तरत्तरङ्गविहगः पतत्करिघटातटः । त्रस्तभीरुमृगानीकस्फूर्जद्घुरुघुरारवः ॥ १५ ॥
tarattaraṅgavihagaḥ patatkarighaṭātaṭaḥ | trastabhīrumṛgānīkasphūrjadghurughurāravaḥ || 15 ||
Translation
its birds the moving waves; its slopes the herds of falling elephants; its "ghuru-ghura" roar from herds of frightened timid deer;
Word by word
- tarat
- moving
- taraṅga
- the waves
- vihagaḥ
- its birds
- patat
- falling
- kari
- of elephants
- ghaṭā
- the herds
- taṭaḥ
- its slopes
- trasta
- frightened
- bhīru
- timid
- mṛga
- of deer
- anīka
- from herds
- sphūrjad
- (sphūrjat) bursting
- ghurughura
- "ghuru-ghura"
- āravaḥ
- its roar
Meaning
Now the battle is a mountain forest. The timid warriors are frightened deer, and their cries are the sounds of the forest.