विकुट्टिताटवीषण्डाश् श्वभ्रभित्तिविभेदिनः । तेनातिभीमवातेन विदूरथरथो ऽप्य् अथ
Forests were torn apart, cliffs split open; by that exceedingly fierce wind, even Viduratha's chariot was thrown about.
उह्यमानो ऽभवन् नद्या यथा जर्जरपल्लवः । विदूरथो ऽथ तत्याज पर्वतास्त्रं महास्त्रवित्
He was tossed about like a battered branch in a river; then Viduratha, the master of great weapons, abandoned the mountain weapon.
व्योमापि घनतां येन समाधातुम् इवोद्यतम् । तेन शैलास्त्रघातेन विरराम समीरणः
The wind, which seemed intent on making the sky dense, ceased due to the blow of mountain weapons.
शमं च तेन शान्तेन प्रययौ वायुना यतः । अन्तरिक्षगता वृक्षपङ्क्तयः पतिता भुवि
With that wind now calmed, tranquility prevailed, and the rows of trees suspended in the air fell to the earth.
नानाजनाशनव्यूहे काकानाम् इव कोटयः । शेमुश् शीत्कारडक्कारभाक्कारोक्कारका दिशाम्
In the array of various people-devouring formations, countless crows gathered, uttering cries, shrieks, and howls in all directions.
प्रलापा इव विध्वस्तप्रथाः पवनवीरुधाम् । गिरीन् अपश्यन् नभसः पततः पर्णपत्त्रवत्
The uproar of the wind-torn trees sounded like incoherent babbling, and they saw mountains falling from the sky like leaves from branches.
सिन्धुस् सिन्धुर् इवोत्पन्नान् मैनाकादीन् इतस् ततः । वज्रास्त्रम् असृजद् दीप्तं तेरुर् वज्रघनास् ततः
Rivers, like the ocean, arose here and there, along with Mainaka and other mountains; then they unleashed a blazing thunderbolt weapon, and thunderclouds roared.
पिबन्तो ऽद्रीन् प्रतिगिरं वह्निदाहाद् इवाग्नयः । ते गिरीणां पुरीणां च कोटितुण्डावखण्डनैः
Like fires consuming mountains with their flames, they shattered the peaks and cities of the mountains with countless blows.
शिरांसि शातयाम् आसुः फलानीवोल्बनानिलाः । विदूरथो ऽथ वज्रास्त्रशान्त्यै ब्रह्मास्त्रम् अभ्यदात्
They split the summits as fierce winds scatter fruits; then Viduratha, to pacify the thunderbolt weapon, invoked the Brahma weapon.
ततो ब्रह्मास्त्रवज्रास्त्रे समं प्रशमम् आगते । श्यामाश्यामं पिशाचास्त्रम् अथ सिन्धुर् अचोदयत्
When both the Brahma weapon and the thunderbolt weapon were subdued together, Sindhu then activated the dark, ghastly demon weapon.
तेनोदगुः पिशाचानां पङ्क्तयो ऽनन्तभीतिदाः । सन्ध्यायाम् इव भीत्येव दिवसश् श्यामतां ययौ
By that, lines of ghosts arose, giving endless fear; as in twilight, fear itself, the day turned dark.
पिशाचा भुवनं जह्रुर् अन्धकारभरा इव । भास्मनस्तम्भसदृशास् तालोत्तालविलासिनः
The ghosts seized the world, as if filled with darkness; resembling pillars of ash, they moved with wild gestures.
दृश्यमानमहाकारा मुष्टिग्राह्या नकिञ्चन । ऊर्ध्वकेशाः कृशाङ्गाश् च केचिच् च श्मश्रुला अपि
Visible in great forms, graspable by the fist yet nothing at all; some with hair standing up, thin bodies, and some even with beards.
कृशाङ्गा मलिनाङ्गाश् च ग्राम्या इव नभश्चराः । सभायां मूढदृष्टाश् च यत्किञ्चनकराः खलाः
Thin-bodied, dirty-bodied, like villagers wandering the sky; in the assembly, dull-eyed, doing whatever, wicked.
दीना बह्वाशिनः क्रूरा दीना ग्राम्यजना इव । तरुकर्दमरथ्यान्तश्शून्यगेहगृहाश् चलाः
Wretched, gluttonous, cruel, wretched like rural folk; unstable, with empty homes, at the ends of muddy streets and under trees.
