लम्बोदरं लम्बभुजं लम्बकर्णोष्ठनासिकम् । रक्तमांसवसापङ्केष्व् अन्योऽन्यं वेल्लनात्म तत्
With hanging bellies, arms, ears, lips, and noses, they tossed each other about in the mire of blood, flesh, and fat.
मन्दरोद्धूतदुग्धाब्धिलसत्कलकलाकुलम् । यथैव मायासञ्चारस् तेन तस्य कृतः पुनः
Just as the churning of the milk ocean by Mandara mountain produced a tumult of froth, so did that illusion create confusion there again.
तेनापि तस्याशु तथा कृतो बुद्ध्वाशु लाघवम् । वेतालास्त्रं ततो दत्तं तेनोत्तस्थुश् शवव्रजाः
Recognizing its swiftness, he quickly created the same illusion again; then, by means of the Vetāla weapon, he made the hosts of corpses rise up.
अमूर्धानस् समूर्धानो वेतालावेशवल्गिताः । ततः पिशाचवेतालरूपिकौघकबन्धवत्
Some were headless, some with heads, all possessed by the frenzy of Vetālas; then, like a mass of goblins and Vetālas, they were bound together.
उद्बभूव बलं भीमम् ऊर्वीनिगरणक्षमम् । अथेतरो ऽपि भूपालो मायां सञ्चार्य चापराम्
A formidable force arose, capable of swallowing the earth; then the other king conjured another illusion.
राक्षसास्त्रं ससर्जाशु त्रैलोक्याक्रमणोन्मुखम् । उदगुः पर्वताकारास् सर्वतस् स्थूलराक्षसाः
He swiftly created a demon army, intent on conquering the three worlds; massive demons emerged everywhere, mountain-like in form.
देहम् आश्रित्य निष्क्रान्ताः पातालान् नरका इव । अथाभूत् तद् बलं भीमं ससुरासुरभीतिदम्
Leaving their bodies, they came forth like beings from hell; that force became terrifying, striking fear in gods and demons alike.
गर्जद्रक्षोमहाम्भोदवाद्यनृत्यत्कबन्धकम् । रूपिकादारिकारूपं पिशाचस्थानसुस्थिति
With roaring, monstrous sounds, like thunder from dark clouds, and dancing headless bodies; in forms of ghosts and ghouls, they stood firmly in their haunted abodes.
आत्तक्वणितवंशाढ्यं शिरः पद्मोत्कराकुलम् । लोलान्त्रमालावलितं रुधिराम्बुसमुक्षितम्
Their heads were adorned with heaps of lotuses, filled with the clamor of flutes; intestines hung in garlands, dripping with streams of blood.
वेतालतालसोल्लासं लसद्धाम पिशाचकम् । मेदोमांसवसाद्याढ्यं रुधिरासवसुन्दरम् । क्षीबवेतालकुम्भाण्डयक्षताण्डवसङ्कटम्
With the delight of vetāla drums, shining ghostly radiance, rich in fat, flesh, and marrow, beautiful with streams of blood-wine; crowded with drunken vetālas, skulls, and the tumult of wild dances.
कुम्भाण्डकोत्ताण्डवदण्डपादक्षुब्धासृगुत्क्षिप्ततरङ्गसिक्तैः । सन्ध्याभ्रधारोत्करकोटिकान्तैर् भूतैर् असृक्स्रोतसि दत्तसेतु
With skulls, wild dances, clubs, and feet stirring waves of blood, splashed by surging currents; spirits, radiant as masses of twilight clouds, built bridges across rivers of blood.
तस्मिंस् तदा वर्तमाने घोरे सम्रम्भविभ्रमे । सर्वारिसैन्यनाशार्थम् एकस् स्वबलशान्तये
While this dreadful turmoil was unfolding, one among them, seeking to destroy all enemy armies and to calm his own forces, acted.
सस्मार स्मृतिमान् अन्तर् अनन्तोदारधैर्यभृत् । अस्त्रम् अस्त्रेश्वरं श्रीमद् वैष्णवं शङ्करोपमम्
He, steadfast in memory and bearing boundless, noble patience within, recalled the illustrious, supreme weapon of Vishnu, equal to that of Shiva, the lord of weapons.
अथ यो ऽसौ शरस् तेन वैष्णवास्त्राभिमन्त्रितः । मुक्तस् तस्य फलप्रान्ताद् उल्मुकानीव निर्ययुः
Then, that arrow, empowered with the mantra of the Vaishnava weapon, was released; from its tip, blazing missiles shot forth like firebrands.
पङ्क्तयस् स्फारचक्राणां शतार्कीकृतदिक्तटाः । गदानाम् अभियान्तीनां शतवंशीकृताम्बराः
Rows of whirling discs, their radiance turning the quarters into a hundred suns, and advancing maces, their shafts forming a hundred bamboo thickets in the sky.
