तरत्तुरङ्गविहगः पतत्करिघटातटः । भ्रमद्भीरुमृगानीकस् स्फूर्जद्घुरघुरारवः
With horses and birds swimming, elephants falling on the riverbanks, herds of frightened deer running about, and the air resounding with tumultuous roars.
सरच्छरालीशरभश् शरभङ्गुरसैन्यभूः । तरत्तुरङ्गशरभश् शरभारवहावनिः
With rows of arrows and spears, the battlefield became unstable, trembling with the charge of horses and the weight of arrows.
वलद्वीरेभनिर्ह्रादो रसतूर्यगुहागृहः । विसरत्सैन्यजलदो लुठद्भटमृगाधिपः
The cries of valiant heroes echoed like the roar of elephants, the caves of drums resounded, the army-cloud spread forth, and the chiefs of warriors rolled about.
प्रसरद्धूलिजलदो विगलत्सैन्यसानुमान् । पतद्रथवराढ्यङ्गः प्रपतत्खड्गमण्डलः
The dust-cloud of the army spread out, the peaks of warriors fell, the bodies of splendid chariots flew, and circles of swords descended.
प्रोत्पतत्पट्टपुष्पाढ्यः पताकाछत्रवारिदः । वहद्रक्तनदीपूरः पतत्साराववारणः
He rose, adorned with cloth and flower garlands, banners and umbrellas like clouds, carrying a flood of red rivers, and scattering shields as he advanced.
सो ऽभूत् समरकल्पान्तो जगत्कवलनाकुलः । पर्यस्तसध्वजच्छत्रपताकारथपत्तनः
He became like the end of a great battle, tumultuous in swallowing the world, with fallen standards, umbrellas, banners, chariots, and infantry scattered everywhere.
पतद्विमलहेत्योघभूरिभास्करभास्वरः । कठिनप्राणिसन्तापतापिताखिलमानवः
Weapons rained down pure and bright, shining like many suns, tormenting all people with intense suffering of life.
कोदण्डपुष्करावर्तशरधारानिरन्तरः । वहत्खड्गशिलालेखाविद्युद्वलयिताम्बरः
Whirlpools of bows and lotus-shaped arrows flowed ceaselessly, while streaks of swords and stones flashed like lightning across the sky.
उच्छूनरक्तजलधिपतितेभकुलाचलः । नभोविकीर्णनिपतद्यन्त्राश्मगणतारकः
Mountains of warriors fell into the ocean of blood, and machines and stones scattered across the sky like stars.
चक्रकल्पाम्बुदावर्तपूर्णव्योमशराम्बुदः । अस्त्रकल्पाग्निनिर्दग्धसैन्यलोकान्तरान्तराः
Clouds of arrows filled the sky like whirlpools of wheels, and armies were burned by weapons as if by fire, leaving gaps between worlds.
हेतिवर्षाशनिच्छिन्नभूतभूतलभूधरः । गजराजगिरिव्रातपातपिष्टजनव्रजः
Rain of weapons and thunder split the earth and mountains, and crowds of people were crushed by falling elephants and groups of hills.
शरधाराधरानीकमेघच्छन्नमहीनभः । महानीकार्णवक्षोभसङ्घट्टकठिनारवः
Lines of arrows formed clouds over the army, covering earth and sky, and the clash of great forces stirred the ocean with a harsh roar.
व्याप्त उग्रानिलोद्धूतैर् जलव्यालानलाचलैः । अन्योऽन्यदलनव्यग्रैर् अस्त्रोत्पातफलोत्थितैः
Filled with fierce winds, stirred by waters, serpents, fires, and mountains, each absorbed in destroying the other, arising from the effects of weapons and calamities.
शूलासिचक्रशरशक्तिगदाभुसुण्डीप्रासादयो विदलनेन मिथो ध्वनन्तः । दीप्ता दधुर् दशदिशं शतशो भ्रमन्तः कल्पान्तवातपरिवृत्तपदार्थलीलाम्
Spears, swords, discs, arrows, darts, maces, clubs, and javelins resounded as they struck each other; blazing, they whirled by the hundreds in all ten directions, enacting the drama of the world's end, swept by the storm of dissolution.
अथ शृङ्गोपमानेषु स्थितेषु शवरादिषु । गङ्गातुल्यासु जातासु वहद्रक्तनदीषु च
Then, among the slain resembling mountain peaks, and among the tribes, rivers of flowing blood arose, like the Ganges.
