शस्त्रवारिकृताम्भोदसदृशावर्तकुण्डलः । संरम्भघनसंचारसेनातिमितिमिङ्गिलः ॥ ७ ॥
śastravārikṛtāmbhōdasadṛśāvartakuṇḍalaḥ | saṁrambhaghanasaṁcārasēnātimitimiṅgilaḥ || 7 ||
Translation
its whirlpools rings like clouds made of the water of weapons; its timis and timiṅgilas the armies moving thick and fast in their fury;
Word by word
- śastra
- of weapons
- vāri
- of the water
- kṛta
- made
- ambhōda
- clouds
- sadṛśa
- like
- āvarta
- its whirlpools
- kuṇḍalaḥ
- rings
- saṁrambha
- in their fury
- ghana
- thick
- saṁcāra
- moving
- sēnā
- the armies
- timi
- its timis
- timiṅgilaḥ
- and timiṅgilas
Meaning
Timi and timiṅgila are the great monsters of Indian sea-lore, the second a fish that swallows the first. The armies, moving fast in their rage, are these monsters of the battle-sea.