhiṣṭhira, O great son of Bharata, when Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva gave Hiraṇyakaśipu a chance to slip from His hand, just as Garuḍa sometimes plays with a snake and lets it slip from his mouth, the demigods, who had lost their abodes and who were hiding behind the clouds for fear of the demon, did not consider that incident very good. Indeed, they were perturbed.