namuciḥ pañca-daśabhiḥ
svarṇa-puṅkhair maheṣubhiḥ
āhatya vyanadat saṅkhye
satoya iva toyadaḥ
namuciḥ - the demon named Namuci; pañca-daśabhiḥ - with fifteen; svarṇa-puṅkhaiḥ - with golden feathers attached; mahā-iṣubhiḥ - very powerful arrows; āhatya - piercing; vyanadat - resounded; saṅkhye - on the battlefield; sa-toyaḥ - bearing water; iva - like; toya-daḥ - a cloud that delivers rain.