निष्पेषणे तयोर्भीमम् अभूद्गगनगोचरम् निहत्याथ गदां दण्डस् ततो ग्रसनमूर्धनि
From their dreadful collision in the sky, the mace was destroyed; then the staff struck Grasana on the head.
हृत्वा श्रियमिवानर्थो दुर्वृत्तस्यापतद्दृढः स तु तेन प्रहारेण दृष्ट्वा सतिमिरा दिशः
Like misfortune seizing wealth, it fell hard upon the wicked one; from that blow, he saw the directions darkened.
पपात भूमौ निःसंज्ञो भूमिरेणुविभूषितः ततो हाहारवो घोरः सेनयोरुभयोरभूत्
He fell unconscious to the earth, covered in dust; then a terrible cry of lament arose from both armies.
ततो मुहूर्तमात्रेण ग्रसनः प्राप्य चेतनाम् अपश्यत्स्वां तनुं ध्वस्तां विलोलाभरणाम्बराम्
After a moment, Grasana regained consciousness and saw his own body ruined, with ornaments and garments in disarray.
स चापि चिन्तयामास कृते प्रतिकृतिक्रियाम् मद्विधे वस्तुनि पुंसि प्रभोः परिभवोदयात्
He then reflected on the cause and effect of actions, considering that for one like himself, disgrace arises from the lord’s contempt.
मय्याश्रितानि सैन्यानि जिते मयि विनाशिता असंभावित एवास्तु जनः स्वच्छन्दचेष्टितः
The armies that depended on me are destroyed with my defeat; let people act as they wish, for such is the unexpected way of things.
न तु व्यर्थशतोद्घुष्टसंभावितधनो नरः एवं संचिन्त्य वेगेन समुत्तस्थौ महाबलः
But a man whose wealth is only imagined and loudly proclaimed is nothing; thinking thus, the mighty one rose up swiftly.
मुद्गरं कालदण्डाभं गृहीत्वा गिरिसंनिभः ग्रसनो घोरसंकल्पः संदष्टौष्ठपुटच्छदः
Grasana, grim in resolve, lips pressed tight, took up a club like the rod of Time, massive as a mountain.
रथेन त्वरितो गच्छन् नाससादान्तकं रणे समासाद्य यमं युद्धे ग्रसनो भ्राम्य मुद्गरम्
Hastening in his chariot, he did not reach Antaka in battle; but encountering Yama in the fight, Grasana whirled his club.
वेगेन महता रौद्रं चिक्षेप यममूर्धनि विलोक्य मुद्गरं दीप्तं यमः संभ्रान्तलोचनः
With great speed, he hurled the fierce club at Yama’s head; seeing the blazing club, Yama’s eyes were filled with alarm.
वञ्चयामास दुर्धर्षं मुद्गरं स महाबलः तस्मिन्नपसृते दूरं चण्डानां भीमकर्मणाम्
That mighty one deceived the formidable Mudgara, who then retreated far from those fierce and terrible warriors.
याम्यानां किंकराणां तु सहस्रं निष्पिपेष ह ततस्तां निहतां दृष्ट्वा घोरां किंकरवाहिनीम्
He crushed a thousand attendants of Yama, and seeing that dreadful host of attendants slain,
अगमत्परमं क्षोभं नानाप्रहरणोद्यतः ग्रसनस्तु समालोक्य तां किंकरमयीं चमूम्
Grasana, raising various weapons, became greatly agitated upon beholding that army made up of attendants.
मेने यमसहस्राणि सृष्टानि यममायया निग्राह्य ग्रसनः सेनां विसृजन्नस्त्रवृष्टयः
He thought that thousands of Yamas had been created by Yama's illusion; restraining himself, Grasana released showers of weapons upon the army.
कल्पान्तघोरसंकाशो बभूव क्रोधमूर्छितः कांश्चिद्बिभेद शूलेन कांश्चिद्बाणैरजिह्मगैः
Enraged, he became like the terror at the end of an age; some he pierced with his spear, others with straight-flying arrows.
