बाणैः खड्गैस्तथा प्रासैर्मुसलैश्च परश्वधैः । गदाभिः पट्टिशैः शूलैश्चक्रैश्च शक्तितोमरैः
With arrows, swords, spears, maces, axes, clubs, pattiśas, tridents, discs, śaktis, and tomaras,
मुद्गरैर्भिन्दिपालैश्च हलैश्चैवातिदारुणैः । अन्यैश्च विविधैरस्त्रैर्निजघ्नुस्ते परस्परम्
With mudgaras, bhindipālas, and terrible ploughs, and with various other weapons, they struck each other.
सेनानीश्चिक्षुरस्तस्य गजारूढो महाबलः । मघवन्तं पञ्चभिस्तैः सायकैः समताडयत्
The commander Cikṣura, of great might, mounted on an elephant, struck Maghavan with five swift arrows.
तुराषाडपि तांश्छित्त्वा बाणैर्बाणांस्त्वरान्वितः । हृदये चार्धचन्द्रेण ताडयामास तं कृती
But Turāṣāḍa, swiftly cutting those arrows with his own, struck him in the heart with a crescent-tipped shaft.
बाणाहतस्तु सेनानीः प्राप मूर्च्छां गजोपरि । करिणं वज्रघातेन स जघान करे ततः
Struck by the arrow, the commander lost consciousness atop the elephant; then Indra struck the elephant with his thunderbolt.
तद्वज्राभिहतो नागो भग्नः सैन्यं जगाम ह । दृष्ट्वा तं दैत्यराट् कुद्धो बिडालाख्यमथाब्रवीत्
Struck by that thunderbolt, the elephant, broken, fled to the army; seeing this, the enraged lord of the daityas spoke to one named Biḍāla.
गच्छ वीर महाबाहो जहीन्द्रं मदगर्वितम् । वरुणादीन्परान्देवान्हत्वाऽऽगच्छ ममान्तिकम्
'Go, hero of mighty arms, slay Indra, proud with arrogance; having slain Varuṇa and the other gods, return to me.'
व्यास उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य बिडालाख्यो महाबलः । आरुह्य वारणं मत्तं जगाम त्रिदशाधिपम्
Vyāsa said: Hearing his words, Biḍāla, of great strength, mounted a maddened elephant and went towards the lord of the gods.
वासवस्तं समायान्तं दृष्ट्वा क्रोधसमन्वितः । जघान विशिखैस्तीक्षौराशीविषसमप्रभैः
Seeing him approaching, Vāsava, filled with anger, struck him with sharp arrows, shining like venomous serpents.
स तु छित्त्वा शरांस्तूर्णं स्वशरैश्चापनिःसृतैः । पञ्चाशद्भिर्जघानाशु वासवञ्च शिलीमुखैः
But he, swiftly cutting those arrows with his own, struck Vāsava quickly with fifty stone-tipped shafts.
तथेन्द्रोऽपि च तान्बाणांश्छित्त्वा कोपसमन्वितः । जघान विशिखैस्तीक्ष्णैराशीविषसमप्रभैः
Then Indra, filled with anger, cut down those arrows and struck with sharp arrows, radiant like serpent venom.
स तु छित्त्वा शरांस्तूर्णं स्वशरैश्चापनिःसृतैः । गदया ताडयामास गजं तस्य करोपरि
He swiftly cut the arrows with his own, released from his bow, and struck the elephant on its trunk with his mace.
स्वकरे निहतो नागश्चकारार्तस्वरं मुहुः । परिवृत्य जघानाशु दैत्यसैन्यं भयातुरम्
The elephant, wounded in its trunk, cried out repeatedly in pain, turned around, and quickly attacked the demon army, which was seized by fear.
दानवस्तु गजं वीक्ष्य परावृत्य गतं रणात् । समाविश्य रथे रम्ये जगामाशु सुरान् रणे
But the demon, seeing the elephant turn and leave the battlefield, entered his splendid chariot and quickly advanced against the gods in battle.
तुराषाडपि तं वीक्ष्य रथस्थं पुनरागतम् । अहनद्विशिखैस्तीक्ष्णैराशीविषसमप्रभैः
Turashad, seeing him return upon his chariot, struck him again with sharp arrows, radiant like serpent venom.
