SB 1.17.29
तत्पादमूलं शिरसा समगाद्भयविह्वलः ॥ २९ ॥
tat-pāda-mūlaṁ śirasā samagād bhaya-vihvalaḥ
Synonyms
abhipretya — having understood [(ālakṣya);166 (jñātvā)167]; tam — [that] he [Parīkṣit]; jighāṁsum — intended to kill him [hantum icchum]; [Kali]; bhaya-vihvalaḥ — overwhelmed with fear [bhayena vyākulaḥ168]; vihāya — cast aside; nṛpa-lāñchanam — [his] royal insignia [(rāja-cihnam);169 his crown and other emblems of royalty (kirīṭādīni); in doing so, Kali reflected as follows: “I am no match for him in battle, yet the martial code dictates that it is inappropriate for a warrior to surrender (vihāya nṛpa-lāñchanam iti tadā kalināpy evaṁ vicāritam—anena saha yoddhuṁ na me śaktir na ca kṣatriyasya śaraṇāpattir ucitā). Therefore, I shall indeed cast aside this royal insignia and fall at his feet” (ato nṛpa-cihnaṁ vihāyaiva pādayor asya patāmīti).170]; samagāt — [and] prostrated [before him (papāta)]; śirasā — with his head [placed]; tat-pāda-mūlam — at his feet [tasya parīkṣitaḥ pādayor mūlam].
Translation
Having understood that Parīkṣit intended to kill him, Kali, overwhelmed with fear, cast aside his royal insignia and prostrated before him with his head placed at his feet.