Shloka 74.19Unverified draft
कैलासमिव दुर्धर्षं कालाग्निमिव दुस्सहम्। ज्वलंतमिव तेजोभिर्दुर्निरीक्ष्यं पृथग्जनै:।
Meaning
unassailable as Mount Kailasa, unbearable as the fire of dissolution, blazing with such energy that ordinary men could not bear to look at him.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kailāsam iva durdharṣam | कैलासम् इव दुर्धर्षम् | unassailable like Kailasa | Accusative / Comparative / Accusative |
| kāla-agnim iva dussaham | काल-अग्निम् इव दुस्सहम् | unbearable like the fire of time | Accusative / Comparative / Accusative |
| jvalantam iva tejobhiḥ | ज्वलन्तम् इव तेजोभिः | as if blazing with energies | Accusative / Comparative / Instrumental plural |
| durnirīkṣyam pṛthag-janaiḥ | दुर्निरीक्ष्यम् पृथग्-जनैः | hard to be looked upon by ordinary people | Accusative / Instrumental plural |
Reference: 1.74.19 · Bāla Kāṇḍa