हेतिवर्षाशनिच्छिन्नभूतलामलभूधरः । गजराजगिरिव्रातपातपिष्टजनव्रजः ॥ २५ ॥
hētivarṣāśanicchinnabhūtalāmalabhūdharaḥ | gajarājagirivrātapātapiṣṭajanavrajaḥ || 25 ||
Translation
its ground and its spotless hills shattered by the thunderbolts of the rain of weapons; its crowds of people crushed by the falling mountains that are the lordly elephants;
Word by word
- hēti
- of weapons
- varṣa
- of the rain
- aśani
- by the thunderbolts
- chinna
- shattered
- bhūtala
- its ground
- amala
- spotless
- bhūdharaḥ
- and its hills
- gajarāja
- that are the lordly elephants
- giri
- mountains
- vrāta
- the many
- pāta
- by the falling
- piṣṭa
- crushed
- jana
- of people
- vrajaḥ
- its crowds
Meaning
The thunderbolt (aśani) of the world's end splits mountains; here it is the shower of weapons. The great elephants falling are mountains crashing down on the people below.