Devanagari
उष्ट्रै: केचिदिभै: केचिदपरे युयुधु: खरै: ।
केचिद्गौरमुखैरृक्षैर्द्वीपिभिर्हरिभिर्भटा: ॥ ९ ॥
Verse text
uṣṭraiḥ kecid ibhaiḥ kecid
apare yuyudhuḥ kharaiḥ
kecid gaura-mukhair ṛkṣair
dvīpibhir haribhir bhaṭāḥ
Synonyms
uṣṭraiḥ
—
on the backs of camels
;
kecit
—
some persons
;
ibhaiḥ
—
on the backs of elephants
;
kecit
—
some persons
;
apare
—
others
;
yuyudhuḥ
—
engaged in fighting
;
kharaiḥ
—
on the backs of asses
;
kecit
—
some persons
;
gaura-mukhaiḥ
—
on white-faced monkeys
;
ṛkṣaiḥ
—
on red-faced monkeys
;
dvīpibhiḥ
—
on the backs of tigers
;
haribhiḥ
—
on the backs of lions
;
bhaṭāḥ
—
all the soldiers engaged in this way.
Translation
Some soldiers fought on the backs of camels, some on the backs of elephants, some on asses, some on white-faced and red-faced monkeys, some on tigers and some on lions. In this way, they all engaged in fighting.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Some soldiers fought on the backs of camels, some on the backs of elephants, some on asses, some on red-faced monkeys, some on tigers and some on lions. In this way, they all engaged in fighting.