And with his ire heightened, that one endowed with energy and prowess, like to the ray-decorated (Sun) on the crest of Mandara,* The Sun is on Mandara in mid-day: therefore the meridian Sun is meant here, began to burn with the fiery rays of his eyes, Akşa, along with his forces and vehicles.
स मन्दराग्रस्त इवांशुमाली विवृद्धकोपो बलवीर्यसंवृतः। कुमारमक्षं सबलं सवाहनं ददाह नेत्राग्निमरीचिभिस्तदा॥