गरुत्मत्पक्षविक्षुब्धवनसम्पातकम्पितम् । उद्यद्दिनकरालोकचञ्चत्कनककङ्कटम् ॥ ६ ॥
garutmatpakṣavikṣubdhavanasampātakampitam | udyaddinakarālōkacañcatkanakakaṅkaṭam || 6 ||
Translation
trembling like a forest struck by the wings of Garuḍa; its golden armour flashing in the light of the rising sun;
Word by word
- garutmat
- of Garuḍa
- pakṣa
- by the wings
- vikṣubdha
- struck
- vana
- a forest
- sampāta
- with the swoop
- kampitam
- trembling
- udyad
- (udyat) rising
- dinakara
- of the sun
- ālōka
- in the light
- cañcat
- flashing
- kanaka
- golden
- kaṅkaṭam
- its armour
Meaning
The armies sway like a forest when Garuḍa, the great eagle, sweeps over it and the wind of his wings bends every tree. The armour is golden and catches the morning sun: the battle is to begin at dawn.