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?"
Word by word
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
Ravana Himself Appears on the Battle-front
140 verses · Verse 12 of 140
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