Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 54: Śabalā Attacks King Viśvāmitra’s Army
Text 1.54.23
दीर्घासिपट्टसधरैर्हेमवर्णाम्बरावृतैः।
निर्दग्धं तद्बलं सर्वं प्रदीप्तैरिव पावकैः॥
dīrghāsi-paṭṭasadharair hema-varṇāmbarāvṛtaiḥ
nirdagdhaṁ tad balaṁ sarvaṁ pradīptair iva pāvakaiḥ
dīrgha-asi-paṭṭasa-dharaiḥ = they bore long swords and paṭṭasas; hema-varṇa-ambara-āvṛtaiḥ = and were dressed in yellow cloth; nirdagdham = was burnt up by them; tad balam sarvam = the entire army of Viśvāmitra; pradīptaiḥ iva pāvakaiḥ = as if they were blazing flames.
The entire army of Viśvāmitra was burnt up by them as if they were blazing flames. They bore long swords and paṭṭasas and were dressed in yellow cloth.
Paṭṭasa is a kind of sword.