परिपेतुर्भृशं केचित्पुनः केचित्तु जघ्निरे। ततो रथैश्च तुरगैर्विमानैश्च पदातिभिः
Some fell heavily, while others were slain; then, with chariots, horses, flying vehicles, and foot soldiers,
समीयुस्तेतिसंरब्धा रोषादन्योन्यमाहवे। संवर्त्तमानास्समरे संदष्टौष्टपुटाननाः
They, enraged, rushed at each other in battle, grinding their teeth, faces contorted in fury as the conflict intensified.
रथा रथैर्नियुध्यंते पादाताश्च पदातिभिः। तेषां रथानां तुमुलः सशब्दः शब्दवाहिनाम्
Chariots fought with chariots, foot soldiers with foot soldiers; the tumult of those chariots, resounding with noise, was immense.
नभो निदद्ध्वानयथा नभस्ये जलदस्वनैः। बभंजिरे रथान्केचित्केचित्संमृदिता रथैः
The sky echoed as if with the thunder of clouds; some chariots were broken, others crushed by chariots.
संबाधमन्ये संप्राप्ता न शेकुश्चलितुं रथाः। अन्योन्य मध्ये समरे दोर्भ्यामुत्क्षिप्य दंशिताः
The chariots, crowded together, could not move; in the midst of battle, warriors, baring their teeth, seized each other by the arms.
संह्रादमाणास्सबला जघ्नुस्तत्रासि चर्मिणः। अस्त्रैरन्ये विनिर्भिन्ना रक्तं वेमुर्हतायुधि
Some, armed with swords and shields, struck with a roar; others, pierced by weapons, fell bleeding, slain in the fight.
क्षरज्जलानां सदृशा जलदानां समागताः। अन्योन्यबाणवर्षेण युद्धदुर्दिनमाबभौ
Gathered like rain clouds heavy with water, they made the day of battle dark, as each showered arrows upon the other.
एतस्मिन्नंतरे क्रुद्धः कालनेमिस्स दानवः। अवर्धत समुद्रौघैः पूर्यमाण इवांबुदः
Meanwhile, the demon Kālanemi, enraged, swelled like a cloud being filled by surging waves of the sea.
तस्य विद्युल्लतापीडाः प्रदीप्ताशनिवर्षिणः। गात्रैर्नगगिरिप्रख्यैर्विनिपेतुर्बलाहकाः
From his body, vast as mountains, blazing clouds fell, flashing with lightning and pouring down thunderbolts.
क्रोधान्निश्वसतस्तस्य भ्रूभेदस्वेदवर्षिणः। साग्निस्फुलिंगाः प्रतता मुखान्निश्चेरुरर्चिषः
As he breathed in anger, sweat rained from his furrowed brow, and from his mouth streamed flames thick with sparks.
तिर्यगूर्ध्वं च गगने ववृधुस्तस्य बाहवः। पर्वतादिव निष्क्रांताः पंचास्या इव पन्नगाः
His arms grew upward and outward in the sky, like serpents with five mouths emerging from a mountain.
सोऽस्त्रजालैर्बहुविधैर्धनुर्भिः परिघैरपि। दिव्यमाकाशमावव्रे पर्वतैरुच्छ्रितैरिव
With many kinds of missile-nets, bows, and iron clubs, he covered the divine sky as if with towering mountains.
सोनिलोद्भूतवसनस्तस्थौ संग्रामलालसः। संध्यातपग्रस्तशिलः साक्षान्मेरुरिवाचलः
Clad in wind-blown garments, eager for battle, he stood like the mountain Meru itself, its rocks consumed by the rays of dusk.
ऊरुवेगप्रमथितैः शृंगशैलाग्रपादपैः। अपातयद्देवगणान्वज्रेणेव महागिरीन्
With mountain peaks, summits, and trees torn up by the force of his thighs, he struck down the hosts of gods as if with a thunderbolt.
बाहुभिश्च सनिस्त्रिंशैश्छिन्नभिन्नशिरोरुहाः। न शेकुश्चलितुं देवाः कालनेमिहता युधि
Struck and wounded by his sword-bearing arms, the gods, their hair cut and bodies broken, could not move in battle, defeated by Kālanemi.
