ते कामरूपिणः क्रूरा दंष्ट्रिणः पिङ्गलेक्षणाः | मातङ्ग इव नर्दन्तो ध्वस्तकेशा भयावहाः || ६-७८-१४ परिवार्य महाकाया महाकायं खरात्मजम् | अभिजघ्नस्ततो हृष्टाश्चलयन्तो नभस्तलम् || ६-७८-१५
te kaamaruupiNaH kruuraa daMShTriNaH piN^galekShaNaaH | maataN^ga iva nardanto dhvastakeshaa bhayaavahaaH || 6-78-14 parivaarya mahaakaayaa mahaakaayaM kharaatmajam | abhijaghnastato hR^iShTaashchalayanto nabhastalam || 6-78-15
Translation
Those cruel demons, who can change their forms at will, who had protruding tusks, had tawny coloured eyes, had their disheveled hair, creating terror with their colossal bodies, then marched forward like roaring elephants, shaking the firmament and surrounded the huge-bodied Makaraksha.
Word by word
te kruuraaH
the cruel demons
kaamaruupiNah
who can change their forms at will
damShTriNaH
with their protruding tusks
piN^galekShaNaaH
with tawny coloured eyes
dhvantakeshaaH
with their disheveled hair
bhayaavahaaH
creating terror
mahaakaayaaH
with their colossal bodies
tataH
then
nardantaH
roaring
maataNgaaH iva
like elephants
parivaarya
having surrounded
mahaakaayam kharaatmajam
the huge-bodied Makaraksha
hR^iShTaaH
were overjoyed
abhijaghnuH
and marched forward
chaalayantaH
shaking
nabhastalam
the firmament.
Chapter context
Ravana Orders Makaraksha
20 verses · Verse 14 of 20
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