te — they; anvasajjanta — followed from behind; rājanyāḥ — the kings; niṣeddhum — to check Him; pathi — on the path; kecana — some of them; saḿyattāḥ — ready; uddhṛta — raised; iṣu-āsāḥ — whose bows; grāma-siḿhā — "lions of the village" (dogs); yathā — as; harim — a lion.