sa taḿ praviṣṭaḿ vṛtam ātatāyibhir

bhaṭair anīkair avalokya mādhavaḥ

udyamya maurvaḿ parighaḿ vyavasthito

yathāntako daṇḍa-dharo jighāḿsayā

sah -- He, Aniruddha; tam -- him, Banasura; pravishtam -- entered; vritam -- surrounded; atatayibhih -- who were carrying weapons; bhataih -- by guards; anikaih -- numerous; avalokya -- seeing; madhavah -- Aniruddha; udyamya -- raising; maurvam -- made of muru iron; parigham -- His club; vyavasthitah -- standing firm; yatha -- like; antakah -- death personified; danda -- the rod of punishment; dharah -- bearing; jighamsaya -- ready to strike.


Texto

Seeing Banasura enter with many armed guards, Aniruddha raised His iron club and stood resolute, ready to strike anyone who attacked Him. He resembled death personified holding his rod of punishment.

Significado

The club was not made of ordinary iron but of a special kind called muru.