Devanagari
मत्स्यो गृहीतो मत्स्यघ्नैर्जालेनान्यै: सहार्णवे ।
तस्योदरगतं लोहं स शल्ये लुब्धकोऽकरोत् ॥ २३ ॥
Verse text
matsyo gṛhīto matsya-ghnair
jālenānyaiḥ sahārṇave
tasyodara-gataṁ lohaṁ
sa śalye lubdhako ’karot
Synonyms
matsyaḥ
—
the fish
;
gṛhītaḥ
—
being seized
;
matsya
—
ghnaiḥ — by fishermen
;
jālena
—
with a net
;
anyaiḥ saha
—
along with other fish
;
arṇave
—
within the ocean
;
tasya
—
of the fish
;
udara
—
gatam — contained in the stomach
;
loham
—
lump of iron
;
saḥ
—
he (Jarā)
;
śalye
—
on his arrow
;
lubdhakaḥ
—
a hunter
;
akarot
—
placed .
Translation
The fish was caught in the ocean along with other fish in a fishermen’s net. The iron lump in the fish’s stomach was taken by the hunter Jarā, who fixed it as an arrowhead at the end of his shaft.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
The fish was caught in the ocean along with other fish in a fisherman's net. The iron lump in the fish's stomach was taken by the hunter Jarā, who fixed it at the tip of his arrow.