कङ्कटोत्थस्फुरद्वह्निसटास्पृष्टशिरोरुहः । रणत्पतदसिव्रातमत्तपीनझणज्झणः ॥ १६ ॥
kaṅkaṭōtthasphuradvahnisaṭāspṛṣṭaśirōruhaḥ | raṇatpatadasivrātamattapīnajhaṇajjhaṇaḥ || 16 ||
Translation
hair touched by manes of flickering fire leaping from armour; a clashing "jhaṇa-jhaṇa" of falling swords, sounding, mad and heavy;
Word by word
- kaṅkaṭa
- from armour
- uttha
- leaping
- sphurad
- (sphurat) flickering
- vahni
- of fire
- saṭā
- by manes
- spṛṣṭa
- touched
- śirōruhaḥ
- hair
- raṇat
- sounding
- patad
- (patat) falling
- asi
- of swords
- vrāta
- hosts
- matta
- mad
- pīna
- heavy
- jhaṇajjhaṇaḥ
- a "jhaṇa-jhaṇa"
Meaning
The sparks from struck armour are so many that they rise like flames, licking the warriors' hair. The first commentary: flames like matted locks of fire. And the swords, falling in hosts, clash with a heavy ring; the commentary adds that the sound doubled the heroes' ardour.