लकुटोल्लोडनोड्डीनप्रोड्डामरचटद्भटः । यन्त्रपाषाणसम्पातपिष्टकेतुरथद्रुमः ॥ ३३ ॥
lakuṭōllōḍanōḍḍīnaprōḍḍāmaracaṭadbhaṭaḥ | yantrapāṣāṇasampātapiṣṭakēturathadrumaḥ || 33 ||
Translation
warriors scattering in panic, fleeing from the stirring of clubs; banners, chariots and trees crushed by stones hurled by machines;
Word by word
- lakuṭa
- of clubs
- ullōḍana
- from the stirring
- uḍḍīna
- fleeing
- prōḍḍāmara
- in panic
- caṭad
- (caṭat) scattering
- bhaṭaḥ
- warriors
- yantra
- by machines
- pāṣāṇa
- of stones
- sampāta
- by the fall
- piṣṭa
- crushed
- kētu
- banners
- ratha
- chariots
- drumaḥ
- and trees
Meaning
Some flee the great cudgels as cattle flee the herdsman's stick (the first commentary's image), hiding behind trees and shields. Stones from the machines crush banners, chariots and trees.