balam—the armybṛhat—hugedhvaja—with flagpolespaṭa—bannerschatra—umbrellascāmaraiḥ—and yak-tail fansvara—excellentāyudha—with weaponsābharaṇa—jewelrykirīṭa—helmetsvarmabhiḥ—and armordivā—during the dayaṁśubhiḥ—by the raystumula—tumultuousravam—whose soundbabhau—shone brilliantlyraveḥ—of the sunyathā—likearṇavaḥ—an oceankṣubhita—agitatedtimiṅgila—whose timiṅgila fishūrmibhiḥ—and waves .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
balaṁ bṛhad-dhvaja-paṭa-chatra-cāmarair
balam
the army
bṛhat
huge
dhvaja
with flagpoles
paṭa
banners
chatra
umbrellas
cāmaraiḥ
and yak-tail fans
varāyudhābharaṇa-kirīṭa-varmabhiḥ
vara
excellent
āyudha
with weapons
ābharaṇa
jewelry
kirīṭa
helmets
varmabhiḥ
and armor
divāṁśubhis tumula-ravaṁ babhau raver
divā
during the day
aṁśubhiḥ
by the rays
tumula
tumultuous
ravam
whose sound
babhau
shone brilliantly
raveḥ
of the sun
yathārṇavaḥ kṣubhita-timiṅgilormibhiḥ
yathā
like
arṇavaḥ
an ocean
kṣubhita
agitated
timiṅgila
whose timiṅgila fish
ūrmibhiḥ
and waves .
Important Words
balam—army, strength
Bala is also Balarāma's name-root — strength itself, when attached to Kṛṣṇa, becomes a member of His entourage rather than a worldly value.
kṣubhita—agitated, stirred
The ocean image (arṇavaḥ) is kṣubhita — stirred, restless. Even agitation, when oriented around Kṛṣṇa, becomes beauty; rajas in service is not rajas but līlā-rhythm.
timiṅgila—timiṅgila-fish (swallower of whales)
The largest sea-creature in śāstric imagination. The simile elevates the army to oceanic scale and reminds the reader that the Lord's līlā always carries cosmic proportion under its surface.
The Lord’s army boasted royal umbrellas, cāmara fans and huge flagpoles with waving banners. During the day the sun’s rays reflected brightly from the soldiers’ fine weapons, jewelry, helmets and armor. Thus Lord Kṛṣṇa’s army, noisy with shouts and clatter, appeared like an ocean stirring with agitated waves and timiṅgila fish.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The Lord's army boasted royal umbrellas, cāmara fans and huge flagpoles with waving banners. During the day the sun's rays reflected brightly from the soldiers' fine weapons, jewelry, helmets and armor. Thus Lord Kṛṣṇa's army, noisy with shouts and clatter, appeared like an ocean stirring with agitated waves and timiṅgila fish.
Commentary
During the day glittering with the suns rays, the army with weapons, crowns and jewels looked splendid.
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
The army shone by its own effulgence in the day, with huge flags and the best weapons etc. surpassing the sun. Paṭa means cloth flags. It was like the ocean with waves within which were agitated timiṅgala fish. The flags are compared to the fish and the rays of brightness are compared to the waves.
Śrīdhara Svāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
Paṭa means flags. The army was most beautiful (babau). In the description the first items mentioned became visible first. The list starting with weapons is in order of the extent that the covered the body, causing beauty. The disturbance of the fish in the waves of the ocean indicates the loud sound of the army. And the fish are compared to the flags.
The army glittering in sun-bright weapons and helmets, roaring like timiṅgila-stirred waves, is like the ocean accompanying a deity in procession — its noise is not chaos but the natural surge that follows the Lord's body.