तावद्दैत्यास्त्वनुमतिमृते भर्तुरारब्धयुद्धा देवोपेतैर्भवदनुचरैस्सङ्गता भङ्गमापन् । कालात्माऽयं वसति पुरतो यद्वशात् प्राग्जिता: स्म: किं वो युद्धैरिति बलिगिरा तेऽथ पातालमापु: ॥८॥

तावत्-thenदैत्या:-तु-the Asurasअनुमतिम्-ऋते भ्रर्तु:-without the permission of the master (Bali)आरब्ध-युद्धा:having started to fightदेव-O Lord!उपेतै-भवत्-अनुचरै:-Thy emissaries who had approached (come there)सङ्गता:and opposedभङ्गम्-आपन्and got defeated (the Asuras)कालात्मा-अयं वसति पुरत:This is Time incarnate who is standing in frontयत्-वशात् प्राक्-जिता: स्म:by whose favour we had won before (formerly)किं व: युद्धै:-what is the use of our fight?'इति ...