तारकाख्यपुरे दैत्यास् तारकाख्यपुरःसराः निर्गताः कुपितास्तूर्णं बिलादिव महोरगाः
From the city named after Tāraka, the Daityas, led by Tāraka, rushed out in anger, like great serpents from their holes.
निर्धावन्तस्तु ते दैत्याः प्रमथाधिपयूथपैः निरुद्धा गजराजानो यथा केसरियूथपैः
But as those Daityas charged forth, they were blocked by the chiefs of the Pramatha hosts, like elephant kings by leaders of lion troops.
दर्पितानां ततश्चैषां दर्पितानाम् इवाग्नीनाम् रूपाणि जज्वलुस्तेषाम् अग्नीनामिव धम्यताम्
Then, among those proud ones, their forms blazed like fires, just as the flames of burning fires glow when fanned.
ततो बृहन्ति चापानि भीमनादानि सर्वशः निकृष्य जघ्नुरन्योन्यम् इषुभिः प्राणभोजनैः
Then, drawing their great bows, making dreadful sounds on all sides, they struck one another with arrows that feasted on life.
मार्जारमृगभीमास्यान् पार्षदान्विकृताननान् दृष्ट्वा दृष्ट्वाहसन्नुच्चैर् दानवा रूपसम्पदा
Seeing attendants with faces like cats, deer, and terrifying beasts, and with distorted features, the Danavas laughed loudly again and again, proud of their own beauty.
बाहुभिः परिघाकारैः कृष्यतां धनुषां शराः भटवर्मेषु विविशुस् तडागानीव पक्षिणः
With arms shaped like iron clubs, they drew their bows, and arrows pierced the armor of warriors like birds entering a lake.
मृताः स्थ क्व नु यास्यध्वं हनिष्यामो निवर्तताम् इत्येवं परुषाण्युक्त्वा दानवाः पार्षदर्षभान्
Where are you going, now that you are dead? We will kill you, turn back!—thus, speaking harsh words, the Danavas addressed the chief attendants.
बिभिदुः सायकैस्तीक्ष्णैः सूर्यपादा इवाम्बुदान् प्रमथा अपि सिंहाक्षाः सिंहविक्रान्तविक्रमाः खण्डशैलशिलावृक्षैर् बिभिदुर् दैत्यदानवान्
They shattered the Daityas and Danavas with sharp arrows, like the rays of the sun breaking apart clouds; even those with lion-like eyes and lion-like strides, using fragments of rocks, boulders, and trees, broke the demons.
अम्बुदैराकुलमिव हंसाकुलमिवाम्बरम् दानवाकुलमत्यर्थं तत्पुरं सकलं बभौ
That city appeared utterly overwhelmed by Danavas, like the sky crowded with swans, or like the ocean filled with clouds.
विकृष्टचापा दैत्येन्द्राः सृजन्ति शरदुर्दिनम् इन्द्रचापाङ्कितोरस्का जलदा इव दुर्दिनम्
The Daitya lords, drawing their bows, created a day of stormy weather, their chests marked with rainbow-like streaks, like clouds in a turbulent season.
इषुभिस्ताड्यमानास्ते भूयो भूयो गणेश्वराः चक्रुस्ते देहनिर्यासं स्वर्णधातुमिवाचलाः
Struck repeatedly by arrows, the chiefs of the hosts released the essence of their bodies, like mountains yielding gold ore.
तथा वृक्षशिलावज्रशूलपट्टिपरश्वधैः चूर्ण्यन्ते ऽभिहता दैत्याः काचाष्टङ्कहता इव
Thus, Daityas struck by trees, stones, thunderbolts, spears, and axes were crushed, like glass shattered by blows.
चन्द्रोदयात्समुद्भूतः पौर्णमास इवार्णवः त्रिपुरं प्रभवत् तद्वद् भीमरूपमहासुरैः
Tripura shone forth, dominated by mighty and terrifying demons, like the ocean swelling at the full moon's rise.
तारकाख्यो जयत्येष इति दैत्या अघोषयन् जयतीन्द्रश्च रुद्रश्च इत्येव च गणेश्वराः
The Daityas proclaimed, 'This one named Taraka is victorious!' while the chiefs of the hosts declared, 'Indra and Rudra are victorious!'
वारिता दारिता बाणैर् योधास्तस्मिन्बलार्णवे निःस्वनन्तो ऽम्बुसमये जलगर्भा इवाम्बुदाः
In that ocean of battle, warriors were blocked and torn apart by arrows, resounding like clouds filled with water during the rainy season.
