bhagavan = O powerful sage; śabdam = that sound; ālakṣya = while targeting; mayā = I; gaja-jighāṁsunā = wanting to kill an elephant; visṛṣṭaḥ = shot; ambhasi = towards the water; nārācaḥ = an arrow; tataḥ = then; te = your; nihataḥ = was killed; sutaḥ = son.