अस्त्रराजेक्षणं कृत्वा युद्धं परमदारुणं । अन्योऽन्यं शमम् आयातौ सवीर्यौ सुभटाव् इव
Having unleashed the king of weapons, they fought a most fierce battle, and both warriors, strong and valiant, came to a truce with each other.
एतस्मिन्न् अन्तरे ऽस्त्राग्नी रथं कृत्वाशु भस्मसात् । प्राप दग्ध्वा वनं सिन्धुं मृगेन्द्रम् इव कन्दरात्
In that moment, the fiery weapon swiftly reduced the chariot to ashes, then, having burned the forest, it reached the river like a lion emerging from a cave.
सिन्धुर् अभ्याशतो ऽग्न्यस्त्रं वारुणास्त्रेण शातयन् । रथं त्यक्त्वावनिं प्राप्य खड्गखेटकवान् अभूत्
The river, close by, countered the fire weapon with the Varuna weapon; abandoning the chariot, he reached the ground, armed with sword and shield.
अक्ष्णोर् निमेषमात्रेण रथाश्वानां रिपोः खुरान् । लुलाव करवालेन मृणालानीव लाघवात्
In the blink of an eye, with his sword, he sliced the hooves of the enemy's chariot horses, as easily as cutting lotus stalks.
विदूरथो ऽपि विरथो बभूव खेटकासिमान् । समायुधौ समोत्साहौ चेरतुर् मण्डलान्वितौ
Viduratha too, now without his chariot, took up shield and sword; both warriors, equally eager and armed, moved in circles, ready for battle.
खड्गौ क्रकचतां यातौ मिथः प्रहरतोस् तयोः । दन्तमालेयम् अस्येव चलेचर्चयतः प्रजाः
As their swords struck each other, becoming like saws, the people watched as if witnessing the grinding of teeth in a fierce contest.
शक्तिम् आदाय चिक्षेप खड्गं त्यक्त्वा विदूरथः । सिन्धाव् उद्घर्घरारावं महोत्पात इवाशनिम्
Viduratha, seizing the spear, hurled it and cast aside his sword; it thundered with a roaring sound in the ocean, like a great calamity or a lightning bolt.
अविच्छिन्नं समायान्ती पतिता सास्य वक्षसि । अप्रियस्य यथा भर्तुर् अनिच्छन्ती स्वकामिनी
Unbroken, it came and struck his chest, just as a beloved who does not wish for an unpleasant husband falls upon him.
तेन शक्तिप्रहारेण नासौ मरणम् आप्तवान् । केवलं रुधिरस्रोतो नागो जलम् इवात्यजत्
By that blow of the spear, he did not meet death; only a stream of blood flowed out, like water from a wounded serpent.
तद्देशलीला तं दृष्ट्वा भग्नं तम इवेन्दुना । सविकासा घनानन्दा पूर्वलीलाम् उवाच ह
Seeing him broken in that place, like darkness dispelled by the moon, Taddeshalila, radiant and joyful, spoke of her former play.
देवि पश्य नृसिंहेन हतो भर्तायम् आवयोः । शक्तिकोटिनखैर् दैत्यस् सिन्धुर् उद्धुरकन्धरः
O goddess, see—our husband has been slain by Narasimha; the demon Sindhu, with his mighty neck, was torn by the lion's claws, sharp as a thousand spears.
सरस्तलस्थनागेन्द्रवरहूङ्कृतवारिवत् । दिष्ट्योरस्य् अस्य निर्याति रक्तं शुलुशुलारवैः
Like the mighty wind roaring over a lake where the king of serpents dwells, blood pours from his chest with a sound like sharp arrows.
हा कष्टं रथम् आनीतं सिन्धुर् आरोढुम् उद्यतः । सौवर्णं मैरवं शृङ्गं पुष्करावर्तको यथा
Alas, how terrible! The chariot has been brought for Sindhu to ascend; it is golden, like the crest of Mount Meru, swirling like a lotus whirlpool.
पश्य देवि रथो ऽस्यासौ मुद्गरेणावचूर्णितः । भ्रमत्पर्वतपातेन सौवर्णं नगरं यथा
See, goddess, his chariot has been shattered by the mace, like a golden city crushed by the fall of a whirling mountain.
प्रवृत्तो रथम् आनीतम् आरोढुं पतिर् एष मे । कष्टं वज्रम् इवेन्द्रेण मुसुलं सिन्धुनेरितम्
My husband, who set out and brought the chariot to mount, is struck down, as if by Indra's thunderbolt or the club hurled by the ocean.
