इति श्रुत्वा तु स मुनिर्हिमतुंगनिवासकः
Having heard this, the sage who dwelt on Himatunga—
इति ते कथितं विप्र पुनः शृणु कथां शुभाम्
Thus it has been told to you, O brahmin; now listen again to an auspicious tale.
नेत्रपालस्य नगरं नानाधातुविचित्रितम्
The city of Netrapāla was adorned with various metals.
सप्तलक्षयुतो राजा बौद्धसिंहो महाबलः
The king Bauddhasiṃha, possessing seven hundred thousand, was of great strength.
सप्ताहोरात्रमभवत्सेनायुद्धं भयानकम्
The battle of the armies lasted seven days and nights, terrifying in nature.
जघान शात्रवीं सेनां बौद्धसिंहेन पालिताम्
He struck down the enemy army, which was protected by Bauddhasiṃha.
बौद्धा मायाविनस्सर्वे लोकमान्यप्रपूजकाः 3.3.29.
All the Buddhists were masters of illusion, honored and worshipped by the people.
नेत्रपालाज्ञया सर्वे कृष्णांशाद्याः समागताः
By the command of Netrapāla, all the Kṛṣṇāṃśas and others assembled.
इंदुलश्च करालाश्वे मंडलीको गजे स्थितः
Indula, fierce on a horse, and Maṇḍalīka, mounted on an elephant, were present.
तालनश्च समायातः सिंहिन्युपरि संस्थितः
Tālana also arrived, seated upon a lioness.
लल्लसिंहश्च बलवान्कुंतिभोजांशसंभवः
Lallasiṃha, powerful and descended from the Kuntibhoja line, was also there.
तदा तु नेत्रसिंहश्च सप्तलक्षबलैर्वृतः
Then Nettrasiṃha, surrounded by seven hundred thousand warriors, was present.
भयभीताश्च ते बौद्धास्त्यक्त्वा देशं समन्ततः
Those Buddhists, seized by fear, abandoned the land in all directions.
तदनुप्रययुस्ते वै हूहानदमुपस्थिताः
After that, they went forth and arrived at Hūhānada.
श्यामदेशोद्भवा लक्षं तथा लक्षं च जापकाः
One hundred thousand from the land of Śyāma, and likewise one hundred thousand reciters, were there.
कृष्णांशो लक्षसेनाढ्यो देवो लक्षसमन्वितः
Kṛṣṇāṃśa, possessing a hundred thousand soldiers, and Deva, accompanied by a hundred thousand, were present.
मंडलीकश्चेन्दुलेन लक्षसैन्यसमन्वितः 3.3.29.
Maṇḍalīka, together with Indula, was accompanied by an army of one hundred thousand.
जननायक एवापि लक्षसैन्ययुतः स्थितः
Jananāyaka also stood there, joined by an army of one hundred thousand.
तत्र युद्धमभूद्घोरं बौद्धानामार्यकैस्सह
There, a dreadful battle took place between the Buddhists and the Āryakas.
सप्त लक्षं हता बौद्धा द्विलक्षं चार्यदेशजाः
Seven hundred thousand Buddhists were slain, and two hundred thousand from the land of the Āryas.
कृत्वा दारुमयीं सेनां कलयंत्रप्रभावतः
Having created a wooden army by the power of mechanical devices,
एकलक्षं हयारूढा दारुपाश्च रणोन्मुखाः
One hundred thousand horse-mounted wooden figures, eager for battle,
सिंहारूढास्सहस्रं च सहस्रं हंसवाहनाः
A thousand mounted on lions, and a thousand riding swans,
उष्ट्राः सप्तसहस्राणि सशूराश्च रणोन्मुखाः
Seven thousand camels, all valiant and ready for battle,
द्विलक्षाणि क्षयं जग्मुः कृष्णांशाद्यैः सुरक्षिताः
Two hundred thousand, protected by the Kṛṣṇa faction, met their destruction.
दृष्ट्वा तत्कौतुकं रम्यं जयन्तो युद्धकोविदः
Seeing that wondrous and delightful spectacle, Jayanta, skilled in warfare,
भस्मीभूताश्च ते सर्वे तत्रैव विलयं गताः चक्रुर्जयरवं तत्र तुष्टुवुश्च पुनः पुनः ।। 3.3.29.
All of them were reduced to ashes and perished there; they raised a victorious shout and praised again and again.
तदा तु चीनजा बौद्धाः कृत्वा विंशत्सहस्रकान्
Then the Buddhists from China assembled twenty thousand men,
योगसिंहो गजारूढो धनुर्बाणधरो वली
Yogasiṃha, mounted on an elephant, strong, holding bow and arrows,
मृतास्ते पंचसाहस्रा योगसिंहशरार्दिताः कृत्वा लोहमयं सिंहं योगसिंहमपेषयत्
Five thousand were slain by Yogasiṃha’s arrows; having made a lion of iron, they sent it against Yogasiṃha.