प्रसरद्धूलिजलदो विगलत्सैन्यसानुमान् । पतद्रथवराढ्याङ्गः प्रतपत्खड्गमण्डलः ॥ १८ ॥
prasaraddhūlijaladō vigalatsainyasānumān | patadrathavarāḍhyāṅgaḥ pratapatkhaḍgamaṇḍalaḥ || 18 ||
Translation
its clouds the spreading dust; its peaks the armies falling away; its body rich with falling chariots; its circle of blazing swords;
Word by word
- prasarad
- (prasarat) spreading
- dhūli
- the dust
- jaladō
- (jaladaḥ) its clouds
- vigalat
- falling away
- sainya
- the armies
- sānumān
- its peaks
- patad
- (patat) falling
- ratha
- with chariots
- vara
- fine
- āḍhya
- rich
- aṅgaḥ
- its body
- pratapat
- blazing
- khaḍga
- of swords
- maṇḍalaḥ
- its circle
Meaning
The armies give way as mountain-sides slip; the dust spreads like cloud; the swords blaze.