छिन्ने ऽपि चान्ये शिरसि पतिताः पुनरुत्थिताः । कबन्धा युयुधुर्देव्या गृहीतपरमायुधाः
Even with their heads cut off and fallen, some headless bodies rose again; these trunk-like forms seized their foremost weapons and fought the Goddess.
ननृतुश्चापरे तत्र युद्धे तूर्यलयाश्रिताः । कबन्धाश्छिन्नखिरसः खड्ग-शक्त्यृष्टिपाणयः
Others, in that battle, danced to the rhythm of war-drums; headless trunks, wielding swords, spears, and lances, moved about.
पातितै रथनागाश्वैरसुरैश्च वसुन्धरा । अगम्या साभवत् तत्र यत्राभूत् स महारणः
There, where that great battle took place, the earth became impassable, covered with fallen chariots, elephants, horses, and asuras.
शोणितौघा महानद्यः सद्यस्तत्र विसुस्त्रुवुः । मध्ये चासुरसैन्यस्य वारणासुरवाजिनाम्
There, torrents of blood formed mighty rivers, flowing instantly amidst the asura army, among the elephants, horses, and asura warriors.
क्षणेन तन्महासैन्यमसुराणां तथाम्बिका । निन्ये क्षयं यथा वह्निस्तृणदारुमहाचयम्
In a moment, Ambika brought that great army of the asuras to destruction, just as fire consumes a great heap of dry grass and wood.
स च सिंहो महानादमुत्सृजन् धुतकेसरः । शरीरेभ्यो ऽमरारीणामसूनिव विचिन्वति
The lion, shaking its mane, let out a mighty roar and, moving among the bodies of the enemies of the gods, sought out their lives.
देव्या गणैश्च तैस्तत्र कृतं युद्धं तथासुरैः । यथैषां तुतुषुर्देवाः पुष्पवृष्टिमुचो दिवि
There, the goddess and her hosts fought with the asuras in such a way that the gods, delighted, showered flowers from the sky.
निहन्यमानं तत्सैन्यमवलाक्य महासुरः । सेनानीश्चिक्षुरः कोपाद्ययौ योद्धुमथाम्बिकाम्
Seeing his army being slain, the great asura general Chikshura, enraged, advanced to fight Ambika.
स देवीं शरवर्षेण ववर्ष समरे ऽसुरः । यथा मेरुगिरेः शृङ्गं तोयवर्षेण तोयदः
That asura rained down a shower of arrows upon the goddess in battle, as a raincloud pours water on the peak of Mount Meru.
तस्य च्छित्त्वा ततो देवी लीलयैव शरोत्करान् । जघान तुरगान् बाणैर्यन्तारं चैव वाजिनाम्
Effortlessly cutting down his volleys of arrows, the goddess struck down his horses with her own arrows, and also the charioteer of those steeds.
चिच्छेद च धनुः सद्यो ध्वजं चातिसमुच्छ्रितम् । विव्याध चैव गात्रेषु च्छिन्नधन्वानमाशुगैः
She immediately cut his bow and his towering banner, and struck his limbs with swift arrows, shattering his weapon.
स च्छिन्नधन्वा विरथो हताश्वो हतसारथिः । अभ्यधावत तां देवीं खड्ग-चर्मधरो ऽसुरः
Deprived of his bow, chariot, horses, and charioteer, the demon, now on foot and armed with sword and shield, rushed toward the Goddess.
सिंहमाहत्य खड्गेन तीक्ष्णधारेण मूर्धनि । आजघान भुजे सव्ये देवीमप्यतिवेगवान्
Striking the lion on the head with his sharp-edged sword, he, full of furious energy, also struck the Goddess on her left arm.
तस्याः खड्गो भुजं प्राप्य पफाल नृपनन्दन । ततो जग्राह शूलं स कोपादरुणलोचनः
O delight of kings, her arm received his sword, which shattered upon impact; then, his eyes red with rage, he seized his spear.
चिक्षेप च ततस्तत्तु भद्रकाल्यां महासुरः । जाज्वल्यमानं तेजोभी रविबिम्बमिवाम्बरात्
Then that great demon hurled his blazing, radiant spear at Bhadrakali, shining like the sun's disk in the sky.
दृष्ट्वा तदापतच्छूलं देवी शूलममुञ्चत । तच्छूलं शतधा तेन नीतं स च महासुरः
Seeing the spear rushing toward her, the Goddess released her own spear; by her weapon, his spear was shattered into a hundred pieces, and the great demon was destroyed.
