युद्धसज्जं सुसन्नद्धमिद्धमग्निमिवाद्भुतम् । पूर्वप्रहारसम्पातप्रेक्षाक्षुब्धाक्षिलक्षितम् ॥ ४ ॥
yuddhasajjaṁ susannaddhamiddhamagnimivādbhutam | pūrvaprahārasampātaprēkṣākṣubdhākṣilakṣitam || 4 ||
Translation
ready for battle, fully armed, blazing like a wondrous fire, marked by eyes restless to see the first blows fall;
Word by word
- yuddha
- for battle
- sajjaṁ
- ready
- su
- fully
- sannaddham
- armed
- iddham
- blazing
- agnim
- a fire
- iva
- like
- adbhutam
- wondrous
- pūrva
- the first
- prahāra
- of blows
- sampāta
- the fall
- prēkṣā
- to see
- kṣubdha
- restless
- akṣi
- by eyes
- lakṣitam
- marked
Meaning
Both armies stand armed and waiting. They blaze like fire with the glint of their weapons and their own fury. Every eye is restless, watching for one thing: the first blow, after which nothing can be held back.