Brahmanda Purana — Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 21
BndP 3 21.1
आकर्ण्य ललितादेव्या यात्रानिगमनिस्वनम् । महान्तं क्षोभमायाता भण्डासुरपुरालयाः
ākarṇya lalitādevyā yātrānigamanisvanam / mahāntaṃ kṣobhamāyātā bhaṇḍāsurapurālayāḥ
Hearing the sound of the setting forth and marching out of the goddess Lalitā, the dwellers in the city of Bhaṇḍāsura fell into great agitation.
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BndP 3 21.2
यत्र चास्ति दुराशस्य भण्डदैत्यस्य दुर्धियः । महेन्द्रपर्वतोपान्ते महार्णवतटे पुरम्
yatra cāsti durāśasya bhaṇḍadaityasya durdhiyaḥ / mahendraparvatopānte mahārṇavataṭe puram
There, near the foot of the Mahendra mountain, on the shore of the great ocean, is the city of the evil-minded demon Bhaṇḍa of wicked hopes,
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BndP 3 21.3
तत्तु शून्यकनाम्नैव विख्यातं भुवनत्रये । विषङ्गाग्रजदैत्यस्य सदावासः किलाभवत्
tattu śūnyakanāmnaiva vikhyātaṃ bhuvanatraye / viṣaṅgāgrajadaityasya sadāvāsaḥ kilābhavat
and that (city) was renowned in the three worlds by the very name Śūnyaka; it was, indeed, the permanent dwelling of the demon, the elder brother of Viṣaṅga.
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BndP 3 21.4
तस्मिन्नेव पुरे तस्य शतयोजनविस्तरे । वित्रेसुर सुराः सर्वे श्रीदेव्यागमसंभ्रमात्
tasminneva pure tasya śatayojanavistare / vitresura surāḥ sarve śrīdevyāgamasaṃbhramāt
In that very city of his, a hundred yojanas in extent, all the gods trembled at the alarm of Śrī Devī's coming.
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BndP 3 21.5
शतयोजनविस्तीर्णं तत्सर्वं पुरमासुरम् । धूमैरिवावृतमभूदुत्पातजनितैर्मुहुः
śatayojanavistīrṇaṃ tatsarvaṃ puramāsuram / dhūmairivāvṛtamabhūdutpātajanitairmuhuḥ
That whole demon city, a hundred yojanas wide, became as if repeatedly covered over with smoke produced by portents.
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BndP 3 21.6
अकाल एव निर्भिन्ना भित्तयो दैत्यपत्तने । धूर्णमाना पतन्ति स्म महोल्का गगनस्थलात्
akāla eva nirbhinnā bhittayo daityapattane / dhūrṇamānā patanti sma maholkā gaganasthalāt
Out of season the walls split apart in the demons' city; whirling great meteors kept falling from the expanse of the sky.
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BndP 3 21.7
उत्पातानां प्राथमिको भूकंपः पर्यवर्तत । मही जज्वाल सकला तत्र शून्यकपत्तने
utpātānāṃ prāthamiko bhūkaṃpaḥ paryavartata / mahī jajvāla sakalā tatra śūnyakapattane
The first of the portents that occurred was an earthquake; the whole ground there in the city of Śūnyaka blazed.
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BndP 3 21.8
अकाल एव हृत्कंपं भेजुर्दैत्यपुरौकसः । ध्वजाग्रवर्तिनः कङ्कगृध्राश्चैव बकाः खगाः
akāla eva hṛtkaṃpaṃ bhejurdaityapuraukasaḥ / dhvajāgravartinaḥ kaṅkagṛdhrāścaiva bakāḥ khagāḥ
Untimely, the inhabitants of the demons' city were seized with trembling of the heart; the birds perched on the tops of the banners—herons, vultures, and cranes—
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BndP 3 21.9
आदित्यमण्डले दृष्ट्वादृष्ट्वा चक्रन्दुरुच्चकैः । क्रव्यादा बहवस्तत्र लोचनैर्नावलोकिताः
ādityamaṇḍale dṛṣṭvādṛṣṭvā cakranduruccakaiḥ / kravyādā bahavastatra locanairnāvalokitāḥ
seeing and not seeing (them) in the disk of the sun, cried out loudly; there were many flesh-eaters there not (before) seen by the eyes.
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BndP 3 21.10
मुहुराकाशवाणीभिः परुषाभिर्बभाषिरे । सर्वतो दिक्षुदृश्यन्ते केतवस्तु मलीमसाः
muhurākāśavāṇībhiḥ paruṣābhirbabhāṣire / sarvato dikṣudṛśyante ketavastu malīmasāḥ
Again and again they were addressed by harsh voices from the sky; and in every direction murky comets were seen,
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BndP 3 21.11
धूमायमानाः प्रक्षोभजनका दैत्यरक्षसाम् । दैत्यस्त्रीणां च विभ्रष्टा अकाले भूषणस्रजः
dhūmāyamānāḥ prakṣobhajanakā daityarakṣasām / daityastrīṇāṃ ca vibhraṣṭā akāle bhūṣaṇasrajaḥ
smoking, producing terror in the demons and rākṣasas; and the ornaments and garlands of the demon women fell off out of season.