करैश्छिन्नैः शिरोभिश्च ध्वजैश्छत्त्रैश्च पाण्डुरैः युद्धभूमिर्भयवती मांसशोणितपूरिता
The battlefield, filled with severed hands, heads, pale banners, and umbrellas, became terrifying, overflowing with flesh and blood.
व्योम्नि चोत्प्लुत्य सहसा तालमात्रं वरायुधैः दृढाहताः पतन् पूर्वं दानवाः प्रमथास्तथा
Leaping suddenly into the sky, the Danavas and attendants, struck hard by mighty weapons, fell down before others.
सिद्धाश्चाप्सरसश्चैव चारणाश्च नभोगताः दृढप्रहारहृषिताः साधु साध्विति चुक्रुशुः
Siddhas, Apsaras, and Charanas moving through the sky, delighted by the powerful blows, cried out, 'Excellent! Excellent!'
अनाहताश्च वियति देवदुन्दुभयस्तथा नदन्तो मेघशब्देन शरभा इव रोषिताः
Unstruck, celestial drums resounded in the sky, roaring like clouds, as if enraged like wild beasts.
ते तस्मिंस्त्रिपुरे दैत्या नद्यः सिन्धुपताविव विशन्ति क्रुद्धवदना वल्मीकमिव पन्नगाः
In that Tripura, the Daityas entered the rivers like serpents entering anthills, their faces furious, as rivers flow into the ocean.
तारकाख्यपुरे तस्मिन् सुराः शूराः समन्ततः सशस्त्रा निपतन्ति स्म सपक्षा इव भूधराः
In that city called Taraka, the heroic gods, armed on all sides, fell like winged mountains.
योधयन्ति त्रिभागेण त्रिपुरे तु गणेश्वराः विद्युन्माली मयश्चैव मग्नौ च द्रुमवद्रणे
In Tripura, the chiefs of the hosts fought in three divisions; Vidyunmali and Maya, too, were submerged like trees in battle.
विद्युन्माली स दैत्येन्द्रो गिरीन्द्रसदृशद्युतिः आदाय परिघं घोरं ताडयामास नन्दिनम्
That lord of the Daityas, Vidyunmālī, radiant as a mountain, seized a terrible iron club and struck Nandin.
स नन्दी दानवेन्द्रेण परिघेण दृढाहतः भ्रमते मधुना व्यक्तः पुरा नारायणो यथा
Struck firmly by the club of the lord of the Dānavas, Nandin staggered, just as Nārāyaṇa once did under the influence of Madhu.
नन्दीश्वरे गते तत्र गणपाः ख्यातविक्रमाः दुद्रुवुर्जातसंरम्भा विद्युन्मालिनमासुरम्
When Nandīśvara departed from there, the renowned and valiant Gaṇas, filled with wrath, rushed at the Asura Vidyunmālin.
घण्टाकर्णः शङ्कुकर्णो महाकालश्च पार्षदाः ततश्च सायकैः सर्वान् गणपान्गणपाकृतीन्
Then the attendants Ghaṇṭākarṇa, Śaṅkukarṇa, and Mahākāla showered all the Gaṇas and their leaders with arrows.
भूयो भूयः स विव्याध गणेश्वरमहत्तमान् भित्त्वा भित्त्वा रुरावोच्चैर् नभस्यम्बुधरो यथा
Again and again he pierced the greatest of the Gaṇeśvaras, and as he struck them, they roared loudly like thunderclouds in the sky.
तस्यारम्भितशब्देन नन्दी दिनकरप्रभः संज्ञां प्राप्य ततः सो ऽपि विद्युन्मालिनमाद्रवत्
By the sound of the battle begun there, Nandin, shining like the sun, regained consciousness and charged at Vidyunmālī.
रुद्रदत्तं तदा दीप्तं दीप्तानलसमप्रभम् वज्रं वज्रनिभाङ्गस्य दानवस्य ससर्ज ह
Then, Nandin hurled the blazing thunderbolt, given by Rudra and shining like burning fire, at the Daitya whose limbs were like adamant.
तं नन्दिभुजनिर्मुक्तं मुक्ताफलविभूषितम् पपात वक्षसि तदा वज्रं दैत्यस्य भीषणम्
That dreadful thunderbolt, released from Nandin's arm and adorned with pearls, struck the Daitya's chest.