Canonical Ref: BK 9.37
Metrical Form: अनुष्टुप्
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
स्वां जिज्ञापयिषू शक्तिं बुभूर्षू नु जगन्ति किम् । शस्त्रैरित्यकृषातां तौ पश्यतां बुद्धिमाहवे ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Classical Exegesis
Karandikar:
Are these two intent upon filling the worlds (i.e., the atmosphere) with their missiles, desirous of making their respective prowess known (to each other) : The two, (Hanuman and Aksa), aroused this thought in the onlookers.
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Bhaṭṭikāvyam, BK 9.37. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.