Texts 18-19] Dhruva Maharaja’s Fight with the Yaksas 443
tasya te capa-nirmukta
bhittva varmani raksasam
kayan avivisus tigma
girin asanayo yatha
tasya—of Dhruva; te—those arrows; capa—from the bow; nirmuktah—
released; bhittva—having pierced; varmani—shields; raksasam—of the de-
mons; kayan—bodies; avivisuh-~entered; tigmah—sharp; girin—mountains;
asanayah—thunderbolts; yatha—just like.
TRANSLATION
The sharp arrows released from the bow of Dhruva Maharaja pierced the
shields and bodies of the enemy, like the thunderbolts released by the King
of heaven, which dismantle the bodies of the mountains.
TEXTS 18-19
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ARAN Ta Caiteratet: 112811
bhallaih saichidyamananam
Sirobhis caru-kundalath
urubhir hema-talabhair
dorbhir valaya-valgubhih
hara-keyura-mukutair
usnisaig ca maha-dhanaih
astrtas ta rana-bhuvo
rejur vira-mano-harah
bhallaih—by his arrows; saftichidyamananam—of the Yaksas who were
cul to pieces; sirobhih—with heads; caru—beautiful; kundalaih—with
earrings; wrubhih—with thighs; hema-talabhaih—like golden palm trees;
dorbhih—with arms; valaya-valgubhih—with beautiful bracelets; hara—
with garlands; keyitra—armlets; mukufath—and helmets; usnisaih—with
turbans; ca—also; maha-dhanaih—very valuable; dstrtah—covered; tah—
those; rana-bhuvah—battlefields; rejuh—began to glimmer; vira—of the
heroes; manah-harah— bewildering the minds.