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BndP 3 21.12
हाहेति दूरं क्रन्दन्त्यः पर्यश्रु समरोदिषुः । दपणानां वर्मणां च ध्वजानां खड्गसंपदाम्
hāheti dūraṃ krandantyaḥ paryaśru samarodiṣuḥ / dapaṇānāṃ varmaṇāṃ ca dhvajānāṃ khaḍgasaṃpadām
Crying "Alas, alas!" far off, with tears all about, (the women) wept together; and of mirrors and armour, of banners and of fine swords—
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BndP 3 21.13
मणीनामंबराणां च मालिन्यमभवन्मुहुः । सौधेषु चन्द्रशालासु केलिवेश्मसु सर्वतः
maṇīnāmaṃbarāṇāṃ ca mālinyamabhavanmuhuḥ / saudheṣu candraśālāsu keliveśmasu sarvataḥ
—and of gems and garments, there was tarnishing again and again; in the mansions, in the moon-terraces, in the pleasure-chambers, everywhere;
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BndP 3 21.14
अट्टालकेषु गोष्ठेषु विपणेषु सभासु च । चतुष्किकास्वलिङ्गेषु प्रग्रीवेषु वलेषु च
aṭṭālakeṣu goṣṭheṣu vipaṇeṣu sabhāsu ca / catuṣkikāsvaliṅgeṣu pragrīveṣu valeṣu ca
in the watchtowers, in the cattle-pens, in the market-stalls and in the assembly halls, in the four-way courtyards, in the aliṅgas, in the front-porches and in the enclosures,
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BndP 3 21.15
सर्वतोभद्रवासेषु नन्द्यावर्तेषु वेश्मसु । विच्छन्दकेषु संक्षुब्धेष्ववरोधनपालिषु । स्वस्तिकेषु च सर्वेषु गर्भागारपुटेषु च
sarvatobhadravāseṣu nandyāvarteṣu veśmasu / vicchandakeṣu saṃkṣubdheṣvavarodhanapāliṣu / svastikeṣu ca sarveṣu garbhāgārapuṭeṣu ca
in the sarvatobhadra dwellings, in the nandyāvarta houses, in the vicchandaka pavilions, in the agitated ramparts of the women's quarters, and in all the svastika (buildings) and in the inner-chamber recesses,
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BndP 3 21.16
गोपुरेषु कपाटेषु वलभीनां च सीमसु । वातायनेषु कक्ष्यासु धिष्ण्येषु च खलेषु च
gopureṣu kapāṭeṣu valabhīnāṃ ca sīmasu / vātāyaneṣu kakṣyāsu dhiṣṇyeṣu ca khaleṣu ca
in the gate-towers, on the door-panels, on the borders of the eaves, in the windows, in the courtyards, in the fire-places and on the threshing-floors,
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BndP 3 21.17
सर्वत्र दैत्य नगरवासिभिर्जनमण्डलैः । अश्रूयन्त महाघोषाः परुषा भूतभाषिताः
sarvatra daitya nagaravāsibhirjanamaṇḍalaiḥ / aśrūyanta mahāghoṣāḥ paruṣā bhūtabhāṣitāḥ
everywhere, O demon, from the circles of people dwelling in the city, great harsh cries were heard, uttered by spirits.
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BndP 3 21.18
शिथिली सवतो जाता घोरपर्णा भयानका । करटैः कटुकालापैर्वलोकि दिवाकरः । आराविषु करोटीनां कोटयश्चापतन्भुवि
śithilī savato jātā ghoraparṇā bhayānakā / karaṭaiḥ kaṭukālāpairvaloki divākaraḥ / ārāviṣu karoṭīnāṃ koṭayaścāpatanbhuvi
(The sky?) became slack on all sides, with dreadful (leaves/wings), terrifying; the sun was seen (overcast) by crows with harsh cries; and amid the shrieking, tens of millions of skulls fell to the earth.
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BndP 3 21.19
अपतन्वेदिमध्येषु बिन्दवः शोणितांभसाम् । केशौघकाश्च निष्पेतुः सर्वतो धूमधूसराः
apatanvedimadhyeṣu bindavaḥ śoṇitāṃbhasām / keśaughakāśca niṣpetuḥ sarvato dhūmadhūsarāḥ
Drops of bloody water fell in the midst of the altars, and masses of hair flew down on every side, grey with smoke.
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BndP 3 21.20
भौमान्तरिक्षदिव्यानामुत्पातानामिति व्रजम् । अवलोक्य भृशं त्रस्ताः सर्वे नगरवासिनः । निवेदयामासुरमी भण्डाय प्रथितौजसे
bhaumāntarikṣadivyānāmutpātānāmiti vrajam / avalokya bhṛśaṃ trastāḥ sarve nagaravāsinaḥ / nivedayāmāsuramī bhaṇḍāya prathitaujase
Having thus beheld the host of portents of earth, of the middle air, and of heaven, all the city's inhabitants, greatly terrified, reported (them) to Bhaṇḍa of famed might.
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BndP 3 21.21
स च भण्डः प्रचण्डोत्थैस्तैरुत्पातकदंबकैः । असंजातधृतिभ्रंशो मन्त्र स्थानमुपागमत्
sa ca bhaṇḍaḥ pracaṇḍotthaistairutpātakadaṃbakaiḥ / asaṃjātadhṛtibhraṃśo mantra sthānamupāgamat
And that Bhaṇḍa, though no loss of composure arose in him at those violently springing throngs of portents, went to the council chamber.
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BndP 3 21.22
मेरोरिव वपुर्भेदं बहुरत्नविचित्रितम् । अध्यासामास दैत्येन्द्रः सिंहासनमनुत्तमम्
meroriva vapurbhedaṃ bahuratnavicitritam / adhyāsāmāsa daityendraḥ siṃhāsanamanuttamam
The lord of demons took his seat on the unsurpassed lion-throne, variegated with many jewels, like a piece cut from the body of Meru.
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BndP 3 21.23
स्फुरन्मुकुटलग्नानां रत्नानां किरणैर्घनैः । दीपयन्नखिलाशान्तानद्युतद्दानवेश्वरः
sphuranmukuṭalagnānāṃ ratnānāṃ kiraṇairghanaiḥ / dīpayannakhilāśāntānadyutaddānaveśvaraḥ
Illuminating all the quarters with the dense rays of the jewels set in his flashing crown, the lord of the Dānavas shone.
