saḥ ayam - therefore, this thunderbolt; pratihataḥ - repelled; vajraḥ - thunderbolt; mayā - by me; muktaḥ - released; asure - unto that demon; alpake - less important; na - not; aham - I; tat - that; ādade - hold; daṇḍam - it is now just like a rod; brahma-tejaḥ - as powerful as a brahmāstra; api - although; akāraṇam - now it is useless.

But now, although the same thunderbolt has been released against a less important demon, it has been ineffectual. Therefore, although it was as good as a brahmāstra, it has now become useless like an ordinary rod. I shall therefore hold it no longer.