तैर्विपाटितगात्रो ऽसौ गजमायां व्यपोथयत् ततश्चाशीविषो घोरो ऽभवत्फणशताकुलः
Torn apart by those lions, he abandoned the elephant illusion and then became a dreadful serpent, surrounded by a hundred hoods.
विषनिःश्वासनिर्दग्धं सुरसैन्यं महारथः ततो ऽस्त्रं गारुडं चक्रे शक्रश्चारुभुजस्तदा
With his poisonous breath, the mighty chariot-warrior scorched the army of the gods; then Śakra, of beautiful arms, employed the Garuḍa weapon.
ततो गरुत्मतस्तस्मात् सहस्राणि विनिर्ययुः तैर्गरुत्मद्भिरासाद्य जम्भो भुजगरूपवान् कृतस्तु खण्डशो दैत्यः सास्य माया व्यनश्यत
From that Garuḍa weapon, thousands emerged; those Garuḍas attacked Jambha, who had taken the form of a serpent, and the Daitya was cut to pieces, his illusion destroyed.
प्रनष्टायां तु मायायां ततो जम्भो महासुरः चकार रूपमतुलं चन्द्रादित्यपथानुगम् विवृत्तवदनो ग्रस्तुम् इयेष सुरपुंगवान्
When his illusion was destroyed, the great Asura Jambha assumed an incomparable form, following the paths of the moon and sun, with mouth wide open, desiring to devour the foremost of the gods.
ततो ऽस्य विविशुर्वक्त्रं समहारथकुञ्जरा सुरसेनाविशद्भीमं पातालोत्तानतालुकम्
Then the army of the gods, along with great chariots and elephants, entered his mouth, terrifying and vast as the netherworld, with its palate turned upward.
सैन्येषु ग्रस्यमानेषु दानवेन बलीयसा शक्रो दैन्यं समापन्नः श्रान्तबाहुः सवाहनः
As his army was being swallowed by the powerful Daitya, Śakra, his arms weary and with his mount, fell into despair.
कर्तव्यतां नाध्यगच्छत् प्रोवाचेदं जनार्दनम् किमनन्तरमत्रास्ति कर्तव्यस्यावशेषितम्
He could not determine what should be done, and said to Janārdana: 'Is there anything left to be done hereafter?'
यदाश्रित्य घटामो ऽस्य दानवस्य युयुत्सवः ततो हरिरुवाचेदं वज्रायुधमुदारधीः
'On what basis do we, eager for battle, contend with this Daitya?' Then Hari, the noble-minded wielder of the thunderbolt, spoke these words.
न सांप्रतं रणस्त्याज्यस् त्वया कातरभैरवः वर्धस्वाशु महामायां पुरंदर रिपुं प्रति
'Now is not the time to abandon the fight out of fear, O Purandara. Quickly strengthen your great illusion against the enemy.'
मयैष लक्षितो दैत्यो ऽधिष्ठितः प्राप्तपौरुषः मा शक्र मोहमागच्छ क्षिप्रमस्त्रं स्मर प्रभो
'By me this Daitya has been marked, possessed and empowered. Do not fall into delusion, O Śakra; quickly recall your weapon, O lord.'
ततः शक्रः प्रकुपितो दानवं प्रति देवराट् नारायणास्त्रं प्रयतो मुमोचासुरवक्षसि
Then Śakra, king of the gods, enraged against the Daitya, with concentrated mind, released the Nārāyaṇa weapon at the Asura's chest.
ततो नारायणास्त्रं तत् पपातासुरवक्षसि महास्त्रभिन्नहृदयः सुस्राव रुधिरं च सः
Then that Nārāyaṇa weapon struck the Asura's chest; his heart, pierced by the great weapon, poured forth blood.
रणागारमिवोद्गारं तत्याजासुरनन्दनः तदस्त्रतेजसा तस्य रूपं दैत्यस्य नाशितम्
The son of the Asura, like a warrior leaving the battlefield, departed; by the power of that weapon, the Daitya's form was destroyed.
ततश्चान्तर्दधे दैत्यो वियत्यनुपलक्षितः गगनस्थः स दैत्येन्द्रः शस्त्रासनमतीन्द्रियम्
Then the Daitya vanished, unperceived in the sky; that lord of Daityas, stationed in the heavens, became invisible to weapons and senses.
मुमोच सुरसैन्यानां संहारे कारणं परम् प्रासान्परश्वधांश्चक्रान् बाणान्वज्रान्समुद्गरान्
He released the supreme cause of destruction upon the armies of the gods: spears, axes, discs, arrows, thunderbolts, and maces.
कुठारान्सह खड्गैश्च भिन्दिपालानयोगुडान् ववर्ष दानवो रौद्रो ह्य् अबन्ध्यानक्षयानपि
The fierce demon showered hatchets along with swords, slings, clubs, and missiles—unfailing and inexhaustible.
तैरस्त्रैर्दानवैर्मुक्तैर् देवानीकेषु भीषणैः बाहुभिर्धरणिः पूर्णा शिरोभिश्च सकुण्डलैः
With those terrifying weapons hurled by the demons at the ranks of the gods, the earth was filled with arms and heads adorned with earrings.
ऊरुभिर् गजहस्ताभैः करीन्द्रैर्वाचलोपमैः भग्नेषादण्डचक्राक्षै रथैः सारथिभिः सह
With thighs like elephant trunks, elephants resembling mountains, broken chariots with shattered poles and wheels, together with their charioteers.
