iti — thus indra-anucaraiḥ — by the followers of Indra brahman — O brāhmaṇa dharṣitaḥ — impudently attacked api — although mahā-muniḥ — the elevated sage yat — that na agāt — he did not succumb ahamaḥ — of false ego bhāvam — to the transformation na — not tat — that citram — surprising mahatsu — for great souls hi — indeed.