लेलिहानाः प्रेतरूपाः कृष्णाङ्गाश् श्वपचा इव । जगृहुस् ते तदा मत्ता हतशिष्टम् अरेर् बलम्
Licking, in forms of the dead, black-bodied like dog-eaters; they seized, intoxicated, the remnants of the enemy's force.
आसन्नसैनिकास् तत्र वित्रस्तक्षुब्धचेतनाः । त्यक्तायुधतनुत्राणास् त्रस्तप्राणास् स्खलद्गमाः
The soldiers nearby, with minds disturbed and terrified; abandoning weapons and armor, frightened for their lives, stumbling as they fled.
नेत्रैर् अङ्गैर् मुखैः पादैर् विकारभयकारिणः । त्यक्तकौपीनवसना निर्नग्ना हसनोत्तराः
With eyes, limbs, faces, and feet causing terror through their distortions; abandoning loincloths and garments, naked, laughing in response.
विष्ठां मूत्रं च कुर्वन्तस् स्थिरम् आरब्धनर्तनाः । पिशाचराजो राजानम् अथ यावद्विदूरथम्
Defecating and urinating, with their wild dancing begun, the king of the goblins approached the king, who was not far off.
समाक्रामति तावत् स मायां तां बुबुधे बुधः । पिशाचसङ्ग्रामकरीं मायां वेत्ति स भूमिपः
As he advanced, the wise king recognized that illusion, knowing it to be a magical display conjured for battle by the goblin king.
तया पिशाचसैन्यं तत् परसैन्ये न्ययोजयत् । ततस् स्वसैनिकास् स्वस्थाः परयोधाः पिशाचिनः
With that illusion, the goblin king set his army against the enemy forces; then his own soldiers remained unharmed, while the opposing warriors became goblins.
तस्याथ रूपिकास्त्रं तद् ददौ चान्यद् असौ रुषा । उदगुर् भूतलाद् व्योम्नो रूपिकास् स्तब्धमूर्धजाः
Then, in anger, he unleashed another magical weapon, the 'form-changing missile'; from earth and sky arose form-changing beings with stiff, upright hair.
निर्नग्ना विकरालाक्ष्यो लम्बश्रोणिपयोधराः । उद्भिन्नयौवना वृद्धाः पीवराङ्ग्यो ऽथ जर्जराः
Naked, with terrifying eyes, sagging hips and breasts, some were old with bursting youthfulness, some were plump, others emaciated.
स्वरूपारूपजघना दुर्नाट्यविकसद्भगाः । नरपद्मशिरोहस्ता रुधिरारुणगात्रकाः
Some had natural, some unnatural hips, their genitals exposed in grotesque dances; with human heads and lotus-hands, their bodies were blood-red.
अर्धचर्वितमांसासृक्स्रवत्सृक्वाक्तलालनाः । नानानानाङ्गवलनाननोन्नमनसन्नमाः
Chewing half-eaten flesh, licking blood and marrow from their palms, they twisted and turned their many limbs, raising and lowering their faces.
सिरालभुजवक्त्रोरुकुचपार्श्वकराङ्गिकाः । ताडीकृतार्भकशवाद् अनुकृष्टान्त्ररज्जवः
With arms, faces, thighs, breasts, sides, and hands streaked with veins, they beat on the corpses of children, dragging out entrails like ropes.
श्वकाकोलूकवदना निम्नवक्त्रहनूदराः । जगृहुस् ताः पिशाचांस् तान् दुर्बलान् दुश्शिशून् इव
With faces like dogs, jackals, and owls, with sunken mouths, jaws, and bellies, they seized those weak goblins as if they were helpless children.
पिशाचरूपिकासैन्यं तदासीद् एकतां गतम् । निर्नग्नं नर्तनोत्तानवदनाङ्गविलोचनम्
That army of goblin-like beings became united, naked, dancing, with faces, limbs, and eyes turned upwards.
परस्पराक्रान्तिकरं भीषयंश् च परस्परम् । निष्कासितमहाजिह्वं नानामुखविकारदम्
They attacked one another, terrifying each other, with great tongues protruding, displaying various distortions of face.
शवभाराढ्यम् अन्योऽन्यं ह्रियमाणशवाङ्गकम् । रुधिराम्भसि मज्जत् तदुन्मज्जच् च लसत्तनु
Each carried burdens of corpses, dragging away limbs of the dead, their shining bodies sinking and rising in pools of blood.