सोऽपि क्रुद्धश्चकारोग्रां बाणवृष्टिं महाबलः । बभूव तुमुलं युद्धं तयोस्तत्र जयैषिणोः
He too, enraged, unleashed a fierce shower of arrows with great strength; the battle between the two, both seeking victory, became tumultuous.
इन्द्रस्तु बलिनं दृष्ट्वा कोपेनाकुलितेन्द्रियः । जयन्तमग्रतः कृत्वा युयुधे तेन संयुतः
Indra, seeing the powerful one, his senses agitated by anger, placed Jayanta in front and engaged him in battle.
जयन्तस्तु शितैर्बाणैस्तं जघान स्तनान्तरे । पञ्चभिः प्रबलाकृष्टैरसुरं मदगर्वितम्
Jayanta struck that arrogant demon, intoxicated with pride, in the chest with five sharp arrows, drawn with great force.
स बाणाभिहतस्तावन्निपपात रथोपरि । अतिवाह्य रथं सूतो निर्जगाम रणाजिरात्
Struck by those arrows, he fell upon his chariot; the charioteer quickly drove the chariot away and departed from the battlefield.
तस्मिन्विनिर्गते दैत्ये बिडालाख्येऽथ मूर्च्छिते । जयशब्दो महानासीदुन्दुभीनां च निःस्वनः
When that demon named Bidala left and then fainted, a great cry of victory arose, along with the sound of drums.
सुराः प्रमुदिताः सर्वे तुष्टुवुस्तं शचीपतिम् । जगुर्गन्धर्वपतयो ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः
All the gods, delighted, praised the lord of Shachi; the chiefs of the Gandharvas sang, and the groups of Apsaras danced.
चुकोप महिषः श्रुत्वा जयशब्दं सुरैः कृतम् । प्रेषयामास तत्रैव ताम्रं परमदापहम्
Mahisha, angered upon hearing the victory cry raised by the gods, sent Tamra, the destroyer of enemies, to the battlefield.
ताम्रस्तु बहुभिः सार्धं समागम्य रणाजिरे । शरवृष्टिं चकाराशु तडित्वानिव सागरे
Tamra, together with many others, entered the battlefield and quickly unleashed a shower of arrows, like lightning in the ocean.
वरुणः पाशमुद्यम्य जगाम त्वरितस्तदा । यमश्च महिषारूढो दण्डमादाय निर्ययौ
Varuna, raising his noose, hurried forward; and Yama, mounted upon a buffalo, went forth, taking his staff.
तत्र युद्धमभूद् घोरं देवदानवयोर्मिथः । बाणैः खड्गैश्च मुसलैः शक्तिभिश्च परश्वधैः
There arose a fierce battle between the gods and demons, with arrows, swords, clubs, spears, and axes.
दण्डेन निहतस्ताम्रो यमहस्तोद्यतेन च । न चचाल महाबाहुः संग्रामाङ्गणतस्तदा
Tamra, struck by Yama's staff, raised in his hand, did not move from the battlefield, though possessing mighty arms.
चापमाकृष्य वेगेन मुक्त्वा तीव्राञ्छिलीमुखान्। इन्द्रादीनहनत्तूर्णं ताम्रस्तस्मिन् रणाजिरे
Drawing his bow with speed and releasing sharp, pointed arrows, Tamra swiftly struck Indra and the others in that battlefield.
तेऽपि देवाः शरैर्दिव्यैर्निशितैश्च शिलाशितैः । निजघ्नुर्दानवान्क्रुद्धास्तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चुकुशुः
The gods, enraged, struck the demons with divine arrows and sharp stones, shouting 'Stop! Stop!'
निहतस्तैः सुरैर्दैत्यो मूर्च्छामाप रणाङ्गणे । हाहाकारो महानासीद्दैत्यसैन्ये भयातुरे
The demon was struck down by the gods and fell unconscious on the battlefield; a great cry of distress arose in the demon army, terrified by fear.
महिषासुरस्येन्द्रादिदेवैः सह युद्धवर्णनम् व्यास उवाच ताम्रेऽथ मूर्च्छिते दैत्ये महिषः क्रोधसंयुतः । समुद्यम्य गदां गुर्वीं देवानुपजगाम ह
Vyasa said: Then, as the demon lay unconscious, Mahisha, filled with rage, seized his heavy mace and approached the gods.