Brahmanda Purana — Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 22
BndP 3 22.1
अथ श्रीललितासेनानिस्साणप्रतिनिस्वनः । उच्चचालसुरेन्द्राणां योद्धतो दुन्दुभिध्वनिः
atha śrīlalitāsenānissāṇapratinisvanaḥ / uccacālasurendrāṇāṃ yoddhato dundubhidhvaniḥ
Then, answering the kettledrums of glorious Lalitā's army, the sound of the war-drums of the demon lords, ready to fight, rose up.
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BndP 3 22.2
तेन मर्दितदिक्केन क्षुभ्यद्गर्भपयोधिना । बधिरीकृतलोकेन चकम्पे जगतां त्रयी
tena marditadikkena kṣubhyadgarbhapayodhinā / badhirīkṛtalokena cakampe jagatāṃ trayī
By that (sound), which crushed the quarters, which stirred the oceans to their depths, which deafened the people, the triad of worlds trembled.
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BndP 3 22.3
मर्दयन्ककुभां वृन्दं भिन्दन्भूधरकन्दराः । पुप्रोथे गगनाभोगे दैत्य निःसाणनिस्वनः
mardayankakubhāṃ vṛndaṃ bhindanbhūdharakandarāḥ / puprothe gaganābhoge daitya niḥsāṇanisvanaḥ
Crushing the host of the quarters, splitting the caverns of the mountains, the demons' kettledrum-noise swelled out over the expanse of the sky.
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BndP 3 22.4
महानरहरिक्रुद्धहुङ्कारोद्धतिमद्ध्वनिः । विरसं विररासोच्चैर्विबुधद्वेषिझल्लरी
mahānaraharikruddhahuṅkāroddhatimaddhvaniḥ / virasaṃ virarāsoccairvibudhadveṣijhallarī
With a sound arrogant as the angry roar of a great man-lion, the cymbal of the enemies of the gods harshly resounded aloud.
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BndP 3 22.5
ततः किलकिलारावमुखरा दैत्यकोटयः । समनह्यन्त संक्रुद्धाः प्रति तां परमेश्वरीम्
tataḥ kilakilārāvamukharā daityakoṭayaḥ / samanahyanta saṃkruddhāḥ prati tāṃ parameśvarīm
Then crores of demons, clamorous with shouts of "kila kila," armed themselves in fury against her, the supreme Goddess.
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BndP 3 22.6
कश्चिद्रत्नविचित्रेण वर्मणाच्छन्नविग्रहः । चकाशे जङ्गम इव प्रोत्तुङ्गो रोहणाचलः
kaścidratnavicitreṇa varmaṇācchannavigrahaḥ / cakāśe jaṅgama iva prottuṅgo rohaṇācalaḥ
One, his body covered with armour variegated with gems, shone like a towering Rohaṇa mountain on the move.
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BndP 3 22.7
कालरात्रिमिवोदग्रां शस्त्रकारेण गोपिताम् । अधुनीत भटः कश्चिदतिधौतां कृपाणिकाम्
kālarātrimivodagrāṃ śastrakāreṇa gopitām / adhunīta bhaṭaḥ kaścidatidhautāṃ kṛpāṇikām
Some soldier shook a well-polished sword, tall as the Night of Doom, kept hidden by the weapon-maker.
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BndP 3 22.8
उल्ला सयन्कराग्रेण कुन्तपल्लवमेकतः । आरूढतुरगो वीथ्यां चारिभेदं चकार ह
ullā sayankarāgreṇa kuntapallavamekataḥ / ārūḍhaturago vīthyāṃ cāribhedaṃ cakāra ha
Tossing up on one side with the tip of his hand a shoot-like spear, mounted on a horse, he made a breaking-through of the enemy in the street.