नृत्यत्सु लोलदोर्दण्डं कबन्धेषु सबन्धुषु । ब्रुडत्सु नरहस्त्यश्वरथेषु रुधिराम्भसि
As the headless bodies danced, their swinging arms wild, with their kin, and as the dead lay scattered among men, elephants, horses, and chariots in the blood-filled waters.
सर्वसैन्येषु यातेषु विरलत्वं विसारिषु । सर्वभीरुषु भग्नेषु विद्रुतेषु दिशो दश
As all the armies became sparse and scattered, and all the fearful ones fled, broken and running in all ten directions.
मातङ्गशवशैलेषु विश्रान्ताम्बुदपङ्क्तिषु । यक्षरक्षःपिशाचेषु क्रीडत्सु रुधिरार्णवे
On the mountains of elephant corpses, among lines of resting clouds, the yakshas, rakshasas, and pisachas played in the ocean of blood.
महतां धर्मनिष्ठानां शीलौजस्सत्त्वशालिनाम् । शुद्धानां कुलपद्मानां वीराणाम् अनिवर्तिनाम्
Among the great ones devoted to righteousness, endowed with virtue, strength, and purity, lotus-born from noble families, heroes who never turned back.
द्वन्द्वयुद्धानि जातानि मेघानाम् इव गर्जताम् । मिथो निगरणोत्कानि मिलत्सागरपूरवत्
Duels arose, thundering like clouds, eager for mutual destruction, surging like the meeting of oceans.
सपञ्जरः पञ्जरिणा गजौघेन गजोच्चयः । सवनस् सवनेनाद्रिर् अद्रिणेवामिलद् बलात्
The cage, with its birds, was shaken by the herd of elephants, just as a mountain is shaken by another mountain in a violent collision.
अश्वौघो ऽमिलद् अश्वानां वृन्देनाराविरंहसा । तरङ्गोघेन घोरेण तरङ्गोघ इवार्णवे
A troop of horses clashed with a troop of horses, with a tumultuous uproar, like a fierce wave meeting another wave in the ocean.
नरानीको नरानीकं समायुधम् अयोधयत् । वेण्वौघम् इव वेण्वौघो मरुल्लोलो मरुच्चलम्
A battalion of men fought with another battalion, both equally armed, like a mass of reeds striking another mass of reeds, or a surging wind agitating another gust.
रथौघश् च रथौघेन निष्पिपेषाखिलं वपुः । नगरं नगरेणेव दैवेनोड्डीनम् अम्बरम्
A mass of chariots crushed another mass of chariots, destroying all forms, like a city colliding with another city, or the sky hurled by fate.
सरच्छरभरासाररचितापूर्ववारिदम् । युयुधे स्थगिताकाशा धनुर्धरपताकिनी
The army of archers, with their banners, fought in such a way that the sky seemed filled with a new, unprecedented cloud formed by the continuous shower of arrows.
विषमायुधयुद्धेषु योद्धारः पेलवाशयाः । यदा युक्त्या पलायन्ते रणकल्पानले तदा
In battles with uneven weapons, the warriors, their hearts weakened, would flee by strategy when the fire of combat became intense.
मिलिताश् चक्रिणश् चक्रैर् धनुर्धारैर् धनुर्धराः । खड्गिभिः खड्गयोद्धारो भुसुण्डीभिर् भुसुण्डिनः
Those bearing discs joined with other disc-bearers; bowmen with bowmen; sword-fighters with sword-fighters; and slingers with slingers.
मुसुलैर् मुसुलोद्धाराः कुन्तिनः कुन्तधारिभिः । ऋष्ट्यायुधा ऋष्टिधरैः प्रासिभिः प्रासपाणयः
Those wielding maces fought with mace-wielders; spear-men with spear-men; those armed with javelins with other javelin-bearers; and those holding lances with lance-holders.
समुद्गरा मुद्गरिभिस् सगदैर् विलसद्गदाः । प्रासमार्गविदः प्रासैः परशूत्काः परश्वधैः
Some wielded maces with iron clubs, others shone with maces and clubs; some, skilled in the use of spears, held spears, while others, adept with axes, bore axes.
लगुडौघैर् लगुडिन उपलैर् उपलायुधाः । पाशिभिः पाशपरमाश् शङ्कुभिश् शङ्कुधारिणः
Some carried many staffs, being staff-bearers; others had stones as their weapons, being stone-armed; some were foremost with nooses, and others held spikes, being spike-bearers.