Devanagari
वचोभि: परुषैरिन्द्रमर्दयन्तोऽस्य मर्मसु ।
शरैरवाकिरन् मेघा धाराभिरिव पर्वतम् ॥ २० ॥
Verse text
vacobhiḥ paruṣair indram
ardayanto ’sya marmasu
śarair avākiran meghā
dhārābhir iva parvatam
Synonyms
vacobhiḥ
—
with harsh words
;
paruṣaiḥ
—
very rough and cruel
;
indram
—
King Indra
;
ardayantaḥ
—
chastising, piercing
;
asya
—
of Indra
;
marmasu
—
in the heart, etc.
;
śaraiḥ
—
with arrows
;
avākiran
—
covered all around
;
meghāḥ
—
clouds
;
dhārābhiḥ
—
with showers of rain
;
iva
—
just as
;
parvatam
—
a mountain.
Translation
Rebuking Indra with harsh, cruel words that were piercing to the heart, these demons showered him with arrows, just as torrents of rain wash a great mountain.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Rebuking Indra with harsh words that were piercing to the heart, these demons showered him with arrows, just as clouds shower torrents of rain upon a mountain.