ekam pādaḿ padākramya
dorbhyām anyaḿ pragṛhya saḥ
gudataḥ pāṭayām āsa
śākham iva mahā-gajaḥ
ekam -- one; padam -- leg; pada -- with his foot; akramya -- standing on top of; dorbhyam -- with his two hands; anyam -- the other; pragrihya -- taking hold of; sah -- he; gudatah -- beginning from the anus; patayam asa -- tore him asunder; sakham -- a tree branch; iva -- as; maha -- great; gajah -- an elephant.