हतपुत्रबल: with sons and army having been killed, लूनपक्ष: with wings cut off, द्विज: इव like the bird, दीन: wretched, हतदर्प: with vanished pride, हतोत्साह: with shattered confidence, निर्वेदम् despondency, समपद्यत obtained.

Having lost his sons and the army, like a bird with wings clipped, wretched, with pride vanished and confidence shattered Viswamitra fell into despondency.