Devanagari
निरीक्ष्य पृतनां देव: परैरभ्यर्दितां रणे ।
उदयच्छद् रिपुं हन्तुं वज्रं वज्रधरो रुषा ॥ २७ ॥
Verse text
nirīkṣya pṛtanāṁ devaḥ
parair abhyarditāṁ raṇe
udayacchad ripuṁ hantuṁ
vajraṁ vajra-dharo ruṣā
Synonyms
nirīkṣya
—
after observing
;
pṛtanām
—
his own soldiers
;
devaḥ
—
the demigod Indra
;
paraiḥ
—
by the enemies
;
abhyarditām
—
put into great difficulties or oppressed
;
raṇe
—
in the battlefield
;
udayacchat
—
took up
;
ripum
—
the enemies
;
hantum
—
to kill
;
vajram
—
the thunderbolt
;
vajra
—
dharaḥ — the carrier of the thunderbolt
;
ruṣā
—
in great anger .
Translation
When Indra, who is known as Vajra-dhara, the carrier of the thunderbolt, saw his own soldiers so oppressed by the enemies on the battlefield, he became very angry. Thus he took up his thunderbolt to kill the enemies.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
When Indra, carrier of the thunderbolt, saw his soldiers oppressed by the enemies on the battlefield, he took up his thunderbolt to kill the enemy.