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मांसशोणितवर्षं च वृष्टं देवेन माधव । तथा गन्धर्वनगरं भानुमन्तमुपस्थितम् । सप्राकारं सपरिखं सवप्रं चारुतोरणम्॥५-१४१-२१॥
And, O Mādhava, there fell a rain spoken of as flesh and blood; likewise there appeared a radiant apparition of a “Gandharva-city,” complete with ramparts, moat, embankments, and graceful gateways.
english translation
कृष्णश्च परिघस्तत्र भानुमावृत्य तिष्ठति । उदयास्तमये संध्ये वेदयानो महद्भयम् । एका सृग्वाशते घोरं तत्पराभवलक्षणम्॥५-१४१-२२॥
A dark, bar-like mass stood there, covering the sun; at sunrise and sunset, in the twilight hour, it portended great fear. A lone jackal howled harshly—this too is declared a sign of impending defeat.
english translation
कृष्णग्रीवाश्च शकुना लम्बमाना भयानकाः । संध्यामभिमुखा यान्ति तत्पराभवलक्षणम्॥५-१४१-२३॥
Birds with black necks, hanging low and ominous, moved toward the twilight—this is described as a sign of impending defeat.
english translation
ब्राह्मणान्प्रथमं द्वेष्टि गुरूंश्च मधुसूदन । भृत्यान्भक्तिमतश्चापि तत्पराभवलक्षणम्॥५-१४१-२४॥
First one comes to hate the brāhmaṇas and the teachers, O Madhusūdana, and even devoted attendants—this is described as a sign of impending defeat.
english translation
पूर्वा दिग्लोहिताकारा शस्त्रवर्णा च दक्षिणा । आमपात्रप्रतीकाशा पश्चिमा मधुसूदन॥५-१४१-२५॥
The eastern quarter appeared reddish; the southern quarter bore the hue of weapons; and the western quarter looked like an unbaked clay vessel, O Madhusūdana.
english translation