कांश्चित् पिपेष गदया कांश्च मुद्गरवृष्टिभिः केचित्प्रासप्रहारैश्च दारुणैस्ताडितास्तदा
Some he crushed with his mace, some with showers of clubs; others were struck at that time by fierce blows of javelins.
अपरे बहुशस्तस्य ललम्बुर्बाहुमण्डले शिलाभिरपरे जघ्नुर् द्रुमैरन्यैर्महोच्छ्रयैः
Many others hung from his arm, while some struck him with stones, and others with great, towering trees.
तस्यापरे तु गात्रेषु दशनैरप्यदंशयन् अपरे मुष्टिभिः पृष्ठं किंकराः प्रहरन्ति च
Some bit his limbs with their teeth, while others, the attendants, struck his back with their fists.
अभिद्रुतस्तथा घोरैर् ग्रसनः क्रोधमूर्छितः उत्सृज्य गात्रं भूपृष्ठे निष्पिपेष सहस्रशः
Thus, attacked by those fierce ones, Grasana, maddened by anger, abandoned his body on the ground and crushed thousands.
कांश्चिदुत्थाय मुष्टिभिर् जघ्ने किंकरसंश्रयान् स तु किंकरयुद्धेन ग्रसनः श्रममाप्तवान्
Rising up, he struck some who clung to the attendants with his fists; but through this battle with the attendants, Grasana became weary.
तमालोक्य यमः श्रान्तं निहतां च स्ववाहिनीम् आजगाम समुद्यम्य दण्डं महिषवाहनः
Seeing him exhausted and his own army slain, Yama, mounted on his buffalo and raising his staff, approached.
ग्रसनस्तु समायान्तम् आजघ्ने गदयोरसि अचिन्तयित्वा तत्कर्म ग्रसनस्यान्तको ऽरिहा
As Yama approached, Grasana struck him on the chest with his mace, but Antaka, destroyer of enemies, disregarded that act.
जघ्ने रथस्य मूर्धन्यान् व्याघ्रान्दण्डेन कोपनः स रथो दण्डमथितैर् व्याघ्रैरर्धैर् विकृष्यते
In anger, Yama struck the tigers on the chariot's head with his staff; the chariot, half-dragged by the tigers struck by the staff, was pulled aside.
संशयः पुरुषस्येव चित्तं दैत्यस्य तद्रथम् समुत्सृज्य रथं दैत्यः पदातिर्धरणीं गतः
The mind of the demon was as unsettled as a man's; abandoning his chariot, the demon went on foot to the earth.
यमं भुजाभ्यामादाय योधयामास दानवः यमो ऽपि शस्त्राण्युत्सृज्य बाहुयुद्धेष्ववर्तत
The demon seized Yama with his arms and began to fight; Yama too, casting aside his weapons, engaged in hand-to-hand combat.
ग्रसनः कटिवस्त्रैस्तु यमं गुह्य बलोद्धतः भ्रामयामास वेगेन प्रचित्तमिव सम्भ्रमः
Grasana, his strength aroused, seized Yama by the waist-cloth and whirled him swiftly, as a mind is thrown into confusion.
यमो ऽपि कण्ठे ऽवष्टभ्य दैत्यं बाहुयुगेन तु वेगेन भ्रामयामास समुत्कृष्य महीतलात्
Yama too, grasping the demon by the neck with both arms, lifted him from the ground and whirled him with force.
ततो मुष्टिभिरन्योन्यं निर्दयौ तौ निजघ्नतुः दैत्येन्द्रस्यातिकायत्वात् ततः श्रान्तभुजो यमः
Then, the two struck each other mercilessly with their fists; but because of the demon king's immense size, Yama's arms grew weary.
स्कन्धे निधाय दैत्यस्य मुखं विश्रान्तिमैच्छत तमालक्ष्य ततो दैत्यः श्रान्तमन्तकमोजसा
Placing the demon on his shoulder, he sought rest; seeing him thus, the demon, exhausted, brought him to his end with his strength.
निष्पिपेष महीपृष्ठे बहुशः पार्ष्णिपाणिभिः यावद्यमस्य वदनात् सुस्राव रुधिरं बहु
He crushed him repeatedly against the earth with his heel and hands, until much blood flowed from Yama’s mouth.