Canonical Ref: BK 16.29
Metrical Form: अनुष्टुप्
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
सन्नत्स्याम्यथवा योद्धुं न कोष्ये सत्त्व-हीन-वत् ।अद्य तप्र्स्यन्ति मांसाऽदा भूः पास्यत्यरि-शोणितम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Classical Exegesis
Karandikar:
Or I shall brace up for fighting (and) not bewait like a dis-spirited (person). Today the carnivorous animals will be gratified, the earth will drink blood.
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Bhaṭṭikāvyam, BK 16.29. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.