मुष्टिभिर्निहताः केचित्केचिच्च द्विदलीकृताः। यक्षगंधर्वपतगाः समहोरगकिन्नराः
Some yakṣas, gandharvas, birds, serpents, and kinnaras were struck down by his fists, others were split in two.
तेन वित्रासिताः पेतुः समरे कालनेमिना। न शेकुर्यत्नवंतोपि यत्नं कर्तुं विचेतसः
Terrified by Kālanemi, they fell in battle; though they tried with all their effort, their minds were bewildered and they could do nothing.
तेन शक्रः सहस्राक्षोऽस्पंदितः शरबंधनैः। निष्प्रयत्नः कृतः संख्ये चलितुं न शशाक ह
By him, Indra, the thousand-eyed, was bound with arrow-fetters, rendered powerless in the fight, unable to move.
निर्जलांभोदसदृशो निर्जलार्णवसप्रभः। निर्व्यापारः कृतस्तेन विपाशो वरुणो मृधे
Varuṇa, lord of the waters, was made inactive by him in battle, like a cloud without water or a sea without moisture.
रणे वैश्रवणस्तेन परीतः कालरूपिणा। विलपन्लोकपालेशस्त्याजितो धनदः क्रियां
Vaiśravaṇa, lord of wealth, surrounded in battle by that form of death, lamented and was driven from his duties as guardian of the world.
यमः सर्वहरस्तेन मृत्युप्रहरणो रणे। याम्यामवस्थां संत्यज्य भीतः स्वां दिशमाविशत्
Yama, the taker of all, armed with the weapons of death, abandoned his own realm in fear and fled to his direction.
सलोकपालानुत्सार्य हृत्वा तेषां च कर्म तत्। दिक्षु सर्वासु देहं स्वं चतुर्धा विदधे तदा
Driving away the guardians of the worlds and seizing their duties, he then divided his own body into four parts in all directions.
स नक्षत्रपथं गत्वा दिव्यं स्वर्भानुदर्शितं। जहार लक्ष्मीं सोमस्य यच्चास्य विषयं महत्
He went to the path of the stars, that divine realm revealed by Svarbhanu, and seized the fortune of Soma, along with his vast domain.
चालयामास दीप्तांशुं धर्मद्वारा सभास्करं। शासनं चास्य विषयं जहार दिनकर्म च
He shook the radiant Sun, together with the gateway of righteousness, and took away his authority, his domain, and the function of day.
सोग्निं देवमुखं जित्वा चकारात्ममुखाश्रयं। वायुं च तरसा जित्वा चकारात्मवशानुगं
Having conquered Agni, the mouth of the gods, he made him subject to his own will; and having overpowered Vayu with force, he made him obedient to himself.
स समुद्रात्समानीय समस्ताः सरितो बलात्। चकाराभिसुखावीर्या देहभूताश्च सिंधवः
He brought forth by force all the rivers from the ocean, and made the seas, which are the essence of bodies, serve his pleasure and strength.
अपः स्ववशगाः कृत्वा दिविजायाश्च भूमिजाः। छादयामास जगतीं सुगुप्तां धरणीधरैः
Having made the waters, both celestial and terrestrial, subject to his own command, he covered the earth, well protected by mountains.
स स्वयंभूरिवाभाति महाभूतपतिर्महान्। सर्वलोकमयो दैत्यः सर्वलोकभयावहः
That self-born one shone forth as the great lord of the elements, the mighty demon who pervades all worlds and brings fear to all beings.
स लोकपालैकवपुश्चंद्रसूर्यग्रहात्मवान्। पावकानिलसंभूतो रराज युधि दानवः
That demon, embodying the forms of the guardians of the worlds, the Moon, the Sun, and the planets, born of fire and wind, shone in battle.
पारमेष्ठ्ये स्थितः स्थाने लोकानां प्रभवोपमे। तं तुष्टुवुर्दैत्यगणा देवा इव पितामहं
Standing in the supreme seat of Brahma, equal to the origin of the worlds, the hosts of demons praised him as the gods praise the Grandfather.