एवं शरसहस्रैस्तु बिभिदाते परस्परम्। मनोजवसमाः शीघ्रा गाढाः शिखरिणो यथा
Thus, with thousands of arrows, they pierced each other, swift as the wind, dense as mountain peaks.
बडवानलसंस्पर्शाः खगा वज्रारभेदकाः। तयोर्धनुष्मतोर्युद्धे शरास्तुल्यगुणान्विताः
Their arrows in that duel, fired by both archers, were like the touch of submarine fire, sharp as thunderbolts, and equal in quality.
एवं क्रमेण युद्धे च अहोरात्रमवर्तत। महेंद्रो द्विरदं तस्य शूलेनैव जघान ह
In this way, the battle continued for a day and night; then Mahendra struck his elephant with a spear.
स निपत्य महीपृष्ठे लाघवात्स्वरथं ययौ। रथस्थस्तस्य देवस्य शक्त्या चैरावणं दृढम्
Falling to the earth, he quickly mounted his own chariot; standing on his chariot, the god struck Airāvata hard with a spear.
बिभेद लाघवेनाशु वज्रेणेव महागिरिं। शुशुभे कंपमानस्तु सेंद्रः स च महागजः
With swiftness, he pierced him as if with a thunderbolt splitting a great mountain; the trembling Indra and the great elephant shone brilliantly.
ततः शक्तिं समादाय आविध्य मघवाऽसुरम्। बिभेदोरसि दैत्यस्य स पपात रथोपरि
Then Maghavan, taking up his spear, hurled it at the demon and pierced the demon's chest; he fell upon the chariot.
क्षणात्संज्ञां समालंब्य स विनद्य पतत्त्रिणा। बिभेद समरे शक्रं स ततः कश्मलं गतः
Regaining consciousness in a moment, roaring, the winged one struck Śakra in battle, and then he became faint.
इंद्रः संज्ञां पुनः प्राप्य जघान विशिखैः शितैः। शतकोटिसमैर्बाणैरर्दितो व्यथयान्वितः
Indra, regaining his senses, struck with sharp arrows; afflicted by a hundred million arrows, he was filled with pain.
ततो वृत्रो महाशूलं प्राक्षिपन्निर्जरेश्वरे। शांभवास्त्रेण देवेशो वैष्णवास्त्रं मुमोच ह
Then Vṛtra hurled a great spear at the lord of the immortals; the lord of the gods released the Vaiṣṇava missile with the Śaṃbhava weapon.
उभयोरंबरे चास्त्रे वह्निकूटसमप्रभे। अन्योन्यं जघ्नतुस्तत्र स्फुलिगानि विमुंचती
In the sky, both weapons, blazing like peaks of fire, struck each other there, releasing sparks.
स्पर्शने च स्फुलिंगानामुभयोः सेनयोर्भटाः। न शक्ताः संमुखे स्थातुं शलभा ज्वलने यथा
At the touch of those sparks, the warriors of both armies could not stand before them, like moths before a flame.
दग्धाः पेतुः पृथिव्यां च दिशस्सर्वाः प्रदुद्रुवुः। देवदानवयोर्वीराः शून्यस्तत्राभवद्रणः
Burned, they fell to the earth, and all directions fled; the battlefield of gods and demons became empty.
अस्त्रं निरस्तकं दृष्ट्वा स दैत्यः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः। मायया शैलसंदोहमस्त्रं शक्रे मुमोच ह
Seeing his weapon neutralized, the demon, maddened by anger, released a mountain-mass missile against Śakra by his magic power.
बाणौघैः शैलसंघातं प्रचिच्छेद रणे हरिः। अघोरं प्रासृजद्दैत्यः पुरुहूते महाबले
With torrents of arrows, Hari cut apart the mass of mountains in battle; the fierce demon hurled another terrible weapon at the mighty Puruhūta.
कोटिकोटिसहस्राणि जंतूनां प्रवराणि च। सिंहशार्दूलभल्लूक वृक व्याघ्र महागजाः
Hundreds of millions of creatures, the foremost among them—lions, tigers, bears, wolves, leopards, and great elephants—
दंदशूकादयः सत्वाः प्रधावंति सुरेश्वरं। क्षुरप्रैरर्धचंद्रैश्च भल्लैः शिलीमुखैस्तथा
Serpents and other beings rushed at the lord of the gods, armed with razors, half-moon shaped arrows, and also with barbed and iron-tipped shafts.