वज्राणाम् उरुधाराणां शरच्छृङ्गीकृताम्बराः । पट्टिसानां च पट्टानां तीरवृक्षीकृताम्बराः
Thunderbolts with many streams, their shafts like arrow-tips filling the sky, and spears and swords, their blades forming groves of trees along the banks.
अथ राजा द्वितीयो ऽपि वैष्णवास्त्रप्रशान्तये । ददौ वैष्णवम् एवास्त्रं शस्त्रनिष्ठीवपूरकम्
Then the second king too, to pacify the Vaishnava weapon, offered the very same Vaishnava weapon, filled with the power to quell all arms.
ततो ऽपि निर्ययुर् नद्यो हेतीनां हतहेतयः । शरशक्तिगदाप्रासपट्टिसादिपयोरयाः
From that as well emerged rivers of weapons, their force neutralizing other weapons: streams of arrows, spears, maces, lances, swords, and axes.
शस्त्रास्त्रसरितां तासां व्योम्नि युद्धम् अवर्तत । रोदोरन्ध्रक्षयकरं कुलशैलेन्द्रदारणम्
In the sky, a battle of those rivers of weapons and missiles unfolded, destroying the gaps between mountains and shattering the peaks of noble ranges.
शरशातितशूलाश्रिखड्गाकुट्टितपट्टिसम् । सुप्रासप्रहतप्रासं शूलशातितशक्तिकम्
Spears split by arrows, swords shattered by blades, lances struck by mighty javelins, and missiles cleft by spears.
शराम्बुराशिमथनमत्तमुद्गरमन्दरम् । गदावदलनोद्युक्तदुर्वाराद्रिनिभाशनि
It was like a Mandara mountain, intoxicated with the task of churning the ocean of arrows and waters, a mighty club, and a thunderbolt-like mass, ready to shatter with irresistible force.
ऋष्टिवृष्टिप्रशमनभ्रमत्कुन्तेन्दुमण्डलम् । प्रासग्रसनसंरब्धप्रोद्यच्छङ्कुकृतान्तकम्
It was a whirling circle of spears, quelling showers of missiles, like the moon surrounded by stars, and the god of death himself, eager to devour with the tip of his lance.
चक्रार्धचटितोच्चाद्रिवज्रविज्वरपर्वतम् । शङ्कुशङ्कितशूत्कारकाशिशूलशिलातलम्
It was a mountain, scorched by the half-disc of a spinning discus and the heat of thunderbolts, its rocky surface shining with the flash of tridents and the piercing sound of iron goads.
भुसुण्डीभण्डितोद्दण्डभिण्डिपालोडुमण्डलम् । परशूलकरानेकपरशूलूकलङ्घितम्
It was a region resounding with the clamor of Bhusundi slings and clubs, filled with the tumult of maces, and crossed by countless axes wielded by fierce warriors.
वहत्कचक्रकचवच्छिन्नचञ्चुरचामरम् । स्फुटच्चटचटास्फोटत्रुट्यत्त्रिपथगारयम्
It was a field where crests and crested helmets were shattered, beaks and fans were severed, and the river of the Ganges was broken by the loud, cracking, and splitting sounds.
हेत्यश्रिचूर्णसंभारमहाभ्रमवितानकम् । अन्योऽन्यशस्त्रसंघट्टभ्रमज्ज्वालोल्लसत्तडित्
It was a vast canopy of swirling dust from shattered weapons, where the clash of arms sent forth blazing flashes of lightning from the whirling flames.
शब्दस्फुरद्विरिञ्चाण्डं घातभग्नकुलाचलम् । धारानिकृत्तशस्त्रौघम् अस्त्रयोर् युध्यमानयोः
The sound resounded like the breaking of the cosmic egg of Brahma, mountains of families were destroyed, and streams of weapons were cut down in the battle between the two warriors.
सदस्त्रवारणेनैव यातः कालो बलात्मनः । स्वयं कियद्बल इति सिन्धौ तिष्ठति हेलया
By the mere act of parrying weapons, the time of the mighty was passing; each, confident in his own strength, stood in the ocean of battle with ease.
विदूरथो ऽस्त्रम् आग्नेयं तत्याजाशनिशब्दवत् । ज्वालयाम् आस स रथं सिन्धोः कक्षम् इवारसम्
Viduratha released the Agneya weapon, which thundered like a bolt of lightning, and set the chariot ablaze, as if igniting the dry brush along a riverbank.
एतस्मिन्न् अन्तरे व्योम्नि हेतिनिर्विवरोदरे । स सन्नाह इव प्रावृट्पयोदपटिनीव वा
Meanwhile, in the vast expanse of the sky, within the hollow of the battle, he stood armored, like a rain-laden cloud wrapped in a veil.