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Chapter 3.217 - Verse 14

Sanskrit Text

इत्येतद्विविधाकारं वृत्तं शुक्लस्य पञ्चमीम् तत्र युद्धं महाघोरं वृत्तं षष्ठ्यां जनाधिप

English Translation

That head by which Bhadrashakha created the celestial energy and prowess is considered to be the best (of all his heads). O lord of men, these holy and wonderful events all took place on the fifth day of the bright fortninght of the lunar month and on the sixth day a very fearful battle was fought at that place.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

इति + एतद् | विविध + आकार | वृत्तं | शुक्लस्य | पञ्चमीम्
तत्र | युद्धं | महत् + घोर | वृत्तं | षष्ठ्यां | जनाधिप