तम् आलोक्यासुरेन्द्रास्तु हर्षसम्पूर्णमानसाः अयं वै देवसर्वस्वं जिते ऽस्मिन्निर्जिताः सुराः
Beholding him, the demon chiefs, their hearts filled with joy, said: 'This is indeed the essence of the gods; if he is conquered, the gods are defeated.'
अयं स दैत्यचक्राणां कृतान्तः केशवो ऽरिहा एनमाश्रित्य लोकेषु यज्ञभागभुजो ऽमराः
'He is the destruction of the demon hosts, Kesava, the slayer of foes; relying on him, the gods in all worlds partake of the share of sacrifices.'
इत्युक्त्वा दानवाः सर्वे परिवार्य समन्ततः निजघ्नुर्विविधैरस्त्रैस् ते तम् आयान्तम् आहवे
Having spoken thus, all the demons surrounded him on every side and struck at him with various weapons as he advanced into battle.
कालनेमिप्रभृतयो दश दैत्या महारथाः षष्ट्या विव्याध बाणानां कालनेमिर्जनार्दनम्
Kalanemi and nine other mighty demon chariot-warriors, Kalanemi pierced Janardana with sixty arrows.
निमिः शतेन बाणानां मथनो ऽशीतिभिः शरैः जम्भकश्चैव सप्तत्या शुम्भो दशभिरेव च
Nimi with a hundred arrows, Mathana with eighty shafts, Jambhaka with seventy, and Shumbha with ten.
शेषा दैत्येश्वराः सर्वे विष्णुमेकैकशः शरैः दशभिश्चैव यत्तास्ते जघ्नुः सगरुडं रणे
All the remaining demon lords, each with ten arrows, attacked Vishnu and Garuda together in battle.
तेषाम् अमृष्य तत्कर्म विष्णुर्दानवसूदनः एकैकं दानवं जघ्ने षड्भिः षड्भिरजिह्मगैः
Unable to endure their assault, Vishnu, the slayer of demons, killed each demon with six straight-flying arrows.
आकर्णकृष्टैर्भूयश्च कालनेमिस् त्रिभिः शरैः विष्णुं विव्याध हृदये क्रोधाद्रक्तविलोचनः
Again, Kalanemi, with three arrows drawn to the ear, struck Vishnu in the heart, his eyes reddened with anger.
तस्याशोभन्त ते बाणा हृदये तप्तकाञ्चनाः मयूखानीव दीप्तानि कौस्तुभस्य स्फुटत्विषः
Those arrows, glowing like heated gold, shone upon his heart like the radiant beams bursting from the Kaustubha gem.
तैर्बाणैः किंचिदायस्तो हरिर्जग्राह मुद्गरम् सततं भ्राम्य वेगेन दानवाय व्यसर्जयत्
Struck somewhat by those arrows, Hari seized his mace, whirled it swiftly, and hurled it at the demon.
दानवेन्द्रस्तमप्राप्तं वियत्येव शतैः शरैः चिछेद तिलशः क्रुद्धो दर्शयन्पाणिलाघवम्
The enraged lord of the demons, displaying the dexterity of his hand, cut that approaching mace into pieces in the sky with hundreds of arrows.
ततो विष्णुः प्रकुपितः प्रासं जग्राह भैरवम् तेन दैत्यस्य हृदयं ताडयामास गाढतः
Then Viṣṇu, incensed, took up a dreadful spear and struck the demon's heart forcefully with it.
क्षणेन लब्धसंज्ञस्तु कालनेमिर्महासुरः शक्तिं जग्राह तीक्ष्णाग्रां हेमघण्टाट्टहासिनीम्
In a moment, regaining consciousness, the great demon Kālanemi grasped a sharp-edged spear adorned with golden bells.
तया वामभुजं विष्णोर् बिभेद दितिनन्दनः भिन्नः शक्त्या भुजस्तस्य स्रुतशोणित आबभौ
With that weapon, the son of Diti pierced Viṣṇu's left arm; wounded by the spear, his arm appeared with flowing blood.
पद्मरागमयेनेव केयूरेण विभूषितः ततो विष्णुः प्रकुपितो जग्राह विपुलं धनुः
Adorned as if with a bracelet of red lotus gems, then Viṣṇu, enraged, seized his mighty bow.
