मा भैष्ट नैते निस्त्रिंशा लीलोत्पलदलत्विषः । अमी वीरावलोकिन्या लक्ष्म्या नयनविभ्रमाः ॥ ६ ॥
mā bhaiṣṭa naitē nistriṁśā līlōtpaladalatviṣaḥ | amī vīrāvalōkinyā lakṣmyā nayanavibhramāḥ || 6 ||
Translation
"Do not be afraid: these are not swords, gleaming like the petals of a blue lotus held in play; they are the glances of Fortune, who looks on heroes."
Word by word
- mā
- do not
- bhaiṣṭa
- be afraid
- na
- not
- ētē
- these
- nistriṁśā
- swords
- līlā
- held in play
- utpala
- of a blue lotus
- dala
- like the petals
- tviṣaḥ
- gleaming
- amī
- they
- vīra
- on heroes
- avalōkinyā
- who looks
- lakṣmyā
- of Fortune
- nayana
- of the eyes
- vibhramāḥ
- the glances
Meaning
A voice of comfort to a frightened man. The flashing swords are dark-blue like lotus petals, and so the speaker turns them into the side-glances of Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune and victory, who looks on the brave. Both commentaries: the glances of the Lakṣmī of victory.