मदनं गोपजातं च हत्वा सरदनो बली उत्तरांशश्च स ज्ञेयो मदनश्चोत्तरे लयः
Having slain Madana and the cowherd-born one, the mighty Saradana is to be known as the northern portion, and Madana's end was in the north.
रूपणश्च समागत्य मूर्छयित्वा च मर्दनम्
Rūpaṇa, having come together, caused Mardana to lose consciousness.
ब्रह्मानंदश्च बलवान्स बद्ध्वा तारकं रुषा
Brahmānanda, powerful, bound Tāraka in anger.
नृहरं रणजित्प्राप्य स्वभल्लेन तदा रुषा 3.3.26.
Nṛhara, having met Rañajit, was struck in anger by his own arrow.
स वै दुश्शासनांशश्च मृतस्तस्मिन्समागतः
He, who was a portion of Duśśāsana, died and joined there.
निहते नृहरे बंधौ मर्दनः क्रोधतत्परः
With Nṛhara, his kinsman, slain, Mardana became absorbed in wrath.
छित्त्वा तान्रणजिच्छूरस्स वै परिमलोद्भवः
Rañajit, the valiant hero, who arose from Parimala, cut them down.
मृतेऽस्मिन्मर्दने वीरे तदा सरदनो बली
When the hero Mardana was slain, then the mighty Saradana—
महत्कष्टमुपागम्य रणजिन्मलनोद्भवः
Having encountered great hardship, Rañajit, born of Malana, —
त्रिबंधौ निहते युद्धे तारकः क्रोधमूर्छितः
When the three kinsmen were slain in battle, Tāraka, overcome by anger,
छित्त्वा बाणं च रणजित्तथैव च रिपोर्द्धनुः
He cut the arrow and also the enemy's bow, as did Rañajit.
अमर्षवशमापन्नो यथा दंडैर्भुजंगमः
Overcome by rage, just as a serpent is subdued by rods.
संधाय तर्जयित्वा च शत्रुकंठमताडयत्
He threatened and struck the enemy's throat, having taken aim.
हते तस्मिन्महावीर्ये ब्रह्मानंदश्च दुःखितः संध्याकाले तु संप्राप्ते भाद्रकृष्णाष्टमीदिने ।। 3.3.26.
When that mighty hero was slain, Brahmananda was distressed; and when evening came, on the eighth day of the bright half of Bhadra—
कपाटं सुदृढं कृत्वा सैन्यैः षष्टिसहस्रकैः
He made the gate very strong, with sixty thousand soldiers.
महीराजस्तु बलवान्पुत्रशोकेन दुःखितः
The powerful king of the earth was afflicted with grief for his son.
शिरीषाख्यपुरं रम्यं यथा शून्यं मया कृतम् क्षयं यास्यंति मद्बाणैः सर्वे ते चंद्रवंशिनः
Just as I made the delightful city called Shirisha empty, so too will all those descendants of the lunar dynasty be destroyed by my arrows.
इत्युक्त्वा धुंधुकारं वै चाह्वयामास भूपतिः
Having spoken thus, the king summoned Dhundhukara.
इति श्रुत्वा धुंधुकारो गत्वा शीघ्रं च देहलीम्
Hearing this, Dhundhukara quickly went to the threshold.
तदाष्टलक्षसहितो महीराजो महाबलः
Then the mighty king, accompanied by eight hundred thousand, [set forth].
भाद्रकृष्णदशम्यां च मलना शोककातरा
On the tenth day of the bright half of Bhadra, Malana was overcome with sorrow.
अये कच्छपदेशीय गोतमान्वयसंभव
O you of the Kacchapadeshiya region, descended from the lineage of Gautama,
पुत्रमाह्लादमाहूय सानुजं मत्प्रियंकरम्
She called her son Ahlada, along with his younger brother, both dear to her.
मलनां दुःखितां प्राह न त्वायास्यति स प्रभुः
To the grieving Malana, she said: 'That lord will not come to you.'
इति श्रुत्वा तु वचनं रुरोद मलना सती
Hearing these words, Malana, the virtuous one, wept.
हा रामांश महाबाहो वत्स कृष्णांश सुन्दर
'Alas, O Rama's portion, mighty-armed one, child, beautiful Krishna's portion!'
तदा परिमलापुत्रो दृष्ट्वा राज्ञीं तथा गताम्
Then Parimala's son, seeing the queen in such a state,
रोमहर्षण नो ब्रूहि सोऽयं कस्तेन किं कृतम्
'Romaharshana, tell us: who is this, what did he do?'
पिता परिमलस्यैवामात्योऽनंगमहीपतेः
The father of Parimala was the minister of Anangamahi, the king.
तस्य कन्या समाजाता नाम्ना परिमला मुने 3.3.27.
O sage, his daughter was born, named Parimala.