Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.30.15
पतत्पताकै रथकुञ्जरादिभि:
खरोष्ट्रगोभिर्महिषैर्नरैरपि ।
मिथ: समेत्याश्वतरै: सुदुर्मदा
न्यहन्शरैर्दद्भिरिव द्विपा वने ॥ १५ ॥
patat-patākai ratha-kuñjarādibhiḥ
[patat-pataakai ratha-kunjaraadibhih]
kharoṣṭra-gobhir mahiṣair narair api
[kharoshtra-gobhir mahishair narair api]
mithaḥ sametyāśvataraiḥ su-durmadā
[mithah sametyaashvataraih su-durmadaa]
nyahan śarair dadbhir iva dvipā vane
[nyahan sharair dadbhir iva dvipaa vane]
Word-for-word
patat-patākaiḥ
—
with flags flying
ratha
—
on chariots
kuñjara
—
elephants
ādibhiḥ
—
and other carriers
khara
—
on asses
uṣṭra
—
camels
gobhiḥ
—
and bulls
mahiṣaiḥ
—
on buffalos
naraiḥ
—
on human beings
api
—
even
mithaḥ
—
together
sametya
—
meeting
aśvataraiḥ
—
and on mules
su-durmadāḥ
—
very much enraged
nyahan
—
they attacked
śaraiḥ
—
with arrows
dadbhiḥ
—
with their tusks
iva
—
as if
dvipāḥ
—
elephants
vane
—
in the forest.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
patat-patākai ratha-kuñjarādibhiḥ
patat-patākaiḥ
with flags flying
ratha
on chariots
kuñjara
elephants
ādibhiḥ
and other carriers
kharoṣṭra-gobhir mahiṣair narair api
khara
on asses
uṣṭra
camels
gobhiḥ
and bulls
mahiṣaiḥ
on buffalos
naraiḥ
on human beings
api
even
mithaḥ sametyāśvataraiḥ su-durmadā
mithaḥ
together
sametya
meeting
aśvataraiḥ
and on mules
su-durmadāḥ
very much enraged
nyahan śarair dadbhir iva dvipā vane
nyahan
they attacked
śaraiḥ
with arrows
dadbhiḥ
with their tusks
iva
as if
dvipāḥ
elephants
vane
in the forest.
Riding on elephants and chariots with flags flying, and also on donkeys, camels, bulls, buffalos, mules and even human beings, the extremely enraged warriors came together and violently attacked one another with arrows, just as elephants in the forest attack one another with their tusks.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Riding on elephants and chariots with flags flying, and also on donkeys, camels, bulls, buffalos, mules and even human beings, the extremely enraged warriors came together and violently attacked one another with arrows, just as elephants in the forest attack one another with their tusks.
Personal Guidance
On elephants, chariots, donkeys, camels, bulls, buffalos, mules, even humans, enraged warriors attacked each other like forest elephants. The violence enlists everything available.
Reflection Questions
- What 'mounts' does my anger ride when it surges?
- What would dismounting look like?
My note
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