आगच्छच्छूरसन्मानोन्मुखगन्धर्वचारणम् । शूरोन्मुखामरस्त्रैणकटाक्षेक्षितसङ्कटम् ॥ २१ ॥
āgacchacchūrasanmānōnmukhagandharvacāraṇam | śūrōnmukhāmarastraiṇakaṭākṣēkṣitasaṅkaṭam || 21 ||
Translation
where gandharvas and cāraṇas were ready to honour the heroes as they came; crowded with the side-glances that the women of the gods cast toward the heroes;
Word by word
- āgacchac
- (āgacchat) as they came
- śūra
- the heroes
- sanmāna
- to honour
- unmukha
- ready, turned toward
- gandharva
- gandharvas
- cāraṇam
- and cāraṇas
- amara
- of the gods
- straiṇa
- the women
- kaṭākṣa
- side-glances
- īkṣita
- seen with
- saṅkaṭam
- crowded
Meaning
The welcome is prepared: musicians and bards stand ready to sing the arriving heroes in. And the divine women already have their eyes on them. The first commentary: the gandharvas and cāraṇas were girded for the honour of welcoming the heroes who fell on the field.