Shloka 3
Indra’s Account: Shilada’s Tapas and Shiva’s Manifestation as Nandi
Devanagari script
वल्मीकेनावृताङ्गश् च लक्ष्यः कीटगणैर्मुनिः वज्रसूचीमुखैश्चान्यै रक्तकीटैश् च सर्वतः
Transliteration
valmīkenāvṛtāṅgaś ca lakṣyaḥ kīṭagaṇairmuniḥ vajrasūcīmukhaiścānyai raktakīṭaiś ca sarvataḥ
Translation
मुनीचे अंग वल्मीकाने आच्छादले; तो कीटकसमूहांचा लक्ष्य झाला—काहींची तोंडे वज्रासारख्या सूईसारखी, आणि काही सर्वत्र रक्तवर्ण कीटक।
Word by Word
valmīkenaby an anthill
valmīkena:
āvṛta-aṅgaḥwhose limbs were covered
āvṛta-aṅgaḥ:
caand
ca:
lakṣyaḥa target/mark
lakṣyaḥ:
kīṭa-gaṇaiḥby multitudes of insects
kīṭa-gaṇaiḥ:
muniḥthe sage
muniḥ:
vajra-sūcī-mukhaiḥwith mouths like a vajra-needle (hard, piercing)
vajra-sūcī-mukhaiḥ:
ca anyaiḥand by others
ca anyaiḥ:
rakta-kīṭaiḥby blood-red worms/insects
rakta-kīṭaiḥ:
caand
ca:
sarvataḥfrom all sides/everywhere
sarvataḥ:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)