Text 4] Svayambhuva Manu Advises Dhruva Maharaja 453
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tasyarsastram dhanusi prayuiijatah
suvarna-punkhah kalahamsa-vasasah
vinihsrta avivisur dvisad-balarh
yatha vanam bhima-ravah sikhandinah
tasya—while Dhruva; a@rsa-astram—the weapon given by Narayana Rsi;
dhanusi—on his bow; prayufjatah—fixed; suvarna-punkhah—(arrows) with
golden shafts; kalahamsa-vasasah—with feathers like the wings of a swan;
vinihsrtah—sprang out; dvivisuh—entered; dvisat-balam—the soldiers of the
enemy ; yatha—just as; vanam—into a forest; bhima-ravah— making a tumul-
tuous sound; sikhandinah—peacocks.
TRANSLATION
Even as Dhruva Maharaja fixed the weapon made by Narayana Rsi onto
his bow, arrows with golden shafts and feathers like the wings of a swan
flew out from it. They entered the enemy soldiers with a great hissing
sound, just as peacocks enter a forest with tumultuous crowing.
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tais tigma-dharaih pradhane sili-mukhair
itas tatah punya-jana upadrutah
tam abhyadhavan kupita udayudhah
suparnam unnaddha-phana ivahayah
taih—by those; tigma-dharaih—which had a sharp point; pradhane—on
the battlefield; sili-mukhaih—arrows; itas tatah—here and there; punya-
janah—the Yakgas; upadrutah—being greatly agitated; tam—toward Dhruva
Maharaja; abhyadhavan—rushed; kupitah—being angry; udayudhah—with
upraised weapons; suparnam—toward Garuda; unnaddha-phanah—with up-
raised hoods; iva—like; ahayah—serpents.
