सैन्यनिक्षिप्तकुम्भाग्निदग्धयोधोज्झितायुधः । सैन्यनिक्षिप्तकुम्भस्थतप्ताङ्गारहतेक्षणः । सैन्यनिक्षिप्तकुम्भस्थविषवारिदलज्जनः ॥ ४६ ॥
sainyanikṣiptakumbhāgnidagdhayōdhōjjhitāyudhaḥ | sainyanikṣiptakumbhasthataptāṅgārahatēkṣaṇaḥ | sainyanikṣiptakumbhasthaviṣavāridalajjanaḥ || 46 ||
Translation
weapons dropped by warriors burnt by fire from pots hurled into the army; eyes struck by hot coals from pots hurled into the army; men perishing by poisoned water from pots hurled into the army;
Word by word
- sainya
- into the army
- nikṣipta
- hurled
- kumbha
- from pots
- agni
- by fire
- dagdha
- burnt
- yōdha
- by warriors
- ujjhita
- dropped
- āyudhaḥ
- weapons
- stha
- in
- tapta
- hot
- aṅgāra
- by coals
- hata
- struck
- īkṣaṇaḥ
- eyes
- viṣa
- poisoned
- vāri
- by water
- dalaj
- (dalat) perishing
- janaḥ
- men
Meaning
Three kinds of pot-weapon, each half-verse starting with the same words: fire that makes men drop their arms, hot coals that blind them, poisoned water that kills. The repetition is deliberate, like a drumbeat.