कक्षावालम्ब्य पाणिभ्याम् उपविष्टो ह्यधोमुखः सर्वे ते निष्प्रतीकारा दैत्याश्चन्द्रमसा जिताः
Leaning on his side with his hands, seated with his face downcast, all those Daityas, powerless to resist, were overcome by the moon.
रणेच्छां दूरतस्त्यक्त्वा तस्थुस्ते जीवितार्थिनः तत्राब्रवीत्कालनेमिर् दैत्यान्कोपेन दीपितः
Having abandoned all desire for battle, they stood at a distance, seeking only to survive; then Kalanemi, inflamed with anger, spoke to the Daityas.
भो भोः शृङ्गारिणः शराः सर्वे शस्त्रास्त्रपारगाः एकैको ऽपि जगत्सर्वं शक्तस्तुलयितुं भुजैः
"Ho! Ho! You horned ones, skilled in weapons and missiles—each one of you alone is able to balance the whole world with your arms.
एकैको ऽपि क्षमो ग्रस्तुं जगत्सर्वं चराचरम् एकैकस्यापि पर्याप्ता न सर्वे ऽपि दिवौकसः
Each one of you is capable of devouring the entire world, moving and unmoving; even all the gods together are not sufficient for a single one of you.
कलां पूरयितुं यत्नात् षोडशीमतिविक्रमाः किं प्रयाताश्च तिष्ठध्वं समरे ऽमरनिर्जिताः
With your immense prowess, each of you could fill the full sixteenth part of the moon—why have you retreated? Stand firm in battle, unconquered by the immortals!
न युक्तमेतच्छूराणां विशेषाद्दैत्यजन्मनाम् राजा चान्तरितो ऽस्माकं तारको लोकमारकः
This is not fitting for heroes, especially those born as Daityas; our king, Tāraka, the destroyer of worlds, is hidden among us.
विरतानां रणादस्मात् क्रुद्धः प्राणान्हरिष्यति शीतेन नष्टश्रुतयो भ्रष्टवाक्पाटवास्तथा
If you withdraw from this battle, he will, in anger, take your lives; numbed by the cold, you have lost your hearing and your eloquence.
मूकास्तदाभवन्दैत्या रणद्दशनपङ्क्तयः तान्दृष्ट्वा नष्टचेतस्कान् दैत्याञ्छीतेन सादितान्
Then the Daityas became mute, their teeth chattering in the fight; seeing those Daityas, their minds lost, struck down by the cold—
मत्वा कालक्षमं कार्यं कालनेमिर्महासुरः आश्रित्य दानवीं मायां वितत्य स्वं महावपुः
Realizing it was time for decisive action, the great Asura Kalanemi, relying on demonic illusion, expanded his own mighty form.
पूरयामास गगनं दिशो विदिश एव च निर्ममे दानवेन्द्रेशः शरीरे भास्करायुतम्
He filled the sky, the directions, and the intermediate quarters; the lord of the Dānavas created in his body the brilliance of ten thousand suns.
दिशश्च मायया चण्डैः पूरयामास पावकैः ततो ज्वालाकुलं सर्वं त्रैलोक्यमभवत्क्षणात्
With fierce fires conjured by illusion, he filled the directions; then, in an instant, all three worlds became engulfed in flames.
तेन ज्वालासमूहेन हिमांशुरगमच्छमम् ततः क्रमेण विभ्रष्टं शीतदुर्दिनम् आबभौ
By that mass of flames, the moon lost its coolness; then, gradually, the harsh cold day was dispelled.
तद्बलं दानवेन्द्राणां मायया कालनेमिनः तद्दृष्ट्वा दानवानीकं लब्धसंज्ञं दिवाकरः उवाचारुणमुद्भ्रान्तः कोपाल्लोकैकलोचनः
That was the power of the Dānava lords, the illusion of Kalanemi; seeing this, the sun, regaining consciousness, spoke to Aruṇa, his charioteer, his anger aroused, the single eye of the world.
नयारुण रथं शीघ्रं कालनेमिरथो यतः विमर्दस्तत्र विषमो भविता शूरसंक्षयः
"O Aruṇa, quickly drive the chariot, for Kalanemi's chariot is there; a fierce clash will occur, and heroes will fall."
जित एष शशाङ्को ऽत्र यद्बलं वयमाश्रिताः इत्युक्तश्चोदयामास रथं गरुडपूर्वजः
"Here, the moon has been conquered, whose power we relied upon." So spoken, Garuḍa's elder brother urged on the chariot.