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BndP 3 21.24
एकयोजनविस्तारे महत्यास्थानमण्डपे । तुङ्गसिंहासनस्थं तं सिषेवाते तदानुजै
ekayojanavistāre mahatyāsthānamaṇḍape / tuṅgasiṃhāsanasthaṃ taṃ siṣevāte tadānujai
In the great audience-hall a yojana in extent, him seated on the lofty lion-throne his two younger brothers attended:
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BndP 3 21.25
विशुक्रश्च विषङ्गश्च महाबलपराक्रमौ । त्रैलोक्यकण्टकीभूतभुजदण्डभयङ्करौ
viśukraśca viṣaṅgaśca mahābalaparākramau / trailokyakaṇṭakībhūtabhujadaṇḍabhayaṅkarau
Viśukra and Viṣaṅga, of great strength and valour, terrible with their rod-like arms that had become a thorn to the three worlds,
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BndP 3 21.26
अग्रजस्य सदैवाज्ञामविलङ्घ्य मुहुर्मुहुः । त्रैलोक्यविजये लब्धं वर्धयन्तौ महद्यशः
agrajasya sadaivājñāmavilaṅghya muhurmuhuḥ / trailokyavijaye labdhaṃ vardhayantau mahadyaśaḥ
never transgressing the command of their elder brother, again and again increasing the great fame won in the conquest of the three worlds.
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BndP 3 21.27
न तेन शिरसा तस्य मृदूनन्तौ पादपीठिकाम् । कृतां जरिप्रणामौ च समुपाविशता भुवि
na tena śirasā tasya mṛdūnantau pādapīṭhikām / kṛtāṃ jaripraṇāmau ca samupāviśatā bhuvi
Softening his footstool with their heads, and having made reverent salutations, the two sat down on the ground.
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BndP 3 21.28
अथास्थाने स्थिते तस्मिन्नमरद्वेषिणां वरे । सर्वे सामन्तदैत्येन्द्रास्तं द्रष्टुं समुपागताः
athāsthāne sthite tasminnamaradveṣiṇāṃ vare / sarve sāmantadaityendrāstaṃ draṣṭuṃ samupāgatāḥ
Then, when that best of the haters of the gods was seated in audience, all the vassal demon-lords came up to see him.
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BndP 3 21.29
तेषामे कैकसैन्यानां गणना न हि विद्यते । स्वंस्वं नाम समुच्चार्य प्रणेमुर्भण्डकेश्वरम्
teṣāme kaikasainyānāṃ gaṇanā na hi vidyate / svaṃsvaṃ nāma samuccārya praṇemurbhaṇḍakeśvaram
Of those, each with his armies, there is indeed no counting; each proclaiming his own name, they bowed to the lord Bhaṇḍa.
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BndP 3 21.30
म च तानसुरान्सर्वानतिधीरकनीनकैः । संभावयन्समालोकैः कियन्तं चित्क्षणं स्थितः
ma ca tānasurānsarvānatidhīrakanīnakaiḥ / saṃbhāvayansamālokaiḥ kiyantaṃ citkṣaṇaṃ sthitaḥ
And he, honouring all those asuras with steady glances from his very firm eyes, remained so for some moments.
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BndP 3 21.31
अवोचत विशुक्रस्तमग्रजं दानवेश्वरम् । मथ्यमानमहासिंधुसमानार्गलनिस्वनः
avocata viśukrastamagrajaṃ dānaveśvaram / mathyamānamahāsiṃdhusamānārgalanisvanaḥ
Viśukra spoke to him, his elder brother, the lord of the Dānavas—his voice like the (crash of a) bolt, equal to the great churned ocean:
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BndP 3 21.32
देवत्वदीयदोर्द्दण्डविध्वस्तबलविक्रमाः । पापिनः पामराचारा दुरात्मानः सुराधमाः
devatvadīyadorddaṇḍavidhvastabalavikramāḥ / pāpinaḥ pāmarācārā durātmānaḥ surādhamāḥ
O lord, the strength and valour of those lowest of gods—sinners, of base conduct, evil-souled—was shattered by the staff of your arm;
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BndP 3 21.33
शरण्यमन्यतः क्वापि नाप्नुवन्तो विषादिनः । ज्वलज्ज्वालाकुले वह्नौ पतित्वा नाशमागताः
śaraṇyamanyataḥ kvāpi nāpnuvanto viṣādinaḥ / jvalajjvālākule vahnau patitvā nāśamāgatāḥ
and finding no refuge anywhere else, in despair they fell into the fire seething with blazing flames and met destruction.
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BndP 3 21.34
तस्माद्देवात्समुत्पन्ना काचित्स्त्री बलगर्विता । स्वयमेव किलास्राक्षुस्तां देवा वासवादयः
tasmāddevātsamutpannā kācitstrī balagarvitā / svayameva kilāsrākṣustāṃ devā vāsavādayaḥ
From that god (Agni) a certain woman, proud of her strength, was born—indeed the gods, Vāsava and the rest, themselves brought her forth;
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BndP 3 21.35
तैः पुनः प्रबलोत्साहैः प्रोत्साहितपराक्रमाः । बहुस्त्रीपरिवाराश्च विविधायुधमण्डिताः
taiḥ punaḥ prabalotsāhaiḥ protsāhitaparākramāḥ / bahustrīparivārāśca vividhāyudhamaṇḍitāḥ
and again, spurred on by those of mighty zeal, their valour incited, with a great retinue of women and decked with various weapons,
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BndP 3 21.36
अस्माञ्जेतुं किलायान्ति हा कष्टं विधिवैशसम् । अबलानां समूहस्छेद्बलिनो ऽस्मान्विजेष्यते
asmāñjetuṃ kilāyānti hā kaṣṭaṃ vidhivaiśasam / abalānāṃ samūhaschedbalino 'smānvijeṣyate
they are coming, it seems, to conquer us! Alas, the cruelty of fate—a throng of weak women will vanquish us, the strong!
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BndP 3 21.37
तर्हि पल्लवभङ्गेन पाषाणस्य विदारणम् । ऊह्यमानमिदं हन्तुं परिहासाय कल्प्यते
tarhi pallavabhaṅgena pāṣāṇasya vidāraṇam / ūhyamānamidaṃ hantuṃ parihāsāya kalpyate
Then this notion being entertained, of splitting a stone by breaking off a tender shoot—of killing (us)—amounts to a joke.
