गजप्रतिमसम्पन्नमहारुधिरबुद्बुदः । सैन्यप्रवाहविचलद्धयहस्तिजलेचरः ॥ १३ ॥
gajapratimasampannamahārudhirabudbudaḥ | sainyapravāhavicaladdhayahastijalēcaraḥ || 13 ||
Translation
its bubbles great bubbles of blood as big as elephants; its sea-creatures the horses and elephants moving in the current of the army.
Word by word
- gaja
- elephants
- pratima
- as big as
- sampanna
- risen
- mahā
- great
- rudhira
- of blood
- budbudaḥ
- its bubbles
- sainya
- of the army
- pravāha
- in the current
- vicalad
- (vicalat) moving
- haya
- horses
- hasti
- and elephants
- jalēcaraḥ
- its sea-creatures
Meaning
The ocean of battle is complete: blood bubbles rise as large as elephants, and the war-beasts swim in the current.