tasya - of Mātali; tat - that service (bringing the chariot before Indra); pūjayan - appreciating; karma - such service to the master; yantuḥ - of the chariot driver; dānava-sat-tamaḥ - the best of the demons, namely Jambhāsura; śūlena - by his trident; jvalatā - which was blazing fire; tam - Mātali; tu - indeed; smayamānaḥ - smiling; ahanat - struck; mṛdhe - in the battle.

Appreciating Mātali’s service, Jambhāsura, the best of the demons, smiled. Nonetheless, he struck Mātali in the battle with a trident of blazing fire.