समेयिवान्सुरेंद्रेण परिष्वक्तो भ्रमन्रणे। कालनेमिर्बभौ दैत्यः सविष्णुरिव मंदरः
Kālanemi, the daitya, met Indra on the battlefield and, whirling about, embraced him; he shone like Viṣṇu with Mount Mandara.
अथ विव्यथिरे देवाः सर्वे शक्रपुरोगमाः। कालनेमिनमायांतं दृष्ट्वा कालमिवापरम्
Then all the gods, led by Śakra, were shaken with fear, seeing Kālanemi approaching like another embodiment of Time.
दानवाननुपिप्रीषुः कालनेमिर्महासुरः। व्यवर्धत महातेजास्तपांते जलदो यथा
The mighty asura Kālanemi delighted the other dānavas; his great energy grew, like a raincloud swelling at the end of summer.
तं त्रैलोक्यांतरगतं दृष्ट्वा ते दानवेश्वराः। उत्तस्थुरपरिश्रांताः पीत्वेवामृतमुत्तमम्
Seeing him enter the three worlds, the lords of the dānavas rose up, no longer weary, as if they had drunk the finest nectar.
ते वीतभयसंत्रासा मयतारपुरोगमाः। तारकामयसंग्रामे सततं जितकाशिनः
Freed from fear and dread, with Maya, Tāra, and others at their head, they were ever victorious in battle against the gods.
रेजुरायोधनगता दानवा युद्धकांक्षिणः। मंत्रमभ्यसतां तेषां व्यूहं च परिधावताम्
The dānavas, eager for battle, shone as they entered the fray, reciting mantras and swiftly arranging their battle formations.
प्रेक्षतां चाभवत्प्रीतिर्दानवं कालनेमिनम्। ये तु तत्र मयस्यासन्मुख्या युद्धपुरस्सराः
As they watched Kālanemi, the dānava, joy arose among those who were Maya's chief warriors and foremost in battle.
ते तु सर्वे भयं त्यक्त्वा हृष्टा योद्धुमुपस्थिताः। मयस्तारो वराहश्च हयग्रीवश्च दानवः
All of them, casting off fear, joyfully came forward to fight: Maya, Tāra, Varāha, and the dānava Hayagrīva.
विप्रचित्तिसुतः श्वेतः खरलंबावुभावपि। अरिष्टो बलिपुत्रश्च किशोराख्यस्तथैव च
Śveta, son of Vipracitti, Kharala and Lambā, Ariṣṭa, son of Bali, and Kiśora by name as well.
सुर्भानुश्चामरप्रख्यश्चक्रयोधी महासुरः। एतेऽस्त्रवेदिनः सर्वे सर्वे तपसि सुस्थिताः
Surbhānu, illustrious as a royal fan, and the great asura Cakrayodhin—these all were skilled in weapons and steadfast in asceticism.
दानवाः कृतिनो जग्मुः कालनेमिनमुद्धतम्। ते गदाभिस्सुगुर्वीभिश्चक्रैरथपरश्वधैः
The accomplished dānavas advanced toward the fierce Kālanemi, armed with heavy maces, discs, axes, and clubs.
कालकल्पैश्च मुसलैः क्षेपणीयैश्च मुद्गरैः। अश्मभिश्चास्त्रसदृशैस्तथा शैलैश्च दारुणैः
With pestles like the rod of Time, throwing hammers, mallets, stones like missiles, and fearsome mountains.
पट्टिशैर्भिंडिपालैश्च परिघैश्चोत्तमायसैः। घातिनीभिश्च गुर्वीभिः शतघ्नीभिस्तथैव च
With spears, slings, iron bars of the finest make, deadly and weighty weapons, and also with shataghnis.
युगैर्यंत्रैश्च निर्मुक्तैर्लांगलैरुग्रताडितैः। दोर्भिरायतमानैश्च पाशैश्च परिघादिभिः
With yokes and engines hurling missiles, ploughs striking fiercely, with outstretched arms, nooses, and iron rods.
भुजंगवक्त्रैर्लेलिहानैर्विसर्पद्भिश्च सायकैः। वज्रैः प्रहरणीयैश्च दीप्यमानैश्च तोमरैः
With arrows like serpents' mouths, licking and darting, with thunderbolts, and blazing spears as weapons.