प्रयत्नविधृतैरश्वैः सितचामरमालिभिः जगद्दीपो ऽथ भगवाञ् जग्राह विततं धनुः
With horses held firmly by effort, adorned with white chowries, the blessed lamp of the world then took up his stretched bow.
शरौ च द्वौ महाभागो दिव्यावाशीविषद्युती संचारास्त्रेण संधाय बाणमेकं ससर्ज सः
He took two arrows, splendid and radiant like divine serpent venom, and, employing the Saṃcāra weapon, fitted one to his bow and released it.
द्वितीयमिन्द्रजालेन योजितं प्रमुमोच ह संचारास्त्रेण रूपाणां क्षणाच्चक्रे विपर्ययम्
The second arrow, infused with illusion by Indrajāla, he let fly; with the Saṃcāra weapon, he caused a momentary reversal of forms.
देवानां दानवं रूपं दानवानां च दैविकम् मत्वा सुरान्स्वकानेव जघ्ने घोरास्त्रलाघवात्
He made the gods appear as demons, and the demons as divine; thinking the gods were his own, he struck them with dreadful, swift weapons.
कालनेमी रुषाविष्टः कृतान्त इव संक्षये कांश्चित्खड्गेन तीक्ष्णेन कांश्चिन् नाराचवृष्टिभिः कांश्चिद्गदाभिर्घोराभिः कांश्चिद्घोरैः परश्वधैः
Kālanemi, seized by wrath like Death at the end of time, slew some with his sharp sword, some with showers of arrows, some with fierce maces, and some with terrible axes.
शिरांसि केषांचिदपातयच्च भुजान्रथान्सारथींश्चोग्रवेगः कांश्चित् पिपेषाथ रथस्य वेगात् कांश्चित्क्रुधा चोद्धतमुष्टिपातैः
With fierce speed, he cut off the heads of some, severed arms, chariots, and charioteers; some he crushed beneath the force of his chariot, others he struck in rage with violent blows of his fist.
रणे विनिहतान्दृष्ट्वा नेमिः स्वान्दानवाधिपः रूपं स्वं तु प्रपद्यन्त ह्य् असुराः सुरधर्षिताः
Seeing his own slain in battle, Nemi, the lord of the demons, and the asuras, overwhelmed by the gods, resumed their true forms.
कालनेमी रुषाविष्टस् तेषां रूपं न बुद्धवान् नेमिदैत्यस्तु तान्दृष्ट्वा कालनेमिमुवाच ह
Kālanemi, possessed by anger, did not recognize their forms; the demon Nemi, seeing them, spoke to Kālanemi.
अहं नेमिः सुरो नैव कालनेमे विदस्व माम् भवता मोहितेनाजौ निहता भूरिविक्रमाः
I am Nemi, not a god, Kālanemi; know me. Many mighty ones have been slain by you in battle, deceived.
दैत्यानां दशलक्षाणि दुर्जयानां सुरैरिह सर्वास्त्रवारणं मुञ्च ब्राह्ममस्त्रं त्वरान्वितः
Here are one hundred thousand demons, unconquerable by the gods; unleash the Brahma weapon, swiftly, to counter all their weapons.
स तेन बोधितो दैत्यः सम्भ्रमाकुलचेतनः योजयामास बाणं हि ब्रह्मास्त्रविहितेन तु
Thus instructed, the demon, his mind agitated with confusion, fitted an arrow empowered by the Brahma weapon.
मुमोच चापि दैत्येन्द्रः स स्वयं सुरकण्टकः ततो ऽस्त्रतेजसा व्याप्तं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्
The lord of the demons, himself a thorn to the gods, released it; then, by the power of the weapon, the three worlds, with all their moving and unmoving beings, were enveloped.
देवानां चाभवत्सैन्यं सर्वमेव भयान्वितम् संचरास्त्रं च संशान्तं स्वयमायोधने बभौ
The entire army of the gods was seized with fear; the Saṃcāra weapon was subdued, and in the battle, it shone forth.
तस्मिन्प्रतिहते ह्यस्त्रे भ्रष्टतेजा दिवाकरः महेन्द्रजालमाश्रित्य चक्रे स्वां कोटिशस्तनुम्
When that weapon was repelled, the sun lost its brilliance; relying on the illusion of Mahendra, he manifested countless forms of himself.
विस्फूर्जत्करसम्पातसमाक्रान्तजगत्त्रयम् तताप दानवानीकं गतमज्जौघशोणितम्
With the thunderous impact of his hands, he overwhelmed the three worlds; he scorched the demon host, whose blood flowed in torrents.