यशःकर्पूरजलदसुशुभ्राम्बरपर्वतम् । रोदसीस्तम्भभूतैकस्वप्रतापजितार्ककम् ॥ २९ ॥
yaśaḥkarpūrajaladasuśubhrāmbaraparvatam | rōdasīstambhabhūtaikasvapratāpajitārkakam || 29 ||
Translation
the mountains of the sky made bright white by the camphor-clouds of his fame; the sun outdone by his own single glory, which is the pillar of heaven and earth;
Word by word
- yaśaḥ
- of his fame
- karpūra
- camphor
- jalada
- by the clouds
- suśubhra
- made bright white
- ambara
- of the sky
- parvatam
- the mountains
- rōdasī
- of heaven and earth
- stambha
- the pillar
- bhūta
- which is
- ēka
- single
- sva
- his own
- pratāpa
- by glory
- jita
- outdone
- arkakam
- the sun
Meaning
The commentary: the clouds, white as camphor, of his fame, had made the mountains white; like a pillar of heaven and earth, he had outdone the sun's brightness by his own glory.