एतस्मिन्नन्तरे देवो वरुणः पाशभृद्धृतः १८.
Meanwhile, the god Varuna, bearer of the noose, arrived.
ततो बद्धभुजं दैत्यं विफलीकृतपौरुषम् १८.
Then, the demon, his arms bound, his strength rendered futile.
स तु तेन प्रहारेण स्रोतोभिः क्षतजं स्रवन् १८.
By that blow, blood flowed from his wounds in streams.
तदवस्थागतं दृष्ट्वा कुजंभं महिषासुरः १८.
Seeing Kujambha in such a condition, Mahishasura,
निर्ऋति वरुणं चैव तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रोत्कटाननः १८.
Nirriti and Varuna, both, fierce-faced with sharp fangs,
त्यक्त्वा रथावुभौ भीतौ पदाती प्रद्रुतौ द्रुतम् १८.
Abandoning their chariots, both terrified, the foot-soldiers fled swiftly.
क्रुद्धोऽथ महिषो दैत्यो वरुणं समुपाद्रवत् १८.
Then, enraged, the demon Mahisha rushed toward Varuna.
चक्रे शस्त्रं विसृष्टं हि हिमसंघातमुल्बणम् १८.
He released a weapon, formidable as a mass of snow.
वायुना तेन चंडंन संशुष्केण हिमेन च १८.
By that, with fierce wind and desiccating snow,
गात्राण्यसुरसैन्यानामदह्यंत समंततः १८.
The bodies of the demon armies were burned all around.
न शेकुश्चलिंतुं तत्र नास्त्राण्यादातुमेव च १८.
They were unable to move there, nor even to take up their weapons.
अंसमालिंग्य पाणिभ्यामुपविष्टो ह्यधोमुखः १८.
Embracing their shoulders with their hands, they sat, faces turned downward.
रणेच्छां दूरतस्त्यक्त्वा तस्थुस्ते जीवितार्थिनः १८.
Having abandoned the desire for battle from afar, they stood, seeking only to preserve their lives.
भोभोः श्रृंगारिणः क्रूराः सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रपारगाः १८.
O horned ones, cruel and skilled in all weapons and missiles!
एकैकोऽपि क्षमो ग्रस्तुं जगत्सर्वं चराचरम् १८.
Each one alone is capable of devouring the entire world, both moving and unmoving.
किं त्रस्तनयनाश्चैव समरे परिनिर्जिताः १८.
Why are your eyes filled with fear, and why have you been utterly defeated in battle?
राज्ञश्च तारकस्यापि दर्शयिष्यथ किं मुखम् १८.
What face will you show to King Tāraka now?
इति ते प्रोच्यमानापि नोचुः किंचिन्महासुराः १८.
Though thus addressed, the great asuras did not say anything.
मूकास्तथाभवन्दैत्या मृतकल्पा महारणे १८.
The daityas became mute, as if dead, on that great battlefield.
मत्वा कालक्षमं कार्यं कालनेमिर्महासुरः १८.
Then the great asura Kālanemi, considering the time ripe for action, resolved to act.
पूरयामास गगनं विदिश एव च १८.
He filled the sky and all the intermediate directions.
दिशश्च विदिशश्चैव पूरयामास पावकैः १८.
He filled the quarters and the intermediate quarters with flames.
तेन ज्वालासमूहेन हिमां शुरगमद्द्रुतम् १८.
By that mass of blazing fire, the snow melted swiftly.
तद्बलं दानवेंद्राणां मायया कालनेमिनः उवाचारुणमत्यर्थं कोपरक्तांतलोचनः॥ १८.
To that army of the lords of the daityas, Kālanemi, with eyes reddened in anger, spoke with great harshness through his magic.
नयारुण रथं शीघ्रं कालनेमिरथो यतः॥ १८.
Aruna, quickly drive the chariot, for the chariot of Kālanemi is approaching.
विमर्दे तत्र विषमे भविता भूतसंक्षयः १८.
In that fierce and uneven conflict, there will be destruction of beings.
इत्युक्तश्चोदयामास रथं गरुडपूर्वजः १८.
Thus addressed, Garuḍa’s elder brother urged the chariot onward.
जगद्दीपोऽथ भगवाञ्जग्राह विततं धनुः १८.
Then the blessed Lord, the lamp of the world, took up his stretched bow.
शंबरास्त्रेण संधाय बाणमेकं ससर्ज ह १८.
Fitting a single arrow with the Śambara weapon, he released it.
शंबरास्त्रं क्षणाच्चक्रे तेषांरूपविपर्ययम् १८.
The Śambara weapon instantly caused confusion in their forms.