संग्रामवीरुत्पवनो मनोमातङ्गकेसरी । समस्तविद्यादयितः सर्वाश्चर्यगुणाकरः ॥ २२ ॥
saṁgrāmavīrutpavanō manōmātaṅgakēsarī | samastavidyādayitaḥ sarvāścaryaguṇākaraḥ || 22 ||
Translation
a gale to the shrubs of battle, a lion to the elephant of the mind, dear to every learning, a mine of every wondrous quality;
Word by word
- saṁgrāma
- of battle
- vīrut
- to the shrubs
- pavanō
- (pavanaḥ) a gale
- manō
- (manaḥ) of the mind
- mātaṅga
- to the elephant
- kēsarī
- a lion
- samasta
- every
- vidyā
- to learning
- dayitaḥ
- dear
- sarva
- every
- āścarya
- wondrous
- guṇa
- of quality
- ākaraḥ
- a mine
Meaning
The commentary: as wind shakes creepers, he shook the hearts of his enemies in battle; he was a lion in crushing the elephant of the proud foe's mind (or, as a lion holds the elephant in its claws, he held his own mind in check); dear to every branch of learning; a mine of wondrous qualities.