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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.14.4

సోఽయజద్ రాజసూయేన విజిత్య భువనత్రయమ్ । పత్నీం బృహస్పతేర్దర్పాత్ తారాం నామాహరద్ బలాత్ ॥ ౪ ॥
so ’yajad rājasūyena
[so ’yajad raajasooyena]
vijitya bhuvana-trayam
[vijitya bhuvana-trayam]
patnīṁ bṛhaspater darpāt
[patneem brihaspater darpaat]
tārāṁ nāmāharad balāt
[taaraam naamaaharad balaat]
Word-for-word
saḥ — he, Soma ayajat — performed rājasūyena — the sacrifice known as Rājasūya vijitya — after conquering bhuvana-trayam — the three worlds (Svarga, Martya and Pātāla) patnīm — the wife bṛhaspateḥ — of Bṛhaspati, the spiritual master of the demigods darpāt — out of pride tārām — Tārā nāma — by name aharat — took away balāt — by force.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
so ’yajad rājasūyena
saḥ
he, Soma
vijitya bhuvana-trayam
ayajat
performed
patnīṁ bṛhaspater darpāt
tārāṁ nāmāharad balāt
rājasūyena
the sacrifice known as Rājasūya
vijitya
after conquering
bhuvana-trayam
the three worlds (Svarga, Martya and Pātāla)
patnīm
the wife
bṛhaspateḥ
of Bṛhaspati, the spiritual master of the demigods
darpāt
out of pride
tārām
Tārā
nāma
by name
aharat
took away
balāt
by force.
After conquering the three worlds [the upper, middle and lower planetary systems], Soma, the moon-god, performed a great sacrifice known as the Rājasūya-yajṣa. Because he was very much puffed up, he forcibly kidnapped Bṛhaspati’s wife, whose name was Tārā.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
After conquering the three worlds, the moon-god performed a Rājasūya sacrifice. Because of pride, he kidnapped Bṛhaspati's wife, Tārā.
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