सैन्यव्याकुलवेतालललनोन्मुक्तमुद्गरः । गगनोत्तम्भितोत्तुङ्गशूरतोमरतोरणः ॥ २८ ॥
sainyavyākulavētālalalanōnmuktamudgaraḥ | gaganōttambhitōttuṅgaśūratōmaratōraṇaḥ || 28 ||
Translation
maces let fall by the women of the vetālas, thrown into confusion by the armies; spears of heroes raised high in the sky like arches;
Word by word
- sainya
- by the armies
- vyākula
- thrown into confusion
- vētāla
- of the vetālas
- lalanā
- by the women
- unmukta
- let fall
- mudgaraḥ
- maces
- gagana
- in the sky
- uttambhita
- raised
- uttuṅga
- high
- śūra
- of heroes
- tōmara
- spears
- tōraṇaḥ
- like arches
Meaning
Even the spirit-women who came to watch are thrown into panic and drop their clubs. And the heroes' lances raised together look like festive arches (toraṇa) set up in the air, as for a triumph.