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BndP 3 21.38
विडंबना न किमसौ लज्जाकरमिदं न किम् । अस्मत्सैनिकनासीरभटेभ्यो ऽपि भवेद्भयम्
viḍaṃbanā na kimasau lajjākaramidaṃ na kim / asmatsainikanāsīrabhaṭebhyo 'pi bhavedbhayam
Is this not a farce? Is this not a cause of shame? Even from the front-line foot-soldiers of our army there would be terror (for them).
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BndP 3 21.39
कातरत्वं समापन्नाः शक्राद्यास्त्रिदिवौकसः । ब्रह्मादयश्च निर्विण्णविग्रहा मद्बलायुधैः
kātaratvaṃ samāpannāḥ śakrādyāstridivaukasaḥ / brahmādayaśca nirviṇṇavigrahā madbalāyudhaiḥ
Śakra and the other dwellers in heaven have fallen into cowardice, and Brahmā and the rest are sick of battle because of the weapons of my forces.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.40
विष्णोश्च का कथैवास्ते वित्रस्तः स महेश्वरः । अन्येषामिह का वार्ता दिक्पालास्ते पलायिताः
viṣṇośca kā kathaivāste vitrastaḥ sa maheśvaraḥ / anyeṣāmiha kā vārtā dikpālāste palāyitāḥ
And of Viṣṇu, what is there even to say? That Maheśvara is terrified. What talk here of the others—those guardians of the quarters have fled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.41
अस्माकमिषुभिस्तीक्ष्णैरदृश्यैरङ्गपातिभिः । सर्वत्र विद्धवर्माणो दुर्मदा विबुधाः कृताः
asmākamiṣubhistīkṣṇairadṛśyairaṅgapātibhiḥ / sarvatra viddhavarmāṇo durmadā vibudhāḥ kṛtāḥ
By our sharp arrows, unseen, striking the limbs, the wicked-proud gods have been made pierced through their armour everywhere.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.42
तादृशानामपि महापराक्रमभुजोष्मणाम् । अस्माकंविजयायाद्य स्त्री काचिदभिधावति
tādṛśānāmapi mahāparākramabhujoṣmaṇām / asmākaṃvijayāyādya strī kācidabhidhāvati
And though we are such, with arms hot with mighty valour, today some woman rushes on to conquer us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.43
यद्यपि स्त्री तथाप्येषा नावमान्या कदाचन । अल्पो ऽपि रिपुरात्मज्ञैर्नावमान्यो जिगीषुभिः
yadyapi strī tathāpyeṣā nāvamānyā kadācana / alpo 'pi ripurātmajñairnāvamānyo jigīṣubhiḥ
Even though she is a woman, still she is never to be slighted: even a small enemy is not to be slighted by those who know themselves and desire victory.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.44
तस्मात्तदुत्सारणार्थं प्रेषणीयास्तु किङ्कराः । सकचग्रहमाकृष्य सानेतव्या मदोद्धता
tasmāttadutsāraṇārthaṃ preṣaṇīyāstu kiṅkarāḥ / sakacagrahamākṛṣya sānetavyā madoddhatā
Therefore servants should be sent to drive her off; seizing her by the hair and dragging her, that arrogant one is to be brought here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.45
देव त्वदीय शुद्धान्तर्वर्तिनीनां मृगीदृशाम् । चिरेण चेटिकाभावं सा दुष्टा संश्रयिष्यति
deva tvadīya śuddhāntarvartinīnāṃ mṛgīdṛśām / cireṇa ceṭikābhāvaṃ sā duṣṭā saṃśrayiṣyati
O lord, before long that wicked woman will come to the condition of a maidservant to the doe-eyed women dwelling in your inner apartments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.46
एकैकस्माद्भटादस्मात्सैन्येषु परिपन्थिनः । शङ्कते खलु वित्रस्तं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्
ekaikasmādbhaṭādasmātsainyeṣu paripanthinaḥ / śaṅkate khalu vitrastaṃ trailokyaṃ sacarācaram
At each single warrior of ours who stands as an adversary in the armies, the three worlds with all that moves and does not move, terrified, take alarm.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 21.47
अन्यद्देवस्य चित्तं तु प्रमाणमिति दानव । निवेद्य भण्डदैत्यस्य क्रोधं तस्य व्यवीवृधत्
anyaddevasya cittaṃ tu pramāṇamiti dānava / nivedya bhaṇḍadaityasya krodhaṃ tasya vyavīvṛdhat
"But in other matters the lord's own mind is the authority, O Dānava"—reporting thus, he made the anger of Bhaṇḍa the daitya grow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.48
विषङ्गस्तु महासत्त्वो विचारज्ञो विचक्षणः । इदमाह महादैत्यमग्रजन्मानमुद्धतम्
viṣaṅgastu mahāsattvo vicārajño vicakṣaṇaḥ / idamāha mahādaityamagrajanmānamuddhatam
But Viṣaṅga, of great mettle, discerning and skilled in deliberation, said this to the great daitya, his arrogant elder brother:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.49
देव त्वमेव जानासि सर्वं कार्यमरिन्दम । न तु ते क्वापि वक्तव्यं नीतिवर्त्मनि वर्तते
deva tvameva jānāsi sarvaṃ kāryamarindama / na tu te kvāpi vaktavyaṃ nītivartmani vartate
"O lord, you alone know every task, O tamer of foes; nothing at all need be said to you—you walk on the path of policy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.50
सर्वं विचार्य कर्तव्यं विचारः परमा गतिः । अविचारेण चेत्कर्म समूलमवकृन्तति
sarvaṃ vicārya kartavyaṃ vicāraḥ paramā gatiḥ / avicāreṇa cetkarma samūlamavakṛntati
