Verse 12·VR 6.59.12

नाना पताका ध्वज शस्त्र जुष्टम् | प्रास असि शूल आयुध चक्र जुष्टम् | सैन्यम् नग इन्द्र उपम नाग जुष्टम् | कस्य इदम् अक्षोभ्यम् अभीरु जुष्टम् || ६-५९-१२

naanaa pataakaa dhvaja shastra juShTam | praasa asi shuula aayudha cakra juShTam | sainyam naga indra upama naaga juShTam | kasya idam akShobhyam abhiiru juShTam || 6-59-12

Translation

"Who is in command of this army, furnished with every kind of standard, banner and canopy, armed with javelins, swords, stakes and other weapons and missiles and composed of imperturbable soldiers and elephants as high as the Mahendra Mountain?"

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kasya

whose

sainyam

army

idam

is this

naanaapataaka dhvajachhatrajuSTam

furnished with every kind of standard; banner and canopy

praasaasishuulaayudha shastra juSTam

armed with javelins; swords; stakes and other weapons and missiles

abhiirujuSTam

presenting fear-less soldiers

akSobhyam

and imperturbable

mahendropama naagajuSTam

with elephants as high as the Mahendra Mountain?

Chapter context

59

Ravana Himself Appears on the Battle-front

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