शरैरग्निकल्पैश्चकाराशु दैत्यस् तथा राक्षसान्भीतभीतान्दिशासु पृषत्कैश्च रूक्षैर्विकारप्रयुक्तं चकारानिलं लीलयैवासुरेशः
With fire-like arrows, the demon swiftly attacked, and the terrified rākṣasas fled in all directions; with harsh, distorted arrows, the lord of asuras playfully stirred up a wind.
अथानम्य चापं हरिस्तीक्ष्णबाणैर् हनत्सारथिं दैत्यराजस्य हृद्यम् ध्वजं धूमकेतुः किरीटं महेन्द्रो धनेशो धनुः काञ्चनानद्धपृष्ठम् यमो बाहुदण्डं रथाङ्गानि वायुर् निशाचारिणाम् ईश्वरस्यापि वर्म
Then, bending his bow, Hari struck the charioteer of the demon king with sharp arrows in the heart; Dhūmaketu struck the banner, Mahendra the crown, Dhanesha the bow adorned with gold, Yama the arm, Vayu the chariot parts, and even the armor of the lord of night-walkers.
दृष्ट्वा तद्युद्धममरैर् अकृत्रिमपराक्रमम् दैत्यनाथः कृतं संख्ये स्वबाहुयुगबान्धवः
Seeing that battle, with its genuine valor, performed by the gods, the demon lord fought in the field with his own arms and kinsmen.
मुमोच मुद्गरं भीमं सहस्राक्षाय संगरे दृष्ट्वा मुद्गरम् आयान्तम् अनिवार्यमथाम्बरे
He hurled a mighty mace at the thousand-eyed one in the conflict; seeing the mace coming, irresistible, in the sky,
रथादाप्लुत्य धरणीम् अगमत्पाकशासनः मुद्गरो ऽपि रथोपस्थे पपात परुषस्वनः
Pākaśāsana leapt from his chariot and reached the ground; the mace fell upon the chariot's seat with a harsh sound.
स रथं चूर्णयामास न ममार च मातलिः गृहीत्वा पट्टिशं दैत्यो जघानोरसि केशवम्
It crushed the chariot, but Mātali did not die; the demon seized a spear and struck Keśava in the chest.
स्कन्धे गरुत्मतः सो ऽपि निषसाद विचेतनः खड्गेन राक्षसेन्द्रस्य निचकर्त च वाहनम्
He collapsed, unconscious, upon Garuda's shoulder; with a sword, he cut down the vehicle of the king of rākṣasas.
यमं च पातयामास भूमौ दैत्यो भुशुण्डिना वह्निं च भिन्दिपालेन ताडयामास मूर्धनि
The demon struck Yama to the ground with a club, and struck Agni on the head with a sling.
वायुं च दोर्भ्यामुत्क्षिप्य पातयामास भूतले धनेशं च धनुष्कोट्या कुट्टयामास कोपनः
He lifted Vayu with his arms and threw him to the earth; in anger, he struck Dhanesha with the tip of his bow.
ततो देवनिकायानाम् एकैकं समरे ततः जघानास्त्रैरसंख्येयैर् दैत्येन्द्रो ऽमितविक्रमः
Then, in battle, the demon king, of boundless valor, slew each of the hosts of gods with countless weapons.
लब्धसंज्ञः क्षणाद्विष्णुश् चक्रं जग्राह दुर्धरम् दानवेन्द्रवसासिक्तं पिशिताशनकोन्मुखम्
Regaining consciousness, Vishnu seized the difficult-to-hold discus, stained with the demon king's blood and turned toward flesh-eaters.
मुमोच दानवेन्द्रस्य दृढं वक्षसि केशवः पपात चक्रं दैत्यस्य हृदये भास्करद्युति
Keśava hurled it firmly at the demon king's chest; the discus, radiant as the sun, fell upon the demon's heart.
व्यशीर्यत ततः काये नीलोत्पलमिवाश्मनि ततो वज्रं महेन्द्रस्तु प्रमुमोचार्चितं चिरम्
Then it shattered upon his body like a blue lotus upon a stone; after that, Mahendra released his long-cherished thunderbolt.
यस्मिञ्जयाशा शक्रस्य दानवेन्द्ररणे त्वभूत् तारकस्य सुसंप्राप्य शरीरं शौर्यशालिनः
In that battle, where Indra's hope of victory rested on the demon king, Tāraka, the valiant, was struck, and his body was attained.
