धन्विनाम् stretching his bow, श्रेष्ठः supreme, वाहिनीपतिः CommanderinChief, सःप्रहस्तः that Prahastha, परमाहवे best of, धनुः bow, विकृष्य drawing, नीलाय at Neela, बाणान् arrows, व्यसृजत् discharged.

Prahastha, the CommanderinChief of the army, supreme among wielders of bow, stretched his best bow and drew it and began to discharge arrows at Neela.