अस्त्रमार्गनभोभागविद्रवद्भूतमण्डलम् । आहोपुरुषिकाक्षुब्धप्रेक्षकामोदनोद्भटम् ॥ १७ ॥
astramārganabhōbhāgavidravadbhūtamaṇḍalam | āhōpuruṣikākṣubdhaprēkṣakāmōdanōdbhaṭam || 17 ||
Translation
where crowds of beings fled from the parts of the sky that lay in the path of the missiles; boisterous with the delight of onlookers stirred by the rivalry of "who is the better man";
Word by word
- astra
- of the missiles
- mārga
- in the path
- nabhō
- (nabhaḥ) of the sky
- bhāga
- from the parts
- vidravad
- (vidravat) fled
- bhūta
- of beings
- maṇḍalam
- where crowds
- āhōpuruṣikā
- by rivalry, "I am the better man"
- kṣubdha
- stirred
- prēkṣaka
- of onlookers
- āmōdana
- with the delight
- udbhaṭam
- boisterous
Meaning
Two scenes in the crowd. Where the arrows fly, the spectators scatter. And among them is the excitement of any crowd at a contest: āhopuruṣikā is the boast "I am the man!", the warriors' pride in their own prowess, and the onlookers are stirred by it and cheer. The first commentary: the warriors, roused by pride in their manhood, delight the watchers.