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.
क्षुरिकाभिस् सक्षुरिका भिण्डिपालैश् च तद्भृतः । वज्रमुष्टिधरास् तत्स्थैर् अङ्कुशैर् अङ्कुशोद्धृताः
Some bore daggers, being dagger-wielders, and others held slings, being sling-bearers; some stood with thunderbolt-fists, and others brandished goads, being goad-wielders.
हलैर् हलनिकाषज्ञास् त्रिशूलैश् च त्रिशूलिनः । शृङ्खलाजालिनो जालैश् शार्ङ्खलैर् अलिकोमलैः
Some held ploughs, being skilled in ploughing, and others tridents, being trident-bearers; some were adorned with chains and nets, and others with garlands of gentle creepers.
शाक्तीकैश् शक्तियोद्धारश् शूलैश् शूलविशारदाः । क्षुभिताः कल्पविक्षुब्धसागरोर्मिघटा इव
Some fought with spears, being skilled in spear-combat, and others with lances, being adept with lances; they were agitated like waves of the ocean stirred by the end of an age.
क्षुब्धश् चक्रजलावर्तैश् शरशीकरमारुतैः । प्रभ्रमद्धेतिमकरो व्योमैकार्णव आबभौ
Disturbed by the whirling eddies of discus-weapons and the wind of arrow-showers, the sky appeared like a single ocean, with crocodiles of spinning missiles.
उत्फालायुधकल्लोलस् सेनाकुलजलेचरः । रोधोरन्ध्रसमुद्रो ऽसौ बभूवामरदुस्तरः
With surging waves of weapons and the waters crowded with armies, that battlefield became like a river-ocean, difficult even for immortals to cross.
दिगष्टकजनानीकं पक्षद्वयतया तया । अर्धेनार्धेन कुषितं भूपालाभ्यां तथा स्थितम्
That host of kings, stationed on both sides like the two wings of an army, stood thus, each occupying half the field, facing each other.
पश्य देशादिसङ्ख्येन प्राग्दिग्भागगतान् इमान् । लीलानाथस्य पद्मस्य पक्षे जनपदाञ् शृणु
See, according to the number of regions and directions, those peoples who dwell in the eastern quarter; now hear of the lands on the side of the lotus of Lila's Lord.
पूर्वस्यां काशिमगधाः कोसला मिथिलोत्कलाः । मेकलाः कवटाः पुण्ड्रास् तथौण्ड्रास् समगौडकाः
In the east are the Kāśis, Magadhas, Kosalas, Mithilas, Utkalas, Mekalas, Kavaṭas, Puṇḍras, as well as the Auṇḍras and the united Gauḍakas.
द्रिमयो मद्रसुह्माश् च ताम्रलिप्तास् तथैव च । प्राग्ज्योतिषा वाजिमुखा अम्बष्ठाः पुरुषादकाः
There are the Drimayas, Madras, Suhmas, and likewise the Tāmraliptas; also the Prāgjyotiṣas, Vājimukhas, Ambaṣṭhas, and Puruṣādas.
कर्णाक्षष्ठा अविश्रोत्रा आममीनाशनास् तथा । व्याघ्रवक्त्राः किराताश् च शवरा एकपादकाः
There are the Karṇākṣas, Aviśrotras, those who eat raw fish, the Vyāghravaktras, Kirātas, Śavaras, and the Ekapādas.
माल्यवान् नाम शैलो ऽत्र शिबिवाञ् ज्ञान एव च । वृषभध्वजपद्माद्यास् तथोदयकरो गिरिः
Here stands the mountain named Mālyavān, and also Śibivān, as well as Jñāna; the mountains Vṛṣabhadhvaja, Padma, and others, and the mountain called Udaya.
अथ प्राग्दक्षिणायां तु इमे विन्ध्याद्रिवासिनः । चेदयो वत्सदाशार्णा अङ्गवङ्गोपवङ्गकाः
Now, in the southeast, these are the dwellers on Mount Vindhya: the Cedayas, Vatsas, Dāśārṇas, Aṅgas, Vaṅgas, and the subordinate Vaṅgas.
कलिङ्गपुण्ड्रजठरा विदर्भा मेखलास् तथा । शवरा नग्नपर्णाश् च कण्ठत्रिपुरपूरकाः
The Kaliṅgas, Puṇḍras, Jaṭharas, Vidarbhas, and Mekalas are there; also the Śavaras, Nagnaparṇas, and the Kaṇṭhatripurapūrikas.
कण्टकस्थलनामानः पृथुद्वीपककोमलाः । कण्ठद्राश् शोणिकाश् चैव तथा चर्मण्वता अपि
There are those called Kaṇṭakasthalas, the gentle ones of Pṛthudvīpaka, the Kaṇṭhadrās, the Śoṇikas, and also those of Carmaṇvat.
कोकका हेमकुड्याश् च तथा श्मश्रुधरा इति । बलिग्रीवमहाग्रीवाः किष्किन्धा नारिकेलिनः
Kokakas, Hemakudyas, and likewise the Shmashrudharas; Baligrivas, Mahagrivas, Kishkindhas, and Nārikelinas.
अथ लीलापतेर् अस्य दक्षिणस्याम् इमे ऽद्रयः । विन्ध्यो ऽथ कुसुमापीडो महेन्द्रो दुन्दुरस् तथा
Now, on the southern side of this play of the Lord, are these mountains: Vindhya, Kusumapida, Mahendra, and Dundura as well.
मलयस् सूर्यवांश् चैव गणराज्यनृराज्यकाः । अवन्तिर् इति विख्याता तथा साम्बवतीति च
Malaya and Suryavansh, and those called Ganarajya and Nrirajyaka; also those renowned as Avanti and Sambavati.
दशपुर्या एककच्छा ऋषिकास् तुरुष्काश् शकाः । वनवासोपगिरयस् ते भद्रगिरयस् तथा
Dashapurya, Ekakaccha, Rishikas, Turushkas, Shakas; those of Vanavasa, the mountain-dwellers, and likewise the Bhadragiri people.
नागरा दण्डकाश् चैव गणराज्या नृराज्यकाः । सहारा ऋष्यमूकाश् च कार्कोटा वनतिम्बिलाः
Nagaras and Dandakas, as well as Ganarajya and Nrirajyaka; Saharas, Rishyamukas, Karkotas, and the Vanatimbilas.
पद्मा निवासिनश् चैव चौरकाः कर्कवीरकाः । वैरिकाः पाशिकाश् चैव धर्मपत्तनपांसिकाः
Padmas, the residents, and also the Chaurakas, Karkaviras; Vairikas, Pashikas, and the people of Dharmapattana and Pamsikas.