मालदेशसमाक्रान्तसर्वपाश्चात्यतङ्गणम् । दक्षिणाब्धितटायातलङ्कादूतविनोदितम् ॥ २३ ॥
māladēśasamākrāntasarvapāścātyataṅgaṇam | dakṣiṇābdhitaṭāyātalaṅkādūtavinōditam || 23 ||
Translation
all the western Taṅgaṇas overrun by the lord of Mālava; amused by envoys from Laṅkā come from the shore of the southern ocean;
Word by word
- māladēśa
- of Mālava
- samākrānta
- overrun
- sarva
- all
- pāścātya
- western
- taṅgaṇam
- the Taṅgaṇas
- dakṣiṇa
- southern
- abdhi
- of the ocean
- taṭa
- from the shore
- āyāta
- come
- laṅkā
- from Laṅkā
- dūta
- by envoys
- vinōditam
- amused
Meaning
The commentary: the king of Mālava had attacked the western lands called Taṅgaṇa for him; an envoy from the southern ocean's shore came and amused him with news of Laṅkā.