सप्तदश च नाराचांस् तीक्ष्णान्मर्मविभेदिनः दैत्यस्य हृदयं षड्भिर् विव्याध च त्रिभिः शरैः
He pierced the demon's heart with six of the seventeen sharp, vital-wounding arrows, and with three more arrows.
चतुर्भिः सारथिं चास्य ध्वजं चैकेन पत्त्रिणा द्वाभ्यां ज्याधनुषी चापि भुजं सव्यं च पत्त्रिणा
With four arrows he struck his charioteer, with one feathered shaft the banner, with two the bowstring and bow, and with another feathered shaft the demon's left arm.
स विद्धो हृदये गाढं दैत्यो हरिशिलीमुखैः स्रुतरक्तारुणप्रांशुः पीडाकुलितमानसः
Pierced deeply in the heart by Hari's iron-tipped arrows, the demon, his body flushed with flowing blood, was tormented and distressed in mind.
चकम्पे मारुतेनेव नोदितः किंशुकद्रुमः तमाकम्पितमालक्ष्य गदां जग्राह केशवः
He trembled, like a kimshuka tree shaken by the wind; seeing him thus unsteady, Keśava took up his mace.
तां च वेगेन चिक्षेप कालनेमिरथं प्रति सा पपात शिरस्युग्रा विपुला कालनेमिनः
With force Kālanemi hurled it at Viṣṇu's chariot, and that massive weapon fell fiercely upon Kālanemi's head.
संचूर्णितोत्तमाङ्गस्तु निष्पिष्टमुकुटो ऽसुरः स्रुतरक्तौघरन्ध्रस्तु स्रुतधातुरिवाचलः
His head crushed, his crown shattered, the demon poured streams of blood, like a mountain with its ores flowing out.
प्रापतत्स्वे रथे भग्ने विसंज्ञः शिष्टजीवितः पतितस्य रथोपस्थे दानवस्याच्युतो ऽरिहा
Falling unconscious, his life barely remaining, he collapsed upon his broken chariot; the slayer of foes, Acyuta, stood by the fallen demon.
स्मितपूर्वमुवाचेदं वाक्यं चक्रायुधः प्रभुः गच्छासुर विमुक्तो ऽसि साम्प्रतं जीव निर्भयः
The lord, wielder of the discus, first smiled and then spoke these words: 'Go, demon, you are released for now; live on, free from fear.'
ततः स्वल्पेन कालेन अहमेव तवान्तकः एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य सारथिः कालनेमिनः अपवाह्य रथं दूरम् अनयत्कालनेमिनः
But soon, I myself shall be your end.' Hearing these words, Kālanemi's charioteer drove the chariot far away.
कृष्णचामरजालाढ्ये सुधाविरचिताङ्कुरे चित्रपञ्चपताके तु प्रभिन्नकरटामुखे
Adorned with black yak-tail fans, with a canopy made of nectar, with a banner of five colors, and a broken elephant's frontal plate.
पर्वताभे गजे भीमे मदस्राविणि दुर्धरे आरुह्याजौ निमिर्दैत्यो हरिं प्रत्युद्ययौ बली
Mounting a mighty, mountain-like, fierce, rutting elephant, the powerful demon Nimi advanced to face Hari in battle.
तस्यासन्दानवा रौद्रा गजस्य पदरक्षिणः सप्तविंशतिसाहस्राः किरीटकवचोज्ज्वलाः
There stood twenty-seven thousand fierce sons of Dānavā, circling the elephant's feet, shining with crowns and armor.
अश्वारूढश्च मथनो जम्भकश्चोष्ट्रवाहनः शुम्भो ऽपि विपुलं मेषं समारुह्याव्रजद्रणम्
Mathana rode a horse, Jambhaka mounted a camel, and Śumbha, too, entered the battle riding a great ram.
अपरे दानवेन्द्रास्तु यत्ता नानास्त्रपाणयः आजघ्नुः समरे क्रुद्धा विष्णुमक्लिष्टकारिणम्
Other lords of the Dānavas, armed with various weapons and fully prepared, attacked Viṣṇu, the doer of flawless deeds, in their wrath on the battlefield.
परिघेण निमिर्दैत्यो मथनो मुद्गरेण तु शुम्भः शूलेन तीक्ष्णेन प्रासेन ग्रसनस्तथा
Nimi the demon struck with a mace, Mathana with a club, Śumbha with a sharp spear, and Grasaṇa likewise with a javelin.