गृह्णन् निशङ्गादथ सन्दधच्छरान् विकृष्य मुञ्चन् शितबाणपूगान् । निघ्नन् रथान् कुञ्जरवाजिपत्तीन् निरन्तरं यद्वदलातचक्रम् ॥ २३ ॥
gṛhṇan niśaṅgād atha sandadhac charān vikṛṣya muñcan śita-bāṇa-pūgān nighnan rathān kuñjara-vāji-pattīn nirantaraṁ yadvad alāta-cakram
- gṛhṇan
- taking
- niśaṅgāt
- from His quiver
- atha
- then
- sandadhat
- fixing
- śarān
- arrows
- vikṛṣya
- pulling back
- muñcan
- releasing
- śita
- sharp
- bāṇa
- of arrows
- pūgān
- floods
- nighnan
- striking
- rathān
- chariots
- kuñjara
- elephants
- vāji
- horses
- pattīn
- and infantrymen
- nirantaram
- relentlessly
- yadvat
- just like
- alāta-cakram
- a burning torch whirled around to make a circle of fire
Lord Kṛṣṇa took arrows from His quiver, fixed them on the bowstring, pulled back, and released endless torrents of sharp shafts, which struck the enemy’s chariots, elephants, horses and infantrymen. The Lord shooting His arrows resembled a blazing circle of fire.