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BndP 3 22.9
केचिदारुरुहुर्योधा मातङ्गांस्तुङ्गवर्ष्मणः । उत्पात वातसंपातप्रेरितानिव पर्वतान्
kecidāruruhuryodhā mātaṅgāṃstuṅgavarṣmaṇaḥ / utpāta vātasaṃpātapreritāniva parvatān
Some warriors mounted elephants of towering bulk, like mountains driven along by the rush of a cataclysmic wind.
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BndP 3 22.10
पट्टिशैर्मुद्गरैश्चैव भिदुरैर्भिण्डिपालकैः । द्रुहणैश्च भुशुण्डीभिः कुठारैर्मुसलैरपि
paṭṭiśairmudgaraiścaiva bhidurairbhiṇḍipālakaiḥ / druhaṇaiśca bhuśuṇḍībhiḥ kuṭhārairmusalairapi
With spiked clubs and with mallets, with cleavers, with javelins, with hammers and with firearms, with axes and also with pestles,
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BndP 3 22.11
गदाभिश्च शतघ्नीभिस्त्रिशिखैर्विशिखैरपि । अर्धचक्रैर्महाचक्रैर्वक्राङ्गैरुरगाननैः
gadābhiśca śataghnībhistriśikhairviśikhairapi / ardhacakrairmahācakrairvakrāṅgairuragānanaiḥ
and with maces, with hundred-slayers, with tridents and with arrows, with half-discs, with great discs, with crook-limbed ones, with serpent-mouthed ones,
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BndP 3 22.12
फणिशीर्षप्रभेदैश्च धनुर्भिः शार्ङ्गधन्विभिः । दण्डैः क्षेपणिकाशस्त्रैर्वज्रबाणैर्दृषद्वरैः
phaṇiśīrṣaprabhedaiśca dhanurbhiḥ śārṅgadhanvibhiḥ / daṇḍaiḥ kṣepaṇikāśastrairvajrabāṇairdṛṣadvaraiḥ
and with cobra-head splitters, with bows, with horn-bowed weapons, with staves, with sling-weapons, with thunderbolt-arrows, with choice stones,
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BndP 3 22.13
यवमध्यैर्मुष्टिमध्यैर्वललैः खण्डलैरपि । कटारैः कोणमध्यैश्च फणिदन्तैः परःशतैः
yavamadhyairmuṣṭimadhyairvalalaiḥ khaṇḍalairapi / kaṭāraiḥ koṇamadhyaiśca phaṇidantaiḥ paraḥśataiḥ
(and) with barley-middled and fist-middled blades, with valalas and khaṇḍalas too, with daggers (kaṭāra) and corner-middled (weapons), with serpent-fangs (phaṇidanta) by the hundreds and more,
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BndP 3 22.14
पाशायुधैः पाशतुण्डैः काकतुण्डैः सहस्रशः । एवमादिभिरत्युग्रैरायुधैर्जीवहारिभिः
pāśāyudhaiḥ pāśatuṇḍaiḥ kākatuṇḍaiḥ sahasraśaḥ / evamādibhiratyugrairāyudhairjīvahāribhiḥ
with noose-weapons, with noose-beaks and crow-beaks by the thousands — with these and other most fearsome weapons that take life,
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BndP 3 22.15
परिकल्पितहस्ताग्रा वर्मिता दैत्यकोटयः । अश्वारोहा गजारोहा गर्दभारोहिणः परे
parikalpitahastāgrā varmitā daityakoṭayaḥ / aśvārohā gajārohā gardabhārohiṇaḥ pare
the tips of their hands (thus) equipped, armoured, the crores of Daityas (advanced): riders on horses, riders on elephants, others mounted on donkeys,
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BndP 3 22.16
उष्ट्रारोहा वृकारोहा शुनकारोहिणः परे । काकादिरोहिणो गृध्रारोहाः कङ्कादिरोहिणः
uṣṭrārohā vṛkārohā śunakārohiṇaḥ pare / kākādirohiṇo gṛdhrārohāḥ kaṅkādirohiṇaḥ
