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.
स वज्रनिहतो दैत्यो वज्रसंहननोपमः पपात वज्राभिहतः शक्रेणाद्रिरिवाहतः
Struck by the thunderbolt, the Daitya—whose body was as hard as a thunderbolt—fell, just as a mountain struck by Indra's bolt.
दैत्येश्वरं विनिहतं नन्दिना कुलनन्दिना चुक्रुशुर्दानवाः प्रेक्ष्य दुद्रुवुश्च गणाधिपाः
Seeing their lord of the Daityas slain by Nandin, the delight of his lineage, the Dānavas wailed, and the leaders of the Gaṇas fled.
दुःखामर्षितरोषास्ते विद्युन्मालिनि पातिते द्रुमशैलमहावृष्टिं पयोदाः ससृजुर्यथा
Distressed, enraged, and furious at Vidyunmālī's fall, the clouds poured down a great storm of trees and mountains, as if in grief.
ते पीड्यमाना गुरुभिर् गिरिभिश्च गणेश्वराः कर्तव्यं न विदुः किंचिद् वन्द्यमाधार्मिका इव
Oppressed by the heavy mountains, the Gaṇeśvaras did not know what to do, like the unrighteous when praised.
ततो ऽसुरवरः श्रीमांस् तारकाख्यः प्रतापवान् सतरूणां गिरीणां वै तुल्यरूपधरो बभौ
Then the illustrious and mighty Asura named Tāraka, appearing with the forms of many mountains, shone forth.
भिन्नोत्तमाङ्गा गणपा भिन्नपादाङ्किताननाः विरेजुर्भुजगा मन्त्रैर् वार्यमाणा यथा तथा
The Gaṇas, with broken heads and faces marked by shattered feet, looked like serpents restrained by spells.
मयेन मायावीर्येण वध्यमाना गणेश्वराः भ्रमन्ति बहुशब्दालाः पञ्जरे शकुना इव
Assailed by Maya's magical power, the Gaṇeśvaras wandered about, making much noise, like birds in a cage.
तयासुरवरः श्रीमांस् तारकाख्यः प्रतापवान् ददाह च बलं सर्वं शुष्केन्धनमिवानलः
By that illustrious and mighty Asura named Tāraka, the entire army was burned up, like dry fuel by fire.
तारकाख्येन वार्यन्ते शरवर्षैस्तदा गणाः मयेन मायानिहतास् तारकाख्येन चेषुभिः गणेशा विधुरा जाता जीर्णमूला यथा द्रुमाः
At that time, the Gaṇas were repelled by showers of arrows from Tāraka, and struck by Maya's illusions and Tāraka's shafts, the Gaṇeśas became distressed, like trees with decayed roots.
भूयः संपतते चाग्निर् ग्रहान्ग्राहान्भुजंगमान् गिरीन्द्रांश्च हरीन्व्याघ्रान् वृक्षान् सृमरवर्णकान्
Again, the fire rushed forth at planets, crocodiles, serpents, great mountains, monkeys, tigers, trees, and creatures of fierce appearance.