अङ्कुशाकृष्टशूरेशरथेभहयकेतनः । हलाहलिहताल्लूनहेलाकुलकुलाचलः ॥ ४० ॥
aṅkuśākṛṣṭaśūrēśarathēbhahayakētanaḥ | halāhalihatāllūnahēlākulakulācalaḥ || 40 ||
Translation
the banners of the chariots, elephants and horses of the lords of heroes dragged down by hooks; firm as the great mountains, the heroes careless of those cut down in the fight with ploughshares;
Word by word
- aṅkuśa
- by hooks
- ākṛṣṭa
- dragged down
- śūra
- of heroes
- īśa
- of the lords
- ratha
- of the chariots
- ibha
- elephants
- haya
- and horses
- kētanaḥ
- the banners
- halāhali
- in the fight with ploughshares
- hatāt
- struck
- lūna
- cut down
- hēlā
- careless
- ākula
- busy
- kulācalaḥ
- firm as the great mountains
Meaning
Hooks (aṅkuśa) pull down the banners of the commanders' chariots and mounts. The second half is hard: both commentaries take it of heroes standing like the great mountains (kulācala) among the enemy, disdaining those struck down in the fight with ploughshare-weapons (hala). Say only that much.