मत्तहासविलासेन मृत्युना परिचर्वितः । गर्विताद्रीन्द्रनागेन्द्रखर्विताम्भोदगर्जितः ॥ २३ ॥
mattahāsavilāsēna mṛtyunā paricarvitaḥ | garvitādrīndranāgēndrakharvitāmbhōdagarjitaḥ || 23 ||
Translation
chewed up by Death, frenzied with laughter and play; the roar of the clouds put to shame by the lords of elephants, proud as kings of mountains;
Word by word
- matta
- frenzied
- hāsa
- with laughter
- vilāsēna
- and play
- mṛtyunā
- by Death
- paricarvitaḥ
- chewed up
- garvita
- proud
- adrīndra
- as kings of mountains
- nāgēndra
- by the lords of elephants
- kharvita
- put to shame
- ambhōda
- of the clouds
- garjitaḥ
- the roar
Meaning
Death is here a person, laughing wildly as he chews up the warriors by the hundred. The great elephants, as proud and huge as mountains, trumpet louder than the clouds. Another commentary: the elephants outdid the clouds in height and in roaring.