atha -- then; apatat -- he fell down; bhinna -- shattered; sirah -- his head; vraja -- by a lightning bolt; ahatah -- struck; iva -- as if; kshanat -- in a fraction of a second; jaya -- "victory!"; sabdah -- the sound; namah -- "homage!"; sabdah -- the sound; sadhu -- "well done!"; sabdah -- the sound; abhavat -- happened; divi -- in the sky.

Instantly his head shattered as if struck by a lightning bolt, and the demon fell down dead. From the sky were heard cries of "Victory!" "Obeisances!" and "Well done!"