Account of Kāmākṣā (Bhavānī) at Āhicchatrā
एवं क्रमेण संप्राप्तः शत्रुघ्नो हयसंयुतः । अहिच्छत्रां पुरीं ब्रह्मन्नानाजनसमाकुलाम्
evaṃ krameṇa saṃprāptaḥ śatrughno hayasaṃyutaḥ | ahicchatrāṃ purīṃ brahmannānājanasamākulām
Demikianlah, pada waktunya, Śatrughna yang menunggang kuda mencapai kota Ahicchatrā, wahai Brahmana, yang dipadati beraneka ragam manusia.
Unspecified narrator (Puranic narrator addressing a Brahmin listener)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ब्रह्मन्नानाजनसमाकुलाम् = ब्रह्मन् + नाना + जन + समाकुलाम्; हयसंयुतः = हय + संयुतः (हयैः संयुतः)।
Śatrughna is a royal figure known from the Rāmāyaṇa tradition, here depicted as traveling and arriving at the city of Ahicchatrā.
It portrays Ahicchatrā as a populous urban center, “thronged with many kinds of people,” suggesting a lively and diverse city.
It marks a transition in the storyline, indicating that after a sequence of events or stages of travel, Śatrughna finally reaches the next significant location.