उद्यतामलनिस्त्रिंशधारासारवहज्जनम् । कचत्परस्वधप्रासभिन्दिपालर्ष्टिमुद्गरम् ॥ ५ ॥
udyatāmalanistriṁśadhārāsāravahajjanam | kacatparasvadhaprāsabhindipālarṣṭimudgaram || 5 ||
Translation
with men bearing a downpour of the edges of bright, raised swords; with gleaming axes, lances, bhindipālas, spears and maces;
Word by word
- udyata
- raised
- amala
- bright
- nistriṁśa
- of swords
- dhārā
- of the edges
- āsāra
- a downpour
- vahaj
- (vahat) bearing
- janam
- with men
- kacat
- gleaming
- parasvadha
- axes
- prāsa
- lances
- bhindipāla
- bhindipālas
- ṛṣṭi
- spears
- mudgaram
- and maces
Meaning
The weapons of an Indian army as the epics know them: the sword (nistriṃśa), the axe (paraśvadha), the lance (prāsa), the bhindipāla (a short javelin or throwing club), the ṛṣṭi (a spear or double-edged sword) and the mace (mudgara). The swords held up together look like a rain-shower of steel. The scene is still: none of these has yet been used.