Chapter 1 · Devya Kavacham
Verse 52
नश्यन्ति दर्शनात्तस्य कवचे हृदि संस्थिते। मानोन्नतिर्भवेद् राज्ञस्तेजोवृद्धिकरं परम् ॥ ५२ ॥
naśyanti darśanāttasya kavacē hṛdi saṁsthitē | mānōnnatirbhavēd rājñastējōvṛddhikaraṁ param || 52 ||
Translation
all these perish at the very sight of one in whose heart the Armour is established. He is raised in honour by the king, for this Armour is the supreme increaser of splendour.
Word by word
- naśyanti
- they perish
- darśanāt
- at the sight
- tasya
- of him
- kavacē
- when the armour
- hṛdi
- in the heart
- saṁsthitē
- is established
- mānōnnatiḥ
- rise in honour
- bhavēd
- comes
- rājñaḥ
- from the king
- tējōvṛddhikaraṁ
- increasing splendour
- param
- supreme
Meaning
The long sentence closes: every hostile force listed in the last three verses flees from one who holds the Armour in the heart. Worldly honour follows as well.