असंप्राप्तान्प्रचिच्छेद मघवा परवीरहा। ततो वृत्रो महाबाहुर्धनुरुद्यम्य वीर्यवान्
Maghavan, the slayer of enemy heroes, cut down those who had not yet reached him; then Vṛtra, mighty-armed and powerful, raised his bow.
बिभेद शरसाहस्रैर्वज्रकल्पैः शतक्रतुं। छित्वा क्षुरप्रैश्शक्रश्च धनुस्तस्य चकर्त च
He pierced Śatakratu with thousands of arrows, hard as thunderbolts; but Śakra cut his bow with razor-sharp arrows.
सूतं चाश्वान्पृथिव्यां च पातयामास तत्क्षणात्। सकंटकांगदां भीमां संपूज्यासुरसत्तमः
In that instant, he struck down his charioteer and horses to the ground; the best of asuras, fierce and adorned with thorny armlets, was honored.
जघान पद्मिनः शीर्षे मोहाद्दंती क्षितिं ययौ। सगदः सर्वदेवेशो धरणीं समुपस्थितः
Deluded, he struck the head of Padmin with his tusk, and the elephant fell to the earth; the lord of all the gods, still holding his mace, stood upon the ground.
ततस्तयोर्गदायुद्धमवर्तत मुहुर्मुहुः। तयोः प्रहरतोः शब्दो गदापातोद्भवो ध्रुवं
Then, between the two, a mace duel took place again and again; the sound of their blows, produced by the striking of maces, was constant.
आवर्तं परिवर्तं च चक्रतुस्तौ पुनः पुनः। अध ऊर्ध्वं प्रहारं च पार्श्वयोरतिभीषणं
They circled and wheeled around each other repeatedly, striking upwards, downwards, and with terrifying blows to the sides.
बभूवैवं तयोर्युद्धं लोकालोकभयंकरं। दृष्ट्वा देवगणाः सिद्धा दानवा विस्मयं गताः
Thus their battle became fearsome, threatening both worlds of the living and the dead; seeing this, the hosts of gods, siddhas, and dānavas were amazed.
युद्ध्यमानौ तु तौ वीरौ मृत्युसंशयमागतौ। देवदानववीराश्च द्रष्टुं नैव तदीशिरे
Those two heroes, fighting, approached the very threshold of death; neither the gods nor the dānava warriors were able to watch.
ईशब्रह्मादयः खे तु स्थिता द्रष्टुं तदद्भुतं। तयोर्हुंकारशब्देन गदापातस्वनेन च
But Īśa, Brahmā, and the others remained in the sky to witness that wonder; the sound of their roars and the crash of their maces resounded.
ऊर्ध्वोर्ध्वमगमच्छब्दो ह्यशनेश्चोपजायते। भग्ने गदे द्वयोरेव करः संपुटितस्तयोः
The sound rose ever higher, like thunder; when both their maces broke, their hands were joined in readiness.
एवं चैवार्धयामेन तयोरस्त्रे निपेततुः। एतस्मिंन्नन्तरे वीरौ खड्गचर्मधरौ तदा
Thus, in the middle of the duel, both their weapons fell to the ground; at that moment, the two heroes took up swords and shields.
प्रतियोद्धुं महाघोरमाहवे संप्रचेरतुः। निस्त्रिंशौ विद्युदुल्काभौ तयोर्गात्रे च चर्मणी
To continue the dreadful combat, they advanced to face each other; their swords flashed like lightning, and their shields covered their bodies.
दृश्येते सर्वलोकैश्च लाघवं विस्मयं गतैः। चिच्छिदाते तयोरेव चर्मणी बहुवर्णके
All the worlds beheld their skill with wonder; the two of them slashed each other's many-colored shields.
भीष्मकं बलयुद्धं च तयोरेवं प्रवर्तते। मंडलं चक्रधन्वं च लाघवं च परिप्लुतं
Thus, a terrible contest of strength unfolded between them, with circular maneuvers, whirling weapons, and displays of agility.