Everything should be done after deliberation; deliberation is the supreme recourse. If an act is done without deliberation, it cuts (one) down root and all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.51
परस्य कटके चाराः प्रेषणीयाः प्रयत्नतः । तेषां बलाबलं ज्ञेयं जयसंसिद्धिमिच्छता
parasya kaṭake cārāḥ preṣaṇīyāḥ prayatnataḥ / teṣāṃ balābalaṃ jñeyaṃ jayasaṃsiddhimicchatā
Spies should be diligently sent into the enemy's camp; one who wishes to accomplish victory must learn their strength and weakness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.52
चारचक्षुर्दृढप्रज्ञः सदाशङ्कितमानसः । अशङ्किताकारवांश्च गुप्तमन्त्रः स्वमन्त्रिषु
cāracakṣurdṛḍhaprajñaḥ sadāśaṅkitamānasaḥ / aśaṅkitākāravāṃśca guptamantraḥ svamantriṣu
(A king should be) one whose eyes are his spies, firm in judgment, always suspicious in mind, yet of unsuspecting appearance, keeping his counsel secret among his own ministers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.53
षडुपायान्प्रयुञ्जानः सर्वत्रा भ्यर्हिते पदे । विजयं लभते राजा जाल्मो मक्षु विनश्यति
ṣaḍupāyānprayuñjānaḥ sarvatrā bhyarhite pade / vijayaṃ labhate rājā jālmo makṣu vinaśyati
Applying the six expedients everywhere in a matter of importance, a king wins victory; a base fellow perishes swiftly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.54
अविमृश्यैव यः कश्चिदारम्भः स विनाशकृत् । विमृश्य तु कृतं कर्म विशेषाज्जयदायकम्
avimṛśyaiva yaḥ kaścidārambhaḥ sa vināśakṛt / vimṛśya tu kṛtaṃ karma viśeṣājjayadāyakam
Whatever undertaking is begun without deliberation brings destruction; but an act done after deliberation is especially bestowing of victory.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.55
तिर्यगित्यपि नारीति क्षुद्रा चेत्यपि राजभिः । नावज्ञा वैरिणां कार्या शक्तेः सर्वत्र सम्भवः
tiryagityapi nārīti kṣudrā cetyapi rājabhiḥ / nāvajñā vairiṇāṃ kāryā śakteḥ sarvatra sambhavaḥ
Kings should not despise their enemies with the thought 'it is only an animal,' or 'only a woman,' or 'she is insignificant': power can arise anywhere.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.56
स्तंभोत्पन्नेन केनापि नरतिर्यग्वपुर्भृता । भूतेन सर्वभूतानां हिरण्यकशिपुर्हतः
staṃbhotpannena kenāpi naratiryagvapurbhṛtā / bhūtena sarvabhūtānāṃ hiraṇyakaśipurhataḥ
Hiraṇyakaśipu was slain by some being sprung from a pillar, bearing a body part man and part beast, (the being) of all beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.57
पुरा हि चण्डिका नाम नारी मयाविजृंभिणी । निशुम्भशुंभौ महिषं व्यापादितवती रणे
purā hi caṇḍikā nāma nārī mayāvijṛṃbhiṇī / niśumbhaśuṃbhau mahiṣaṃ vyāpāditavatī raṇe
For formerly a woman named Caṇḍikā, expanding herself by illusion, destroyed Niśumbha, Śumbha, and Mahiṣa in battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.58
तत्प्रसंगेन बहवस्तया दैत्या विनाशिताः । अतो वदामिनावज्ञा स्त्रीमात्रे क्रियतां क्वचित्
tatprasaṃgena bahavastayā daityā vināśitāḥ / ato vadāmināvajñā strīmātre kriyatāṃ kvacit
In the course of that, many demons were destroyed by her; therefore I say: let no contempt ever be shown toward any woman whatsoever.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.59
शक्तिरेव हि सर्वत्र कारणं विजयश्रियः । शक्तेराधारतां प्रप्तैः स्त्रीपुंलिङ्गैर्न नो भयम्
śaktireva hi sarvatra kāraṇaṃ vijayaśriyaḥ / śakterādhāratāṃ praptaiḥ strīpuṃliṅgairna no bhayam
For power alone is everywhere the cause of the glory of victory; from those who have attained to being the vessel of power, whether of female or male gender, we have no fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.60
शक्तिस्तु सर्वतो भाति संसारस्य स्वभावतः । तर्हि तस्या दुराशायाः प्रवृत्तिर्ज्ञायतां त्वया
śaktistu sarvato bhāti saṃsārasya svabhāvataḥ / tarhi tasyā durāśāyāḥ pravṛttirjñāyatāṃ tvayā
But power shines forth from every side, by the very nature of the world; therefore let the activity of that evil-minded (woman) be ascertained by you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.61
केयं कस्मात्समुत्पन्ना किमाचारा किमाश्रया । किंबला किंसहाया वा देव तत्प्रविचार्यताम्
keyaṃ kasmātsamutpannā kimācārā kimāśrayā / kiṃbalā kiṃsahāyā vā deva tatpravicāryatām
Who is she? From what has she arisen? What is her conduct, what her support? What is her strength, or who are her allies? O lord, let that be investigated.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.62
इत्युक्तः स विषङ्गेण को विचारो महौजसाम् । अस्मद्बले महासत्त्वा अक्षौहिण्यधिपाः शतम्
ityuktaḥ sa viṣaṅgeṇa ko vicāro mahaujasām / asmadbale mahāsattvā akṣauhiṇyadhipāḥ śatam
