यथा प्रदीप्तं ज्वलनं पतङ्गा विशन्ति नाशाय समृद्धवेगाः । तथैव नाशाय विशन्ति लोका स्तवापि वक्त्राणि समृद्धवेगाः ॥ २९ ॥
yathā pradīptaṁ jvalanaṁ pataṅgā viśhanti nāśhāya samṛiddha-vegāḥ tathaiva nāśhāya viśhanti lokās tavāpi vaktrāṇi samṛiddha-vegāḥ
Translation
As moths rush with great speed into a blazing fire to their destruction, so these people rush at full speed into Your mouths to be destroyed.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
जैसे पतंगे नष्ट होने के लिए अत्यंत वेग से प्रज्वलित अग्नि में प्रवेश करते हैं, वैसे ही ये लोग भी नष्ट होने के लिए पूरे वेग से आपके मुखों में प्रवेश कर रहे हैं।
Commentary
The second simile is darker than the first. Moths are drawn to the flame by their own attraction. Read together, the two images show a destruction that is inevitable, like rivers, yet driven by the warriors' own choices, like moths.
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