riders on camels, riders on wolves, others mounted on dogs, some mounted on crows and the like, riders on vultures, some mounted on herons and the like,
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BndP 3 22.17
व्याघ्रादिरोहिणश्चान्ये परे सिंहादिरोहिणः । शरभारोहिणश्चान्ये भेरुण्डारोहिणः परे
vyāghrādirohiṇaścānye pare siṃhādirohiṇaḥ / śarabhārohiṇaścānye bheruṇḍārohiṇaḥ pare
and others mounted on tigers and the like, others on lions and the like, and others mounted on śarabhas, others mounted on bheruṇḍa birds,
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BndP 3 22.18
सूकरारोहिणो व्यालारूढाः प्रेतादिरोहिणः । एवं नानाविधैर्वाहवाहिनो ललितां प्रति
sūkarārohiṇo vyālārūḍhāḥ pretādirohiṇaḥ / evaṃ nānāvidhairvāhavāhino lalitāṃ prati
some mounted on boars, some seated on snakes, some mounted on ghosts and the like — thus, borne on mounts of many kinds, toward Lalitā
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BndP 3 22.19
प्रचेलुः प्रबलक्रोधसंमूर्च्छितनिजाशयाः । कुटिलं सैन्यभर्त्तारं दुर्मदं नाम दानवम् । दशाक्षौहिणिकायुक्तं प्राहिणोल्ललितां प्रति
praceluḥ prabalakrodhasaṃmūrcchitanijāśayāḥ / kuṭilaṃ sainyabharttāraṃ durmadaṃ nāma dānavam / daśākṣauhiṇikāyuktaṃ prāhiṇollalitāṃ prati
they marched out, their own minds stupefied by violent rage. And he sent toward Lalitā the crooked commander of the army, the Dānava named Durmada, furnished with ten akṣauhiṇīs.
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BndP 3 22.20
दिधक्षुभिरिवाशेषं विश्वं सह बलोत्कटैः । भटैर्युक्तः स सेनानी ललिताभिमुखे ययौ
didhakṣubhirivāśeṣaṃ viśvaṃ saha balotkaṭaiḥ / bhaṭairyuktaḥ sa senānī lalitābhimukhe yayau
Joined with warriors mighty in strength, as if wishing to burn up the entire universe, that general set out facing Lalitā.
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BndP 3 22.21
भिन्दन्पटहसंरावैश्चतुर्दश जगन्ति सः । अट्टहासान्वितन्वानो दुर्मदस्तन्मुखो ययौ
bhindanpaṭahasaṃrāvaiścaturdaśa jaganti saḥ / aṭṭahāsānvitanvāno durmadastanmukho yayau
Splitting the fourteen worlds with the din of his war-drums, spreading loud guffaws, Durmada went facing her.
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BndP 3 22.22
अथ भण्डासुराज्ञप्तः कुटिलाक्षो महाबलः । शून्यकस्य पुरद्वारे प्रचीने समकल्पयत् । रक्षणार्थं दशाक्षौ हिण्युपेतं तालजङ्घकम्
atha bhaṇḍāsurājñaptaḥ kuṭilākṣo mahābalaḥ / śūnyakasya puradvāre pracīne samakalpayat / rakṣaṇārthaṃ daśākṣau hiṇyupetaṃ tālajaṅghakam
Then Kuṭilākṣa of great strength, commanded by Bhaṇḍāsura, stationed at the eastern gate of the city of Śūnyaka, for its protection, Tālajaṅghaka provided with ten akṣauhiṇīs.
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BndP 3 22.23
अवाचीने पुरद्वारे दशाक्षौहिणिकायुतम् । नाम्ना तालभुजं दैत्यं रक्षणार्थमकल्पयत्
avācīne puradvāre daśākṣauhiṇikāyutam / nāmnā tālabhujaṃ daityaṃ rakṣaṇārthamakalpayat
At the southern gate of the city he stationed, for protection, the Daitya named Tālabhuja, furnished with ten akṣauhiṇīs.