Addressed thus, he (was answered) by Viṣaṅga: "What deliberation is needed by the greatly mighty? In our army are a hundred mighty beings, each lord of an akṣauhiṇī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.63
पातुं क्षमास्ते जलधीनलं दग्धुं त्रिविष्टपम् । अरे पापसमाचार किंवृथा शङ्कसे स्त्रियः
pātuṃ kṣamāste jaladhīnalaṃ dagdhuṃ triviṣṭapam / are pāpasamācāra kiṃvṛthā śaṅkase striyaḥ
who are able to drink up the oceans and to burn heaven entirely. Hey, you of sinful conduct, why do you fear a woman for nothing?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.64
तत्सर्वं हि मया पूर्वं चारद्वारावलोकितम् । अग्रे समुदिता काचिल्ललितानामधारिणी
tatsarvaṃ hi mayā pūrvaṃ cāradvārāvalokitam / agre samuditā kācillalitānāmadhāriṇī
For all that has already been observed by me by means of spies. In the van has arisen a certain (woman) bearing the name Lalitā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.65
यथार्थनामवत्येषा पुष्पवत्पेशलाकृतिः । न स्त्त्वं न च वीर्यं वा न संग्रामेषु वा गतिः
yathārthanāmavatyeṣā puṣpavatpeśalākṛtiḥ / na sttvaṃ na ca vīryaṃ vā na saṃgrāmeṣu vā gatiḥ
She bears a name true to fact: her form is delicate like a flower. There is no substance, nor valor, nor any standing in battles (in her).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.66
सा चाविचारनिवहा किन्तु मायापरायणा । तत्सत्त्वेनाविद्यमानं स्त्रीकदम्बकमात्मनः
sā cāvicāranivahā kintu māyāparāyaṇā / tatsattvenāvidyamānaṃ strīkadambakamātmanaḥ
And she is a mass of thoughtlessness, but devoted to illusion; by that (illusory) substance she has produced out of herself a throng of women that does not really exist.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.69
उत्पादितवती किं ते न चैवं तु विचेष्टते । अथ वा भव दुक्तेन न्यायेनास्तु महद्बलम् ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,२१।६७ ॥ त्रैलोक्योल्लङ्घिमहिमा भण्डः केन विजीयते ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,२१।६८ ॥ इदानीमपि मद्बाहुबलसंमर्दमूर्च्छिताः । श्वसितुं चापि पटवो न कदाचन नाकिनः
utpāditavatī kiṃ te na caivaṃ tu viceṣṭate / atha vā bhava duktena nyāyenāstu mahadbalam // bndp_3,21.67 // trailokyollaṅghimahimā bhaṇḍaḥ kena vijīyate // bndp_3,21.68 // idānīmapi madbāhubalasaṃmardamūrcchitāḥ / śvasituṃ cāpi paṭavo na kadācana nākinaḥ
—what of that to you? And indeed she does not act otherwise. Or else, be it so; let there be a great force by the reasoning you have stated. (Yet) by whom is Bhaṇḍa to be conquered, whose greatness overleaps the three worlds? Even now the dwellers in heaven, swooned by the crushing of my arms' strength, are never able even to breathe.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 21.70
केचित्पातालगर्भेषु केचिदम्बुधिवारिषु । केचिद्दिगन्तकोणेषु केचित्कुञ्जेषुभूभृताम्
kecitpātālagarbheṣu kecidambudhivāriṣu / keciddigantakoṇeṣu kecitkuñjeṣubhūbhṛtām
Some in the wombs of the netherworld, some in the waters of the ocean, some in the corners at the ends of the directions, some in the thickets of the mountains—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.71
विलीना भृशवित्रस्तास्त्यक्तदारसुतश्रियः । भ्रष्टाधिकाराः पशवश्छन्नवेषाश्चरन्ति ते
vilīnā bhṛśavitrastāstyaktadārasutaśriyaḥ / bhraṣṭādhikārāḥ paśavaśchannaveṣāścaranti te
they lurk hidden, greatly terrified, having abandoned wives, sons and fortune; fallen from their offices, like beasts, they wander in disguise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.72
एतादृशं न जानाति मम बाहुपराक्रमम् । अबला न चिरोत्पन्ना तेनैषा दर्पमश्नुते
etādṛśaṃ na jānāti mama bāhuparākramam / abalā na cirotpannā tenaiṣā darpamaśnute
She does not know such prowess of my arms—this weak woman, born not long ago; therefore she indulges in pride.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.73
न जानन्ति स्त्रियो मूढा वृथा कल्पितसाहसाः । विनाशमनुधावन्ति कार्याकार्यविमोहिताः
na jānanti striyo mūḍhā vṛthā kalpitasāhasāḥ / vināśamanudhāvanti kāryākāryavimohitāḥ
Foolish women do not understand; their boldness is vainly imagined; deluded as to what should and should not be done, they run after their own destruction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.74
अथ वा तां पुरस्कृत्य यद्यागच्छन्ति नाकिनः । यथा महोरगाः सिद्धाः साध्या वा युद्धदुर्मदाः
atha vā tāṃ puraskṛtya yadyāgacchanti nākinaḥ / yathā mahoragāḥ siddhāḥ sādhyā vā yuddhadurmadāḥ
Or else, if the dwellers of heaven come with her at their head — likewise the great serpents, the Siddhas, or the Sādhyas, drunk with the lust for battle —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.75
ब्रह्मा वा पद्मनाभो वा रुद्रो वापि सुराधिपः । अन्ये वा हरितां नाथास्तान्संपेष्टुमहं पटुः
brahmā vā padmanābho vā rudro vāpi surādhipaḥ / anye vā haritāṃ nāthāstānsaṃpeṣṭumahaṃ paṭuḥ
