ऋषिमध्ये in the midst of ascetics, स: तेजस्वी that mighty asctic, अपर: second, प्रजापति इव like Brahma, दक्षिणमार्गस्थान् stationed in the southern quarter, अपरान् other, सप्तर्षीन् the constellation of seven new rishis (stars), सृजन् while creating, ऋषिमध्ये in the midst of ascetics, क्रोधमूर्च्छित: swooned by anger, दक्षिणां southern, दिशम् direction, आस्थाय after resorting to, महायशा: illustrious, अपराम् another, नक्षत्रमालाम् group of stars, असृजत् created.

Standing in the midst of the ascetics, that mighty sage who conjured up a constellation of seven new rishis (stars) looked like another creator Brahma. Overcome by anger the illustrious sage created a new group of stars in the southern direction.