पदातिरथहस्त्यश्वपताकाच्छत्रचामरैः । कदा स्यां दशदिक्कुञ्जपूरकोऽहं महीपतिः ॥ ११ ॥
padātirathahastyaśvapatākācchatracāmaraiḥ | kadā syāṁ daśadikkuñjapūrakō’haṁ mahīpatiḥ || 11 ||
Translation
When shall I be a lord of the earth, filling the bowers of the ten quarters with foot-soldiers, chariots, elephants, horses, banners, umbrellas and chowries?
Word by word
- padāti
- with foot-soldiers
- ratha
- chariots
- hasti
- elephants
- aśva
- horses
- patākā
- banners
- chatra
- umbrellas
- cāmaraiḥ
- and chowries
- kadā
- when
- syāṁ
- shall be
- daśa
- ten
- dik
- of the quarters
- kuñja
- the bowers
- pūrakō
- (pūrakaḥ) filling
- ahaṁ
- I
- mahīpatiḥ
- a lord of the earth
Meaning
The commentary on verses 11 to 13: when shall I be a king who fills the ten quarters with infantry, chariots, elephants, horses, banners, umbrellas and whisks? The wish is exact, image for image, the procession he has seen.