दुःसंचाराभवत्पृथ्वी मांसशोणितकर्दमा रुधिरौघह्रदावर्ता शवराशिशिलोच्चयैः
The earth became impassable, smeared with flesh and blood, swirling with rivers of gore, and heaps of corpses and bones.
कबन्धनृत्यसंकुले स्रवद्वसास्रकर्दमे जगत्त्रयोपसंहृतौ समे समस्तदेहिनाम् शृगालगृध्रवायसाः परं प्रमोदमादधुः क्वचिद्विकृष्टलोचनः शवस्य रौति वायसः
Amidst heaps of headless bodies dancing, garments soaked in blood and mud, at the destruction of all embodied beings in the three worlds, jackals, vultures, and crows rejoiced greatly; sometimes a crow with a plucked eye shrieked over a corpse.
विकृष्टपीवरान्त्रकाः प्रयान्ति जम्बुकाः क्वचित् क्वचित्स्थितो ऽतिभीषणः श्वचञ्चुचर्वितो बकः मृतस्य मांसमाहरञ्छ्वजातयश्च संस्थिताः क्वचिद्वृको गजासृजं पपौ निलीयतान्त्रतः
Some jackals dragged fat entrails away; elsewhere, a dreadful heron gnawed at a corpse devoured by dogs; scavenger dogs gathered, feasting on flesh; somewhere, a wolf secretly drank elephant blood.
क्वचित् तुरंगमण्डली विकृष्यते श्वजातिभिः क्वचित्पिशाचजातकैः प्रपीतशोणितासवैः स्वकामिनीयुतैर्द्रुतं प्रमोदमत्तसंभ्रमैर् ममैतदानयाननं खुरो ऽयमस्तु मे प्रियः
In one place, a circle of horses was dragged by packs of dogs; elsewhere, goblins with their mates, intoxicated with delight, drank blood and rushed about, exclaiming: 'Let this hoof be mine, my beloved!'
करो ऽयमब्जसंनिभो ममास्तु कर्णपूरकः सरोषमीक्षते ऽपरा वपां विना प्रियं तदा परा प्रिया ह्यवाप यद्भृतोष्णशोणितासवं विकृष्य शवचर्म तत्प्रबद्धसान्द्रपल्लवम्
Let this lotus-like hand be my ear ornament! Another, angry, gazes at a body without its beloved, while another, having obtained her beloved, drank warm blood, and bound the corpse's skin with thick foliage.
चकार यक्षकामिनी तरुं कुठारपाटितं गजस्य दन्तमात्मजं प्रगृह्य कुम्भसंपुटम् विपाट्य मौक्तिकं परं प्रियप्रसादमिच्छते समांसशोणितासवं पपुश्च यक्षराक्षसाः
A yaksha maiden made a tree from a chopped trunk, seized an elephant's tusk as her child, and, splitting a pot, sought a pearl for her beloved's favor; yakshas and rakshasas drank flesh and blood together.
मृताश्वकेशवासितं रसं प्रगृह्य पाणिना प्रियाविमुक्तजीवितं समानयासृगासवम् न पथ्यतां प्रयाति मे गतं श्मशानगोचरं नरस्य तज्जहात्यसौ प्रशस्य किंनराननम्
Taking with her hand the juice from a dead horse's mane, she brought the blood-wine of her beloved who had lost his life; 'Let it not go to waste, let it come to me, gone to the cremation ground, this man's face is praiseworthy,' she said.
स नाग एष नो भयं दधाति मुक्तजीवितो न दानवस्य शक्यते मया तदेकयाननम् इति प्रियाय वल्लभा वदन्ति यक्षयोषितः परे कपालपाणयः पिशाचयक्षराक्षसाः
'This serpent brings us no fear, for he has lost his life; I alone cannot subdue the demon's single face,' thus yaksha women spoke to their beloved; others, holding skulls, were goblins, yakshas, and rakshasas.
वदन्ति देहि देहि मे ममातिभक्ष्यचारिणः परे ऽवतीर्य शोणितापगासु धौतमूर्तया पितॄन् प्रतर्प्य देवताः समर्चयन्ति चामिषैर् गजोडुपे सुसंस्थितास्तरन्ति शोणितं ह्रदम्
They cried, 'Give, give to me, for I am ravenous!' Others, descending into rivers of blood, washed themselves and, having satisfied their ancestors, worshipped the gods with offerings; elephants well stationed crossed the lake of blood.
इति प्रगाढसंकटे सुरासुरे सुसंगरे भयं समुझ्य दुर्जया भटाः स्फुटन्ति मानिनः
Thus, in the deep and perilous battle between gods and demons, the proud warriors, overcome by fear and the unconquerable, were shattered.
तत शक्रो धनेशश्च वरुणः पवनो ऽनलः यमो ऽपि निरृतिश्चापि दिव्यास्त्राणि महाबलाः
Then Indra, Kubera, Varuna, Vayu, Agni, Yama, and Nirriti—all mighty—released their divine weapons.
आकाशे मुमुचुः सर्वे दानवानभिसंध्य ते अस्त्राणि व्यर्थतां जग्मुर् देवानां दानवान्प्रति
All of them hurled their weapons from the sky against the demons, but those weapons proved ineffective for the gods against the demons.