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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.5.22

ఆక్రమ్యోరసి దక్షస్య శితధారేణ హేతినా । ఛిన్దన్నపి తదుద్ధర్తుం నాశక్నోత్ త్ర్యమ్బకస్తదా ॥ ౨౨ ॥
ākramyorasi dakṣasya
[aakramyorasi dakshasya]
śita-dhāreṇa hetinā
[shita-dhaarena hetinaa]
chindann api tad uddhartuṁ
[chindann api tad uddhartum]
nāśaknot tryambakas tadā
[naashaknot tryambakas tadaa]
ākramya — having sat urasi — on the chest dakṣasya — of Dakṣa śita-dhāreṇa — having a sharp blade hetinā — with a weapon chindan — cutting api — even though tat — that (head) uddhartum — to separate na aśaknot — was not able tri-ambakaḥ — Vīrabhadra (who had three eyes) tadā — after this.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ākramyorasi dakṣasya
ākramya
having sat
urasi
on the chest
dakṣasya
of Dakṣa
śita-dhāreṇa hetinā
śita-dhāreṇa
having a sharp blade
hetinā
with a weapon
chindann api tad uddhartuṁ
chindan
cutting
api
even though
tat
that (head)
uddhartum
to separate
nāśaknot tryambakas tadā
na aśaknot
was not able
tri-ambakaḥ
Vīrabhadra (who had three eyes)
tadā
after this.
Then Vīrabhadra, the giantlike personality, sat on the chest of Dakṣa and tried to separate his head from his body with sharp weapons, but was unsuccessful.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Vīrabhadra, sitting on the chest of Dakṣa, though trying to cut off his head with a sharp sword, could not separate it from the body. Hetinā means “using a sword.” Tat refers to his head. Tryambakaḥ is Vīrabhadra.
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