दूरोड्डीनकचत्खड्गखण्डतारकिताम्बरः । शक्तिनिर्मुक्तशक्त्योघविभिन्नेभावृतावनिः ॥ २७ ॥
dūrōḍḍīnakacatkhaḍgakhaṇḍatārakitāmbaraḥ | śaktinirmuktaśaktyōghavibhinnēbhāvṛtāvaniḥ || 27 ||
Translation
the sky starred with gleaming pieces of swords flung far; the ground covered with elephants pierced by hosts of spears hurled with all strength;
Word by word
- dūra
- far
- uḍḍīna
- flung
- kacat
- gleaming
- khaḍga
- of swords
- khaṇḍa
- with pieces
- tārakita
- starred
- ambaraḥ
- the sky
- śakti
- with all strength
- nirmukta
- hurled
- śaktya
- (śakti) of spears
- ōgha
- by hosts
- vibhinna
- pierced
- ibha
- with elephants
- āvṛta
- covered
- avaniḥ
- the ground
Meaning
The broken blades glitter high in the air like stars. The great elephants, pierced by spears (śakti) thrown with full force, fall until they cover the ground.