तरत्तरलभापूरसपक्षसकलायुधम् । धमद्धमितिशब्दैश्च श्वासोत्थैर्ध्मातखान्तरम् ॥ २० ॥
tarattaralabhāpūrasapakṣasakalāyudham | dhamaddhamitiśabdaiśca śvāsōtthairdhmātakhāntaram || 20 ||
Translation
its weapons all as if winged with floods of quivering light; the space of the sky blasted with the sounds "dham, dham" and with the blowing of breath.
Word by word
- tarat
- quivering
- tarala
- flickering
- bhā
- of light
- pūra
- with floods
- sapakṣa
- as if winged
- sakala
- all
- āyudham
- its weapons
- dhamaddhamiti
- "dham, dham"
- śabdaiś
- (śabdaiḥ) with the sounds
- ca
- and
- śvāsa
- of breath
- utthair
- (utthaiḥ) with blasts risen from
- dhmāta
- blasted
- kha
- of the sky
- antaram
- the space
Meaning
The light flickers along the weapons so that they seem to have wings. And the sky is full of sound: the drums beating "dham, dham" and the conches sounded with the breath. The first commentary: the sky of both armies resounded with the drums and with the conches blown by the breath of the mouth. The silence of vv. 16–17 is breaking.