विकोशैरसिभिस्तीक्ष्णैः शूलैश्च शितनिर्मलैः। दैत्यैः संदीप्यमानैश्च प्रगृहीतशरासनैः
With sharp, unsheathed swords, pure and keen spears, the daityas blazed forth, grasping their bows and arrows.
ततः पुरस्कृत्य तदा कालनेमिनमाहवे। सा दीप्तशस्त्रप्रवरा दैत्यानां रुरुचे चमूः
Then, with Kālanemi at their forefront in the battle, that host of Daityas, adorned with blazing weapons, shone brilliantly.
यैर्निमीलितसर्वांगा वनालीवांबुदागमे। देवतानामपि चमूर्मुमुदे शक्रपालिता
By whom, with all their limbs closed, as a forest at the coming of rain, even the army of the gods, protected by Indra, rejoiced.
उपेता शिशिरोष्णाभ्यां तेजोभ्यां चंद्रसूर्ययोः। वायुवेगवती सौम्या तारागणपताकिनी
Endowed with the coolness and heat of the moon and sun, swift as the wind, gentle, and bearing the banners of the stars.
तोयदा बद्धवसना ग्रहनक्षत्रहासिनी। यमेंद्रधनदैर्गुप्ता वरुणेन च धीमता
Clad in clouds as garments, shining with planets and constellations, guarded by Yama, Indra, Kubera, and the wise Varuṇa.
सा प्रदीप्ताग्निपवना नारायणपरायणा। सासमुद्रौघसदृशी दीप्यमाना महाचमूः1.41.
That great army, blazing with fire and wind, devoted to Nārāyaṇa, resembled a flood of oceans, shining forth.
रराजास्त्रवती भीमा यक्षगंधर्वशालिनी। तयोश्चम्वोस्तदानीं तु बभूव स समागमः
Terrible, armed with weapons, resplendent with Yakṣas and Gandharvas, that army then met the other in battle.
द्यावापृथिव्योस्संयोगो यथा स्याद्युगपर्यये। तद्युद्धमभवद्घोरं देवदानवसंकुलं
Just as earth and sky unite at the end of an age, so that battle became fierce, filled with gods and Dānavas.
क्षमापराक्रमपरं सदर्पविनयस्यदं। निश्चक्रमुर्बलाभ्यां तु भीमाभ्यां च सुराऽसुराः
Intent on endurance and valor, destroyers of pride and arrogance, the gods and Asuras, mighty and terrible, advanced to fight.
पूर्वापराभ्यां संरब्धाः सागराभ्यामिवांबुदाः। ताभ्यां बलाभ्यां संहृष्टाश्चेरुस्ते देवदानवाः
Excited, like clouds by the eastern and western oceans, the gods and Dānavas, delighted by their own strength, moved forth.
वनाभ्यां पार्वतीयाभ्यां पुष्पिताभ्यां यथा नगाः। समाजघ्नुस्तथा भेरीः शंखान्दध्मुरनेकशः
Just as trees in the mountains blossom in the forests, so they struck drums and blew conches repeatedly.
ब्रह्मांडं च भुवं चैव दिशश्च समपूरयन्। ज्याघाततलनिर्घोष धनुषां कूजितानि च
They filled the universe, the earth, and all directions with sound—the twang of bowstrings and the cries of bows.
दुंदुभीनां च निर्ह्रादो दैत्यमंतर्दधुः स्वनम्। तेऽन्योन्यमभिसंपेतुर्यातयंतः परस्परम्
The deep roar of drums drowned out the Daityas' own voices; they rushed at each other, attacking one another.
बभंजुर्बाहुभिर्बाहु युद्धमन्ये युयुत्सवः। देवानामशनीर्घोराः परिघांश्चोत्तमायुधान्
Some broke arms with arms, eager for hand-to-hand combat; the gods hurled dreadful thunderbolts and mighty clubs.
निस्त्रिंशान्ससृजुः संख्ये गदागुर्वीश्च दानवाः। गदानिपातैर्भग्नांगा बाणैश्च शकलीकृताः
The Dānavas released swords in battle and heavy maces; struck by maces and shattered by arrows, bodies were broken apart.