सोऽभूत् समरकल्पान्तो जगत्कवलनाकुलः । पर्यस्तसध्वजच्छत्रपताकारथपत्तनः ॥ २० ॥
sō’bhūt samarakalpāntō jagatkavalanākulaḥ | paryastasadhvajacchatrapatākārathapattanaḥ || 20 ||
Translation
It became the end of an age in battle, bent on swallowing the world, its city of chariots overturned with flags, parasols and banners;
Word by word
- sō
- (saḥ) it
- abhūt
- became
- samara
- in battle
- kalpāntō
- (kalpāntaḥ) the end of an age
- jagat
- the world
- kavalana
- on swallowing
- ākulaḥ
- bent
- paryasta
- overturned
- sa
- with
- dhvaja
- flags
- chatra
- parasols
- patākā
- and banners
- ratha
- of chariots
- pattanaḥ
- its city
Meaning
The last and largest image: the battle is the end of a world-age (kalpānta), when everything is destroyed. The mass of chariots is a city, and it lies overturned.