यां यां निमिगजो याति दिशं तां तां सवाहना संत्यज्य दुद्रुवुर्देवा भयार्तास्त्यक्तहेतयः गन्धेन सुरमातङ्गा दुद्रुवुस्तस्य हस्तिनः
Wherever the elephant of Nimi went, the gods abandoned their vehicles and fled, terrified, forsaking their purpose; the celestial elephants fled from the scent of his elephant.
पलायितेषु सैन्येषु सुराणां पाकशासनः तस्थौ दिक्पालकैः सार्धम् अष्टभिः केशवेन च
As the armies of the gods fled, Indra stood firm with the eight guardians of the directions and with Keśava.
सम्प्राप्तो निमिमातङ्गो यावच्छक्रगजं प्रति तावच्छक्रगजो यातो मुक्त्वा नादं स भैरवम्
As Nimi's elephant approached Indra's elephant, at that very moment Indra's elephant moved forward, letting out a terrible roar.
ध्रियमाणो ऽपि यत्नेन स रणे नैव तिष्ठति पलायिते गजे तस्मिन्न् आरूढः पाकशासनः
Though restrained with effort, he did not stand firm in battle; when his elephant fled, Pākaśāsana mounted it.
विपरीतमुखो ऽयुध्यद् दानवेन्द्रबलं प्रति शतक्रतुस्तु वज्रेण निमिं वक्षस्यताडयत्
Facing the wrong way, he fought against the army of the lord of the Daityas; then Śatakratu struck Nimi on the chest with his thunderbolt.
गदया दन्तिनश्चास्य गण्डदेशे ऽहनद्दृढम् तत्प्रहारमचिन्त्यैव निमिर्निर्भयपौरुषः
With his mace, he struck the elephant hard on the cheek; Nimi, fearless and courageous, did not regard that blow.
ऐरावणं कटीदेशे मुद्गरेणाभ्यताडयत् स हतो मुद्गरेणाथ शक्रकुञ्जर आहवे
He struck Airāvata on the hip with his club; then, struck down by the club, Indra's elephant fell in the battle.
जगाम पश्चाच्चरणैर् धरणीं भूधराकृतिः लाघवात्क्षिप्रमुत्थाय ततो ऽमरमहागजः
That mountain-like elephant, with his feet, touched the earth behind him; swiftly rising again due to his agility, the great elephant of the gods—
रणादपससर्पाशु भीषितो निमिहस्तिना ततो वायुर्ववौ रूक्षो बहुशर्करपांसुलः
Terrified by Nimi's elephant, he quickly withdrew from the battle; then a harsh wind blew, full of dust and gravel.
संमुखो निमिमातङ्गो जवनाचलकम्पनः स्रुतरक्तो बभौ शैलो घनधातुह्रदो यथा
Nimi's elephant, facing his foe, shook the swift-moving mountains; blood streaming, he shone like a mountain with a lake of molten ore.
धनेशो ऽपि गदां गुर्वीं तस्य दानवहस्तिनः चिक्षेप वेगाद्दैत्येन्द्रो निपपातास्य मूर्धनि
The lord of wealth hurled his heavy mace at the Daitya king's elephant with force; the king of the Daityas fell upon his head.
गजो गदानिपातेन स तेन परिमूर्छितः दन्तैर्भित्त्वा धरां वेगात् पपाताचलसंनिभः
The elephant, struck by the mace, was utterly stunned; with his tusks he pierced the earth in his fall, collapsing like a mountain.
पतिते तु गजे तस्मिन् सिंहनादो महानभूत् सर्वतः सुरसैन्यानां गजबृंहितबृंहितैः
When that elephant fell, a great lion-roar arose everywhere from the ranks of the gods, with the trumpeting of elephants echoing all around.
ह्रेषारवेण चाश्वानां गुणास्फोटैश्च धन्विनाम् गजं तं निहतं दृष्ट्वा निमिं चापि पराङ्मुखम्
With the neighing of horses and the twanging of bowstrings, seeing that elephant slain and Nimi turning away—
श्रुत्वा च सिंहनादं च सुराणामतिकोपनः जम्भो जज्वाल कोपेन पीताज्य इव पावकः
Hearing that lion-roar of the gods, Jambha, greatly enraged, blazed with anger like fire fed with clarified butter.