वञ्चयित्वा विलासेन रथम् आरुह्य लाघवात् । पश्य भर्ता मदीयो ऽसौ चकास्ति नितरां रणे
Deceiving with his charm, he swiftly mounted the chariot—see, my husband shines forth exceedingly in battle.
हा धिक् कष्टम् असौ सिन्धुर् आर्यपुत्ररथं बलात् । हरिश् श्वभ्रम् इवरूढः प्लवेनोन्तर् इव द्रुमम्
Alas, how terrible! That Sindhu has forcefully seized the prince's chariot, like a monkey climbing a cliff or a branch in the air.
खड्गेनारोहतो ऽस्यांसच्छिन्नो भर्ता विलोकय । पद्मरागगिरिर् द्योतम् इव मुञ्चति शोणितम्
Look, my husband, as he climbs, is struck on the shoulder by a sword, and like a mountain of ruby, he pours forth blood in brilliance.
हा हा धिक् कष्टम् एतेन सिन्धुना खड्गधारया । जङ्घयोर् मे पतिश् छिन्नः क्रकचेनेव पादपः
Alas, alas, how dreadful! By this Sindhu wielding a sword, my husband's legs are cut, as a tree is severed by a saw.
हा हा हतास्मि दग्धास्मि मृतास्म्य् अपहतास्मि च । मृणाले इव लूने मे पत्युर् द्वे अपि जानुनी
Alas, alas, I am slain, I am burned, I am dead, I am destroyed; my husband's two knees are cut, like lotus stalks severed.
इत्य् उक्त्वा सा तदालोक्य भर्तृभावभयातुरा । लता परशुकृत्तेव मूर्छिता पतिता भुवि
Having spoken thus, seeing that, overwhelmed by fear for her husband's fate, she fell fainting to the ground, like a vine cut by an axe.
विदूरथो ऽपि निर्जानुः प्रहरन्न् एव विद्विषि । पपात स्यन्दने ऽप्य् आशु छिन्नमूल इव द्रुमः
And Viduratha, too, his knees severed, still striking at his enemy, quickly fell upon the chariot, like a tree with its roots cut.
पतन्न् एवैष सूतेन रथेनैवापवाहितः । यदा तदाहतिं तस्य कण्ठे ऽदात् सिन्धुर् उद्धतः
As he was falling, he was carried away in the chariot by the charioteer; at that moment, the excited horse struck his neck.
अर्धविच्छिन्नकण्ठो ऽसाव् अनुयातो ऽथ सिन्धुना । स्यन्दनेनाविशत् सद्म पद्मम् एवेन्दिरा यथा
With his neck half severed, he was then pursued by the horse, and entered the palace in the chariot, just as Lakshmi enters a lotus.
सरस्वतीप्रभावाढ्यं तत् प्रवेष्टुम् असौ गृहम् । नाशकन् मषको मत्तो महाज्वालान्तरं यथा
That house, endowed with the power of Sarasvati, he could not enter, being intoxicated like a fly unable to pass through a blazing fire.
खड्गावकृत्तगलगर्तगलत्सवातरक्तच्छटाच्छुरितवस्त्रतनुत्रगात्रम् । तत्याज तं भगवतीम् अभितो गृहान्तस् सूतः प्रविश्य मृतितल्पतले गतारिम्
His body, thin and stained with blood from the wound in his neck cut by the sword, his garments smeared with red, the charioteer left him near the goddess, entered the house, and lay on the bed of death, having escaped his enemy.
हतो राजा हतो राजा प्रतिराजेन संयुगे । इति शब्दे समुद्भूते राष्ट्रम् आसीद् भयाकुलम्
The king is slain, the king is slain by the rival king in battle—when this cry arose, the kingdom was seized with fear.
भाण्डोपस्करभाराढ्यविद्रवत्सकलप्रजम् । साक्रन्दार्तकलत्राढ्यद्रवन्नागरं दुर्गमम्
The entire populace, burdened with their possessions and household goods, fled; the city, filled with weeping wives, became a fortress in flight.
पलायमानसाक्रन्दमार्गाहृतवधूगणम् । अन्योऽन्यलुण्ठनव्यग्रलोकलग्नमहाहवम्
As people fled, the streets echoed with cries, wives were snatched away, and the great conflict was marked by frantic mutual plundering.
परराष्ट्रजनानीकताण्डवोल्लासनारवम् । निरधिष्ठितमातङ्गहयचारपतज्जनम्
The tumult of foreign soldiers dancing in triumph resounded, and the city was left without rulers, elephants, horses, spies, or flying messengers.