हते तस्मिन् महावीर्ये महिषस्य चमूपतौ । आजगाम गजारूढश्चामरस्त्रिदशार्दनः
When that mighty and valiant commander of Mahisha's army was slain, Camara, the terror of the gods, arrived mounted on an elephant.
सो ऽपि शक्तिं मुमोचाथ देव्यास्तामम्बिका द्रुतम् । हुङ्काराभिहतां भूमौ पातयामास निष्प्रभाम्
He too hurled his spear at the Goddess, but Ambika swiftly, with a loud humkāra, struck it down to the ground, rendering it powerless.
भग्नां शक्तिं निपतितां दृष्ट्वा क्रोधसमन्वितः । चिक्षेप चामरः शूलं बाणैस्तदपि साच्छिनत्
Seeing his shattered spear fallen to the earth, Camara, filled with rage, flung his trident, but the Goddess cut it apart with her arrows.
ततः सिंहः समुत्पत्य गजकुम्भान्तरे स्थितः । बाहुयुद्धेन युयुधे तेनोच्चैस्त्रिदशारिणा
Then the lion, leaping up, stood between the elephant's temples and fought fiercely in hand-to-hand combat with that great enemy of the gods.
युधायमानो ततस्तौ तु तस्मान्नागान्महीं गतौ । युयुधाते ऽतिसंरब्धौ प्रहारैरतिदारुणैः
As they battled, both fell from the elephant to the ground and, inflamed with fury, fought each other with exceedingly terrible blows.
ततो वेगात्खमुत्पत्य निपत्य च मृगारिणा । करप्रहारेण शिरश्चामरस्य पृथक्कृतम्
Then, with a sudden leap into the sky and a swift descent, the lion, with a blow of his paw, severed Camara's head.
उदग्रश्च रणे देव्या शिलावृक्षादिभिर्हतः । दन्तमुष्टितलैश्चैव करालश्च निपातितः
Udagra was struck down in battle by the Goddess with rocks, trees, and the like; Karala too was felled by blows from Her teeth, fists, and palms.
देवी क्रुद्धा गदापातैश्चूर्णयामास चोद्धतम् । वाष्कलं भिन्दिपालेन बाणैस्ताम्रं तथान्धकम्
The Goddess, enraged, crushed Uddhata with blows from Her mace; she shattered Vaskala with a club, and with arrows struck down Tamra and Andhaka.
उग्रास्यमुग्रवीर्यञ्च तथैव च महाहनुम् । त्रिनेत्रा च त्रिशूलेन जघान परमेश्वरी
The Supreme Lady struck down Ugrāsya, Ugravīrya, and Mahāhanu as well, and with Her trident, the three-eyed one slew Trinetra.
बिडालस्यासिना कायात् पातयामास वै शिरः । दुर्धरं दुर्मुखं चोभौ शरैर्निन्ये यमक्षयम् । कालं च कालदण्डेन कालरात्रिरपातयत्
She severed Bidāla’s head from his body with a sword; both Durdhara and Durmukha were sent to the abode of Yama by Her arrows; Kālarātri struck down Kāla with the staff of death.
अग्रदर्शनमत्युग्रैः खड्गपातैरताडयत् । असिनैवासिलोमानमच्छिदत् सा रणोत्सवे । गणैः सिंहेन देव्या च जयक्ष्वेडाकृतोत्सवैः
She struck Agradarśana with exceedingly fierce sword-blows; with her sword, she cut down Asilomā in the festival of battle, while the Goddess’s hosts and lion exulted in the celebration of victory.
एवं संक्षीयमाणे तु स्वसैन्ये महिषासुरः । माहिषेण स्वरूपेण त्रासयामास तान् गणान्
As his own army was being destroyed in this way, Mahiṣāsura, in his buffalo form, began to terrify those hosts.
कांश्चित्तुण्डप्रिहारेण खुरक्षेपैस्तथापरान् । लाङ्गूलताडितांश्चान्यान् शृङ्गाभ्याञ्च विदारितान्
Some he struck with his beak, others with blows from his hooves; still others he battered with his tail, and some he tore apart with his horns.
वेगेन कांश्चिदपरान् नादेन भ्रमणेन च । निश्वासपवनेनान्यान् पातयामास भूतले
With his speed he knocked down some, others he felled with his roar and whirling motion; and yet others he cast to the ground with the force of his breath.