Dashavataarastuti - Vadirajaswamy - 2. Khandeebhavadbahula - Hayagreeva

KhandeebhavatbahuLa dindeera jhrimbhaNa suchandeekritodadhimahaa
kaandaatichitragati shaundaadyahaimarada bhaandaaprameyacharita
chandaashwa khanTamada shundaala durhridayan ghandaabhikhandakaradoh
shchaandamaresha hayatundaakrite drishamakhandaamalapradishame


Khanda = Piece, Khandibhavat = being broken into pieces or Breaking,

Bahula = large quantity, Dindira = Froth, Foam, Jhrimbhana = raising,

Su chandi = very scary, Krita = made, Udhadhi = ocean, Mahaa khaanda =

very deep, Ati chitra gati = very, wonderful, playful movements,  Shaunda =

expert,efficient, Aadya = basis for everything (moola roopi), Haima = made

of gold (Hema = gold ), Rada = teeth, bhaanda = decorated (well arranged)

aprameya = un limited, (prameya =limited) Charita = all activities

Chanda = scary, Ashwa = horse, Kantha = neck (means head here),

Mada = arrogant, Shundala = elephant , Durhridaya = wicked,  Gandha=

‘gandasthala’ of elephant, khanda = break, doh = hand Chanda = Scary

(here, scaring enemies), amara + esha = gods +king, Haya = Horse,

Tunda = Mouth (neck) , Akrite = having figure of, Drisham = Knowledge,

Akhanda = un broken, un diminished, Amala = Pure, Pradisha = Grant, Me = To,me.

One who moves, as if like a play, astonishingly and  expertly in the great

depths of the ocean, making the waves raise and break against each other

and against rocks, producing and shattering great amounts of foam and

thereby making the ocean appear scary, who is the basis or start of everything,

and who is endowed with unlimited qualities and activities

Capable of breaking the ‘gandasthala’ of the wicked elephant like Hayagreevaasura,

who has a arrogant horse form, easily with your hands, (you) who is scary to

enemies, king of gods, having the form of horse (here, hayagreeva the god)

with well arranged set of teeth of gold (OR decorated with golden set of teeth

OR decorating the ocean with your presence), grant me divine knowledge,

whole and pure.