Pramāṇa · Search · About · API

Ujjvalanilamani 5.75

Ujjvalanīlamaṇi 5.75

Language
Sanskrit

5.75

tāmasyāṃ, yathā vidagdha-mādhave (4.22)-
timira-masibhiḥ saṃvītāṅgyaḥ kadamba-vanāntare
sakhi baka-ripuṃ puṇyātmānaḥ saranty abhisārikāḥ |
tava tu parito vidyud-varṇās tanu-dyuti-sūcayo
hari hari ghana-dhvāntānyetāḥ svavairiṇi bhindate //

In the darkness (tāmasyām), as in Vidagdhamādhava (4.22):
"With limbs wrapped in darkness black as ink within the kadamba grove,
O friend, fortunate abhisārikās go to the enemy of Baka.
Around you, however, these needle-like rays of your body's luster, the color of lightning,
break through the thick darkness, O Hari, O Hari, acting as your own enemy!"

English (machine translation) (machine translation)

Translations (1)

Linked texts (2)