विस्फूर्जयन्नाजगवं धनु: स्वयंयदाचरत्क्ष्मामविषह्यमाजौ । तदा निलिल्युर्दिशि दिश्यसन्तोलाङ्गूलमुद्यम्य यथा मृगेन्द्र: ॥ २३ ॥
visphurjayann aja-gavam dhanuh svayam yadacarat ksmam avisahyam ajau tada nililyur disi disy asanto langulam udyamya yatha mrgendrah
- visphurjayan
- vibrating
- aja-gavam
- made of the horns of goats and bulls
- dhanuh
- his bow
- svayam
- personally
- yada
- when
- acarat
- will travel
- ksmam
- on the earth
- avisahyam
- irresistible
- ajau
- in battle
- tada
- at that time
- nililyuh
- will hide themselves
- disi disi
- in all directions
- asantah
- demoniac men
- langulam
- tail
- udyamya
- keeping high
- yatha
- as
- mrgendrah
- the lion.
When the lion travels in the forest with its tail turned upward, all menial animals hide themselves. Similarly, when King Prthu will travel over his kingdom and vibrate the string of his bow, which is made of the horns of goats and bulls and is irresistible in battle, all demoniac rogues and thieves will hide themselves in all directions.