Devanagari
नमुचि: पञ्चदशभि: स्वर्णपुङ्खैर्महेषुभि: ।
आहत्य व्यनदत्सङ्ख्ये सतोय इव तोयद: ॥ २३ ॥
Verse text
namuciḥ pañca-daśabhiḥ
svarṇa-puṅkhair maheṣubhiḥ
āhatya vyanadat saṅkhye
satoya iva toyadaḥ
Synonyms
namuciḥ
—
the demon named Namuci
;
pañca-daśabhiḥ
—
with fifteen
;
svarṇa-puṅkhaiḥ
—
with golden feathers attached
;
mahā-iṣubhiḥ
—
very powerful arrows
;
āhatya
—
piercing
;
vyanadat
—
resounded
;
saṅkhye
—
on the battlefield
;
sa-toyaḥ
—
bearing water
;
iva
—
like
;
toya-daḥ
—
a cloud that delivers rain.
Translation
Then Namuci, another demon, attacked Indra and injured him with fifteen very powerful golden-feathered arrows, which roared like a cloud full of water.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Then Namuci, another demon, attacking Indra with fifteen very powerful golden-feathered arrows just as a cloud pours water, shouted thunderously on the battlefield.