स सुरान्कोपरक्ताक्षो धनुष्यारोप्य सायकम् तिष्ठतेत्यब्रवीत्तावत् सारथिं चाप्यचोदयत्
His eyes reddened with wrath against the gods, he set an arrow to his bow and cried, 'Stand firm!' and urged on his charioteer.
वेगेन चलतस्तस्य तद्रथस्याभवद्द्युतिः यथादित्यसहस्रस्याभुदितस्योदयाचले
As his chariot sped swiftly, its radiance was like that of a thousand suns rising on the eastern mountain.
पताकिना रथेनाजौ किङ्किणीजालमालिना शशिशुभ्रातपत्रेण स तेन स्यन्दनेन तु
In battle, with a chariot bearing banners, adorned with a network of bells, and a canopy white as the moon, he advanced in that car.
घट्टयन्सुरसैन्यानां हृदयं समदृश्यत तम् आयान्तम् अभिप्रेक्ष्य धनुष्याहितसायकः
Striking terror into the hearts of the gods' army, he was seen approaching, with an arrow fitted to his bow.
शतक्रतुरदीनात्मा दृढमाधत्त कार्मुकम् बाणं च तैलधौताग्रम् अर्धचन्द्रमजिह्मगम्
Śatakratu, undaunted, firmly grasped his bow and took an arrow with an oiled, sharp tip, half-moon shaped and straight.
तेनास्य सशरं चापं रणे चिछेद वृत्रहा क्षिप्रं संत्यज्य तच्चापं जम्भो दानवनन्दनः
With swift action, the slayer of Vṛtra severed his bow and arrow in battle; abandoning that bow, Jambha, the delight of the demons,
अन्यत्कार्मुकमादाय वेगवद्भारसाधनम् शरांश्चाशीविषाकारांस् तैलधौतानजिह्मगान्
took up another bow, powerful and swift, and arrows resembling venomous serpents, straight and anointed with oil.
शक्रं विव्याध दशभिर् जत्रुदेशे तु पत्त्रिभिः हृदये च त्रिभिश्चापि द्वाभ्यां च स्कन्धयोर् द्वयोः
He struck Śakra with ten arrows in the region of the collarbone, three in the heart, and two in both shoulders.
शक्रो ऽपि दानवेन्द्राय बाणजालमपीदृशम् अप्राप्तान्दानवेन्द्रस्तु शराञ्छक्रभुजेरितान्
Śakra, too, released such a shower of arrows upon the lord of the demons, but the demon king cut down the arrows hurled by Śakra's arms before they reached him.
चिछेद दशधाकाशे शरैरग्निशिखोपमैः ततस्तु शरजालेन देवेन्द्रो दानवेश्वरम्
He cut them down in the sky ten times with arrows blazing like tongues of fire; then, with a shower of arrows, the lord of the gods covered the lord of the demons.
आच्छादयत यत्नेन वर्षास्विव घनैर्नभः दैत्यो ऽपि बाणजालं तद् व्यधमत्सायकैः शितैः
With effort, he covered him as clouds cover the sky with rain; the demon, too, scattered that shower of arrows with sharp shafts.
यथा वायुर्घनाटोपं परिवार्य दिशो मुखे शक्रो ऽथ क्रोधसंरम्भान् न विशेषयते यदा
Just as the wind disperses clouds, surrounding all directions, Śakra, then, in his rage and agitation, could no longer distinguish anything.
दानवेन्द्रं तदा चक्रे गन्धर्वास्त्रं महाद्भुतम् तदुत्थतेजसा व्याप्तम् अभूद्गमनगोचरम्
At that moment, he employed the wondrous Gandharva weapon against the lord of the demons; its rising energy filled the space, making it inaccessible.
गन्धर्वनगरैश् चापि नानाप्राकारतोरणैः मुञ्चद्भिरद्भुताकारैर् अस्त्रवृष्टिं समन्ततः
With Gandharva cities, various ramparts and gateways, releasing marvels of form, it rained weapons in all directions.
अथास्त्रवृष्ट्या दैत्यानां हन्यमाना महाचमूः जम्भं शरणमागच्छद् अप्रमेयपराक्रमम्
Then, as the demon army was being struck by the rain of weapons, they sought refuge in Jambha, whose valor was immeasurable.