पतत्समदमातङ्गकम्पितोर्वीलुठद्द्रयः । रणद्रथरयोत्पन्नक्षरद्रक्तसरित्पथः ॥ २१ ॥
patatsamadamātaṅgakampitōrvīluṭhaddrayaḥ | raṇadratharayōtpannakṣaradraktasaritpathaḥ || 21 ||
Translation
the earth shaken by falling elephants in rut, and those who ran rolling on it; paths of rivers of flowing blood opened by the speed of the rumbling chariots;
Word by word
- patat
- falling
- samada
- in rut
- mātaṅga
- by elephants
- kampita
- shaken
- urvī
- the earth
- luṭhad
- (luṭhat) rolling
- drayaḥ
- those who ran
- raṇad
- (raṇat) rumbling
- ratha
- of the chariots
- raya
- by the speed
- utpanna
- opened
- kṣarad
- (kṣarat) flowing
- rakta
- of blood
- sarit
- of rivers
- pathaḥ
- paths
Meaning
When the great elephants fall, the ground shakes so that even runners are thrown down and roll; the first commentary: the earth shaken by the falling elephants, the runners rolled on it. The chariot wheels cut ruts in the ground, and blood runs in them like rivers.