हुङ्कारहतहेत्युग्रसङ्घट्टकटुटाङ्कृतः । तरद्धारातरङ्गाभ्रदन्तुराशेषदिङ्मुखः ॥ १२ ॥
huṅkārahatahētyugrasaṅghaṭṭakaṭuṭāṅkṛtaḥ | taraddhārātaraṅgābhradanturāśēṣadiṅmukhaḥ || 12 ||
Translation
the harsh twang of weapons fiercely clashing drowned by war-cries; every quarter jagged with clouds that were the waves of moving blades;
Word by word
- huṅkāra
- by war-cries
- hata
- drowned
- hēti
- of weapons
- ugra
- fiercely
- saṅghaṭṭa
- clashing
- kaṭu
- harsh
- ṭāṅkṛtaḥ
- the twang
- tarad
- (tarat) moving
- dhārā
- of blades
- taraṅga
- the waves
- abhra
- with clouds
- dantura
- jagged
- aśēṣa
- every
- diṅmukhaḥ
- quarter
Meaning
Even the clash of steel is drowned by the shouting. The first commentary: the harsh clangour was overpowered by the heroes' cries. The flashing blades rise and fall like waves, or like ragged clouds along every horizon.