कृष्णायुधांशुजलदश्यामीकृतदिवाकरम् । अनिलाधूतपल्यूलसूत्कृताभशरध्वनि ॥ २४ ॥
kṛṣṇāyudhāṁśujaladaśyāmīkṛtadivākaram | anilādhūtapalyūlasūtkṛtābhaśaradhvani || 24 ||
Translation
its sun darkened by clouds that were the rays of dark weapons; the sound of its arrows like the hissing of reeds shaken by the wind;
Word by word
- kṛṣṇa
- dark
- āyudha
- of weapons
- aṁśu
- the rays
- jalada
- by clouds
- śyāmī
- dark
- kṛta
- made
- divākaram
- its sun
- anila
- by the wind
- ādhūta
- shaken
- palyūla
- of reeds
- sūtkṛta
- the hissing
- ābha
- like
- śara
- of its arrows
- dhvani
- the sound
Meaning
The steel is dark, and its gleam is so thick that it forms a cloud and dims the sun. The arrows, now flying, hiss like reeds (palyūla, a reed or grass) in a strong wind; the first commentary: like the "sūt" sound the wind makes rubbing through them.