whether Brahmā, or the Lotus-naveled (Viṣṇu), or Rudra, or even the lord of the gods (Indra), or the other lords of the quarters — I am competent to crush them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.76
अथ वा मम सेनासु सेनान्यो रणदुर्मदाः । पक्वकर्करिकापेषमवपेक्ष्यति वैरिणः
atha vā mama senāsu senānyo raṇadurmadāḥ / pakvakarkarikāpeṣamavapekṣyati vairiṇaḥ
Or rather, the generals in my armies, frenzied in battle, will grind the enemies down to a mash like a ripe cucumber.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 21.77
कुटिलाक्षः कुरण्डश्च करङ्कः कालवाशितः । वज्रदन्तो वज्रमुखो वज्रलोमा बलाहकः
kuṭilākṣaḥ kuraṇḍaśca karaṅkaḥ kālavāśitaḥ / vajradanto vajramukho vajralomā balāhakaḥ
Kuṭilākṣa and Kuraṇḍa, Karaṅka, Kālavāśita, Vajradanta, Vajramukha, Vajraloman, Balāhaka,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.78
सूचीमुखः फलमुखो विकटो विकटाननः । करालाक्षः कर्कटको मदनो दीर्घजिह्वकः
sūcīmukhaḥ phalamukho vikaṭo vikaṭānanaḥ / karālākṣaḥ karkaṭako madano dīrghajihvakaḥ
Sūcīmukha, Phalamukha, Vikaṭa, Vikaṭānana, Karālākṣa, Karkaṭaka, Madana, Dīrghajihvaka,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.79
हुंबको हलमुल्लुञ्चः कर्कशः कल्किवाहनः । पुल्कसः पुण्ड३केतुश्च चण्डबाहुश्च कुक्कुरः
huṃbako halamulluñcaḥ karkaśaḥ kalkivāhanaḥ / pulkasaḥ puṇḍa3ketuśca caṇḍabāhuśca kukkuraḥ
Huṃbaka, Halamulluñca, Karkaśa, Kalkivāhana, Pulkasa and Puṇḍraketu, Caṇḍabāhu and Kukkura,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.80
जंबुकाक्षो जृंभणश्च तीक्ष्मशृङ्गस्त्रिकण्टक । चतुर्गुप्तश्चतुर्बाहुश्चकाराक्षश्चतुःशिराः
jaṃbukākṣo jṛṃbhaṇaśca tīkṣmaśṛṅgastrikaṇṭaka / caturguptaścaturbāhuścakārākṣaścatuḥśirāḥ
Jambukākṣa and Jṛmbhaṇa, Tīkṣṇaśṛṅga, Trikaṇṭaka, Caturgupta and Caturbāhu, Cakārākṣa, Catuḥśiras,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.81
वज्रघोषश्चोर्ध्वकेशो महामायामहाहनुः । मखशत्रुर्मखास्कन्दी सिंहघोषः शिरालकः
vajraghoṣaścordhvakeśo mahāmāyāmahāhanuḥ / makhaśatrurmakhāskandī siṃhaghoṣaḥ śirālakaḥ
Vajraghoṣa and Ūrdhvakeśa, Mahāmāya, Mahāhanu, Makhaśatru, Makhāskandin, Siṃhaghoṣa, Śirālaka,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.82
अन्धकः सिंधुनेत्रश्च कूपकः कूपलोचनः । गुहाक्षो गण्डगल्लश्च चण्डधर्मो यमान्तकः
andhakaḥ siṃdhunetraśca kūpakaḥ kūpalocanaḥ / guhākṣo gaṇḍagallaśca caṇḍadharmo yamāntakaḥ
Andhaka and Sindhunetra, Kūpaka, Kūpalocana, Guhākṣa and Gaṇḍagalla, Caṇḍadharma, Yamāntaka,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.83
लडुनः पट्टसेनश्च पुरजित्पूर्वमारकः । स्वर्गशत्रुः स्वर्गबलो दुर्गाख्यः स्वर्गकण्टकः
laḍunaḥ paṭṭasenaśca purajitpūrvamārakaḥ / svargaśatruḥ svargabalo durgākhyaḥ svargakaṇṭakaḥ
Laḍuna and Paṭṭasena, Purajit, Pūrvamāraka, Svargaśatru, Svargabala, Durgākhya, Svargakaṇṭaka,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.84
अतिमायो बृहन्माय उपमाय उलूकजित् । पुरुषेणो विषेणश्च कुन्तिषेणः परूषकः
atimāyo bṛhanmāya upamāya ulūkajit / puruṣeṇo viṣeṇaśca kuntiṣeṇaḥ parūṣakaḥ
Atimāya, Bṛhanmāya, Upamāya, Ulūkajit, Puruṣeṇa and Viṣeṇa, Kuntiṣeṇa, Parūṣaka,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.85
मलकश्च कशूरश्च मङ्गलो द्रघणस्तथा । कोल्लाटः कुजिलाश्वश्च दासेरो बभ्रुवाहनः
malakaśca kaśūraśca maṅgalo draghaṇastathā / kollāṭaḥ kujilāśvaśca dāsero babhruvāhanaḥ
Malaka and Kaśūra, Maṅgala, and likewise Draghaṇa, Kollāṭa and Kujilāśva, Dāsera, Babhruvāhana,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.86
दृष्टहासो दृष्टकेतुः परिक्षेप्तापकञ्चुकः । महामहो महादंष्ट्रो दुर्गतिः स्वर्गमेजयः
dṛṣṭahāso dṛṣṭaketuḥ parikṣeptāpakañcukaḥ / mahāmaho mahādaṃṣṭro durgatiḥ svargamejayaḥ
Dṛṣṭahāsa, Dṛṣṭaketu, Parikṣeptā, Apakañcuka, Mahāmaha, Mahādaṃṣṭra, Durgati, Svargamejaya,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.87
षट्केतुः षड्वसुश्चैव षड्दन्त षट्प्रियस्तथा । दुःशठो दुर्विनीतश्च छिन्नकर्णश्च मूषकः
ṣaṭketuḥ ṣaḍvasuścaiva ṣaḍdanta ṣaṭpriyastathā / duḥśaṭho durvinītaśca chinnakarṇaśca mūṣakaḥ
Ṣaṭketu and Ṣaḍvasu, Ṣaḍdanta, and likewise Ṣaṭpriya, Duḥśaṭha and Durvinīta, Chinnakarṇa, and Mūṣaka,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.88
अदृहासी महाशी च महाशीर्षो मदोत्कटः । कुम्भोत्कचः कुम्भनासः कुम्भग्रीवो घटोदरः
adṛhāsī mahāśī ca mahāśīrṣo madotkaṭaḥ / kumbhotkacaḥ kumbhanāsaḥ kumbhagrīvo ghaṭodaraḥ
Adṛhāsin and Mahāśin, Mahāśīrṣa, Madotkaṭa, Kumbhotkaca, Kumbhanāsa, Kumbhagrīva, Ghaṭodara,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.89
अश्वमेढ्रो महाण्डश्च कुम्भाण्डः पूतिनासिकः । पूतिदन्तः पूतिचक्षुः पूत्यास्यः पूतिमेहनः
aśvameḍhro mahāṇḍaśca kumbhāṇḍaḥ pūtināsikaḥ / pūtidantaḥ pūticakṣuḥ pūtyāsyaḥ pūtimehanaḥ
Aśvameḍhra and Mahāṇḍa, Kumbhāṇḍa, Pūtināsika, Pūtidanta, Pūticakṣus, Pūtyāsya, Pūtimehana —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.90