व्यशीर्यत विकीर्णार्चिः शतधा खण्डतां गतम् विनाशमगमन्मुक्तं वायुनासुरवक्षसि
It shattered, its flames scattered, broken into a hundred pieces; released, it met destruction upon the demon's chest by Vayu.
ज्वलितं ज्वलनाभासम् अङ्कुशं कुलिशं यथा विनाशमागतं दृष्ट्वा वायुश्चाङ्कुशमाहवे
The blazing, fire-like goad, like a thunderbolt, was destroyed; seeing the goad's destruction in battle, Vayu also.
रुष्टः शैलेन्द्रमुत्पाट्य पुष्पितद्रुमकन्दरम् चिक्षेप दानवेन्द्राय पञ्चयोजनविस्तृतम्
Angered, he uprooted a mountain, its caves filled with blossoming trees, and hurled it at the lord of the Dānavas, its breadth spanning five yojanas.
महीधरं तम् आयान्तं दैत्यः स्मितमुखस्तदा जग्राह वामहस्तेन बालकन्दुकलीलया
As that mountain approached, the demon, with a smiling face, caught it in his left hand, as if playing with a child's ball.
ततो दण्डं समुद्यम्य कृतान्तः क्रोधमूर्छितः दैत्येन्द्रं मूर्ध्नि चिक्षेप भ्राम्य वेगेन दुर्जयः
Then, Death himself, overcome with wrath, raised his staff and, spinning it with force, hurled it at the demon king's head, invincible in might.
सो ऽसुरस्यापतन्मूर्ध्नि दैत्यस्तं च न बुद्धवान् कल्पान्तदहनालोकाम् अजय्यां ज्वलनस्ततः
That staff struck the demon's head, but the demon was unaware, for it shone with the light of the fire that ends an age, unconquerable, blazing forth.
शक्तिं चिक्षेप दुर्धर्षां दानवेन्द्राय संयुगे नवा शिरीषमालेव सास्य वक्षस्यराजत
He hurled a mighty spear at the lord of the Dānavas in battle, which, like a fresh śirīṣa flower, struck and shone upon his chest.
ततः खड्गं समाकृष्य कोशाद् आकाशनिर्मलम् भासितासितदिग्भागं लोकपालो ऽपि निरृतिः
Then Nirṛti, the guardian of the world, drew his sword from its spotless sheath, its brilliance illuminating the darkened quarters of the sky.
चिक्षेप दानवेन्द्राय तस्य मूर्ध्नि पपात च पतितश्चागमत्खड्गः स शीघ्रं शतखण्डताम्
He hurled it at the lord of the Dānavas, and it fell upon his head; but as it struck, the sword instantly shattered into a hundred pieces.
जलेशस्तूग्रदुर्धर्षं विषपावकभैरवम् मुमोच पाशं दैत्यस्य भुजबन्धाभिलाषुकः
The lord of waters, fierce and irresistible, released a noose blazing with the terror of poison-fire, desiring to bind the demon's arms.
स दैत्यभुजमासाद्य सर्पः सद्यो व्यपद्यत स्फुटितक्रकचक्रूरदशनालिर् महाहनुः
That serpent, reaching the demon's arm, perished at once, its great jaws and rows of sharp, saw-like teeth shattering apart.
ततो ऽश्विनौ समरुतः ससाध्याः समहोरगाः यक्षराक्षसगन्धर्वा दिव्यनानास्त्रपाणयः
Then the Aśvins, the Maruts, the Sādhyas, the great serpents, Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, and Gandharvas, all bearing divine and varied weapons—
जघ्नुर्दैत्येश्वरं सर्वे सम्भूय सुमहाबलाः न चास्त्राण्यस्य सजन्ति गात्रे वज्राचलोपमे
All these, assembling with immense strength, struck at the lord of the demons, but none of their weapons could pierce his body, as hard as a thunderbolt mountain.
ततो रथादवप्लुत्य तारको दानवाधिपः जघान कोटिशो देवान् करपार्ष्णिभिरेव च
Then Tāraka, lord of the Dānavas, leapt down from his chariot and slew the gods by the millions, using only his fists and heels.
हतशेषाणि सैन्यानि देवानां विप्रदुद्रुवुः दिशो भीतानि संत्यज्य रणोपकरणानि तु
The remnants of the gods' armies, defeated, fled in all directions, abandoning their weapons in terror.
लोकपालांस्ततो दैत्यो बबन्धेन्द्रमुखान्रणे सकेशवान्दृढैः पाशैः पशुमारः पशूनिव
Then the demon bound the guardians of the worlds, beginning with Indra, in battle, tying their hair with strong nooses as a slaughterer binds cattle.