लेखामर्यादया दीर्घबद्धया स्थापितस्थिति । अनिवार्यमहासैन्यझाङ्काराश्रुतसंकथम् ॥ ८ ॥
lēkhāmaryādayā dīrghabaddhayā sthāpitasthiti | anivāryamahāsainyajhāṅkārāśrutasaṁkatham || 8 ||
Translation
its place fixed by a long line drawn as a boundary; where no word could be heard for the irresistible clangour of the great host;
Word by word
- lēkhā
- by a line
- maryādayā
- as a boundary
- dīrgha
- long
- baddhayā
- drawn
- sthāpita
- fixed
- sthiti
- its place
- anivārya
- irresistible
- mahā
- great
- sainya
- of the host
- jhāṅkāra
- for the clangour
- aśruta
- could not be heard
- saṁkatham
- where talk
Meaning
A line has been drawn on the ground, and each army keeps behind it until the signal. Another commentary: a long line drawn as a limit, as one draws a line to keep off snakes. The noise of the two hosts, armour, weapons, the stamp of horses and elephants, is so great that no one can hear what another says.