इत्येवमादयः शूरा हिरण्यकशिपोः समाः । हिरण्याक्ष समाश्चैव मम पुत्रा महाबलाः
ityevamādayaḥ śūrā hiraṇyakaśipoḥ samāḥ / hiraṇyākṣa samāścaiva mama putrā mahābalāḥ
such and others are those heroes, the equals of Hiraṇyakaśipu, and the equals of Hiraṇyākṣa: my sons, of great strength.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.91
एकैकस्य सुतास्तेषु जाताः शुराः परःशतम् । सेनान्यो मे मदोदुवृत्ता मम पुत्रैरनुद्रुताः
ekaikasya sutāsteṣu jātāḥ śurāḥ paraḥśatam / senānyo me madoduvṛttā mama putrairanudrutāḥ
Among them, to each single one are born more than a hundred heroic sons — my generals, unruly with pride, following after my sons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 21.92
नाशयिष्यन्ति समरे प्रोद्धतानमराधमान् । ये केचित्कुपिता युद्धे सहस्राक्षौहिणी वराः । भस्मशेषा भवेयुस्तै हा हन्त किमुताबला
nāśayiṣyanti samare proddhatānamarādhamān / ye kecitkupitā yuddhe sahasrākṣauhiṇī varāḥ / bhasmaśeṣā bhaveyustai hā hanta kimutābalā
They will destroy in battle those puffed-up lowest of immortals. Whoever, enraged in the fight, are the choicest of a thousand akṣauhiṇīs — by them they would be left as nothing but ash; ah, alas, how much more a weak woman!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 21.93
मायाविलासाः सर्वे ऽपि तस्याः समरसीमनि । महामायाविनोदाश्च कुप्युस्ते भस्मसाद्बलम्
māyāvilāsāḥ sarve 'pi tasyāḥ samarasīmani / mahāmāyāvinodāśca kupyuste bhasmasādbalam
All of them, sporting with magic even on the border of her battlefield, and taking their pleasure in great illusion — should they grow angry, that force (of hers) becomes ashes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 21.94
तद्वृथा शङ्कया खिन्नं मा ते भवतु मानसम् । इत्यक्त्वा भण्डदैत्येन्द्रः समुत्थाय नृपासनात्
tadvṛthā śaṅkayā khinnaṃ mā te bhavatu mānasam / ityaktvā bhaṇḍadaityendraḥ samutthāya nṛpāsanāt
"So let your mind not be troubled by a groundless fear." Having said this, Bhaṇḍa, lord of the demons, rose from the royal seat
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.95
उवाच निजसेनान्यं कुटिलाक्षं महाबलम् । उत्तिष्ठ रे बलं सर्वं संनाहय समन्ततः
uvāca nijasenānyaṃ kuṭilākṣaṃ mahābalam / uttiṣṭha re balaṃ sarvaṃ saṃnāhaya samantataḥ
and said to his own general, the mighty Kuṭilākṣa: "Up, you! Arm the whole army on every side!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.96
शून्यकस्य समन्ताच्च द्वारेषु बलमर्पय । दुर्गाणि संगृहाण त्वं कुरुक्षेपणिकाशतम्
śūnyakasya samantācca dvāreṣu balamarpaya / durgāṇi saṃgṛhāṇa tvaṃ kurukṣepaṇikāśatam
And station troops at the gates all around Śūnyaka; take hold of the strongholds, and make a hundred sling-engines.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.97
दुष्टाभिचाराः कर्तव्या मेत्रिभिश्च पुरोहितैः । सज्जीकुरु त्वं शस्त्राणि युद्धमेतदुपस्थितम्
duṣṭābhicārāḥ kartavyā metribhiśca purohitaiḥ / sajjīkuru tvaṃ śastrāṇi yuddhametadupasthitam
Malevolent rites are to be performed by the counsellors and the household priests; make the weapons ready — this war is upon (us).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.98
सेनापतिषु यं केचिदग्रे प्रस्थापयाधुना । अनेकबलसंघातसहितं घोरदर्शनम्
senāpatiṣu yaṃ kecidagre prasthāpayādhunā / anekabalasaṃghātasahitaṃ ghoradarśanam
Among the army commanders, send forward now some one, accompanied by a mass of many troops, of terrible appearance,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.99
तेन संग्रामसमये सन्निपत्य विनिर्जितम् । केशेष्वाकृष्य तां मूढां देवसत्त्वे न दर्पिताम्
tena saṃgrāmasamaye sannipatya vinirjitam / keśeṣvākṛṣya tāṃ mūḍhāṃ devasattve na darpitām
so that by him, at the time of battle, (she) may be closed with and utterly defeated — dragging that deluded woman by the hair, (she) who is proud where there is no divine power.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 21.100
इत्याभाष्य चमूनाथं सहस्रत्रितयाधिपम् । कुटिलाक्षं महासत्त्वं स्वयं चान्तः पुरं ययौ
ityābhāṣya camūnāthaṃ sahasratritayādhipam / kuṭilākṣaṃ mahāsattvaṃ svayaṃ cāntaḥ puraṃ yayau
Having spoken thus to the army-lord Kuṭilākṣa of great might, ruler of three thousand, he himself went into the inner apartments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 21.101
अथापतन्त्याः श्रीदेव्या यात्रानिः साणनिःस्वनाः । अश्रूयन्त च दैत्येन्द्रैरतिकर्णज्वरावहाः
athāpatantyāḥ śrīdevyā yātrāniḥ sāṇaniḥsvanāḥ / aśrūyanta ca daityendrairatikarṇajvarāvahāḥ
Then the drum-sounds of the march of the glorious Goddess as she advanced were heard by the demon lords, bringing a great burning to the ears.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition