kaṇḍūtyā nibhṛtair dorbhir
yuyutsur dig-gajān aham
ādyāyāṁ cūrṇayann adrīn
bhītās te 'pi pradudruvuḥ

 kaṇḍūtyā - with itching; nibhṛtaiḥ - filled; dorbhiḥ - with my arms; yuyutsuḥ - eager to fight; dik - of the directions; gajān - the elephants; aham - I; ādya - O primeval one; ayam - went; cūrṇayan - crushing to powder; adrīn - mountains; bhītāḥ - frightened; te - they; api - even; pradudruvuḥ - ran away.


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Eager to fight with the elephants who rule the directions, O primeval lord, I went forth, pulverizing mountains with my arms, which were itching for battle. But even those great elephants fled in fear.

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