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.
ततश्चावर्षदनलं समन्ताद् अतिसंहतम् चक्षूंषि दानवेन्द्राणां चकारान्धानि च प्रभुः
Then he rained fire everywhere, intensely; the lord blinded the eyes of the demon chiefs.
गजानामगलन्मेदः पेतुश्चाप्यरवा भुवि तुरगा निःश्वसन्तश्च घर्मार्ता रथिनो ऽपि च
The fat of elephants melted, their cries fell to the earth; horses, scorched by heat, gasped, and even the charioteers suffered.
इतश्चेतश्च सलिलं प्रार्थयन्तस्तृषातुराः प्रच्छायविटपांश्चैव गिरीणां गह्वराणि च
Here and there, tormented by thirst, they sought water, and shade beneath the trees, and the caves of mountains.
तेषां प्रार्थयतां शीतं द्रुमान्तरविसर्पिणाम् दावाग्निः प्रज्वलंश्चैव घोरार्चिर्दग्धपादपः तोयार्थिनः पुरो दृष्ट्वा तोयं कल्लोलमालिनम्
As they begged for coolness, the wildfire spread among the trees, blazing fiercely and burning the trunks; seeing water ahead, surging with waves, those seeking water pressed forward.
पुरःस्थितमपि प्राप्तुं न शेकुरवमर्दिताः अप्राप्य सलिलं भूमौ व्यात्तास्या गतचेतसः
Though the water lay before them, the powerless could not reach it; unable to obtain water, their mouths agape, their minds departed, they lay upon the earth.
तत्र तत्र व्यदृश्यन्त मृता दैत्येश्वरा भुवि रथा गजाश्च पतितास् तुरगाश्च समापिताः
Here and there upon the ground were seen dead lords of the demons, fallen chariots, elephants, and horses, all brought to their end.
स्थिता वमन्तो धावन्तो गलद्रक्तवसासृजः दानवानां सहस्राणि व्यदृश्यन्त मृतानि तु
Standing or running, vomiting, with garments and blood streaming, thousands of dead Danavas were seen.
संक्षये दानवेन्द्राणां तस्मिन्महति वर्तिते प्रकोपोद्भूतताम्राक्षः कालनेमी रुषातुरः
As the great destruction of the demon kings unfolded, Kālanemi, his eyes reddened with wrath, his anger inflamed, arose.
अभवत्कल्पमेघाभः स्फुरद्भूरिशतह्रदः गम्भीरास्फोटनिर्ह्रादजगद्धृदयघट्टकः
He became like a storm-cloud, with countless flashing lakes, his deep thunderous roar shaking the hearts of the world.
प्रच्छाद्य गगनाभोगं रविमायां व्यनाशयत् शीतं ववर्ष सलिलं दानवेन्द्रबलं प्रति
Covering the expanse of the sky, he dispelled the illusion of the sun, and poured cold water upon the army of the demon kings.
दैत्यास्तां वृष्टिमासाद्य समाश्वस्तास्ततः क्रमात् बीजाङ्कुरा इवाम्लानाः प्राप्य वृष्टिं धरातले
The demons, receiving that rain, gradually revived, like wilted sprouts upon the earth regaining life after rainfall.
ततः स मेघरूपी तु कालनेमिर्महासुरः शस्त्रवृष्टिं ववर्षोग्रां देवानीकेषु दुर्जयाम्
Then Kālanemi, the great asura, taking the form of a cloud, unleashed a fierce shower of weapons, unconquerable, upon the hosts of the gods.
तया वृष्ट्या बाध्यमाना दैत्येन्द्राणां महौजसाम् गतिं कां च न पश्यन्तो गावः शीतार्दिता इव
Afflicted by that shower, the mighty demon kings, unable to find any way out, were like cows tormented by cold.
परस्परं व्यलीयन्त पृष्ठेषु व्यस्त्रपाणयः स्वेषु बाधे व्यलीयन्त गजेषु तुरगेषु च
They collapsed upon each other, their hands loosened upon their backs; in their own distress, they fell among elephants and horses.
रथेषु त्वमरास्त्रस्तास् तत्र तत्र निलिल्यिरे अपरे कुञ्चितैर्गात्रैः स्वहस्तपिहिताननाः
In the chariots, terrified immortals hid here and there; others, their limbs curled, covered their faces with their own hands.
इतश्चेतश्च संभ्रान्ता बभ्रमुर्वै दिशो दश एवंविधे तु संग्रामे तुमुले देवसंक्षये
Distraught, they wandered in all ten directions; in such a tumultuous battle, with the destruction of the gods underway.
दृश्यन्ते पतिता भूमौ शस्त्रभिन्नाङ्गसंधयः विभुजा भिन्नमूर्धानस् तथा छिन्नोरुजानवः
One saw bodies fallen on the earth, their joints shattered by weapons, arms severed, heads split, and thighs cut apart.
विपर्यस्तरथासङ्गा निष्पिष्टध्वजपङ्क्तयः निर्भिन्नाङ्गैस्तुरंगैस्तु गजैश्चाचलसंनिभैः
Chariots overturned, rows of crushed banners, horses with broken limbs, and elephants, massive as mountains, lay scattered.
स्रुतरक्तह्रदैर्भूमिर् विकृताविकृता बभौ एवमाजौ बली दैत्यः कालनेमिर्महासुरः
The earth was transformed, both distorted and undistorted, by pools of flowing blood; thus, in battle, the mighty demon Kālanemi prevailed.
जघ्ने मुहूर्तमात्रेण गन्धर्वाणां दशायुतम् यक्षाणां पञ्च लक्षाणि रक्षसामयुतानि षट्
Within a single moment, he slew a hundred thousand Gandharvas, five hundred thousand Yakshas, and six hundred thousand Rakshasas.