उत्तरद्वारगासंख्यरथहस्त्यश्वसङ्कुलम् । एकभृत्यविनिर्णीतदक्षिणापथविग्रहम् ॥ २१ ॥
uttaradvāragāsaṁkhyarathahastyaśvasaṅkulam | ēkabhṛtyavinirṇītadakṣiṇāpathavigraham || 21 ||
Translation
at the northern gate a press of countless chariots, elephants and horses; having settled a war in the southern lands through a single servant;
Word by word
- uttara
- northern
- dvāra
- at the gate
- gā
- present
- asaṁkhya
- countless
- ratha
- chariots
- hasti
- elephants
- aśva
- and horses
- saṅkulam
- a press
- ēka
- a single
- bhṛtya
- through servant
- vinirṇīta
- having settled
- dakṣiṇāpatha
- in the southern lands
- vigraham
- a war
Meaning
The commentary: the north gate was crowded with chariots, elephants and horses; and by the word of one servant he had decided the course of a war in the south. The verses now list his power: what others do with armies he does with a word.