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BndP 3 22.24
प्रतीचीने पुरद्वारे दशाक्षौहिणिकायुतम् । तालग्रीवं नाम दैत्यं रक्षार्थं समकल्पयत्
pratīcīne puradvāre daśākṣauhiṇikāyutam / tālagrīvaṃ nāma daityaṃ rakṣārthaṃ samakalpayat
At the western gate of the city he stationed, for protection, the Daitya named Tālagrīva, furnished with ten akṣauhiṇīs.
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BndP 3 22.25
उत्तरे तु पुरद्वारे तालकेतुं महा बलम् । आदिदेश स रक्षार्थं दशाक्षौहिणिकायुतम्
uttare tu puradvāre tālaketuṃ mahā balam / ādideśa sa rakṣārthaṃ daśākṣauhiṇikāyutam
But at the northern gate of the city he appointed, for protection, Tālaketu of great strength, furnished with ten akṣauhiṇīs.
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BndP 3 22.26
पुरस्य सालवलये कपिशीर्षकवेश्मसु । मण्डलाकारतो वस्तुन्दशाक्षौहिणिमादिशत्
purasya sālavalaye kapiśīrṣakaveśmasu / maṇḍalākārato vastundaśākṣauhiṇimādiśat
In the encircling rampart of the city, in the battlement-chambers, he assigned ten akṣauhiṇīs of troops in a circular arrangement.
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BndP 3 22.27
एवं पञ्चाशता कृत्वाक्षौहिण्या पुररक्षणम् । शून्यकस्य पुरस्यैव तद्वृत्तं स्वामिने ऽवदत्
evaṃ pañcāśatā kṛtvākṣauhiṇyā purarakṣaṇam / śūnyakasya purasyaiva tadvṛttaṃ svāmine 'vadat
Having thus arranged the guarding of the city with fifty akṣauhiṇīs — of the city of Śūnyaka itself — he reported that business to his master.
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BndP 3 22.28
कुटिलाक्ष उवाच देव त्वदाज्ञया दत्तं सैन्यं नगररक्षणे । दुर्मदः प्रेषितः पूर्वं दुष्टां तां ललितां प्रति
kuṭilākṣa uvāca deva tvadājñayā dattaṃ sainyaṃ nagararakṣaṇe / durmadaḥ preṣitaḥ pūrvaṃ duṣṭāṃ tāṃ lalitāṃ prati
Kuṭilākṣa said: Lord, by your command the army has been assigned to the guarding of the city; Durmada has been sent ahead against that wicked Lalitā.
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BndP 3 22.29
अस्मत्किङ्कर मात्रेण सुनिराशा हि साबला । तथापि राज्ञामाचारः कर्त्तव्यं पुररक्षणम्
asmatkiṅkara mātreṇa sunirāśā hi sābalā / tathāpi rājñāmācāraḥ karttavyaṃ purarakṣaṇam
By our mere servant she, with her force, is (reduced) to utter hopelessness; still, it is the custom of kings — the guarding of the city must be done.
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BndP 3 22.30
इत्युक्त्वा भण्डदैत्येन्द्रं कुबिलाक्षो ऽतिगर्वितः । स्वसैन्यं सज्जयामास सेनापतिभिरन्वितः
ityuktvā bhaṇḍadaityendraṃ kubilākṣo 'tigarvitaḥ / svasainyaṃ sajjayāmāsa senāpatibhiranvitaḥ
Having said this to Bhaṇḍa, the lord of Daityas, Kubilākṣa, exceedingly proud, made his own army ready, accompanied by the generals.
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BndP 3 22.31
दूतस्तु प्रेषितः पूर्वं कुटिलाक्षेण दानवः । स ध्वनन्ध्वजिनीयुक्तो ललितासैन्य मावृणोत्
dūtastu preṣitaḥ pūrvaṃ kuṭilākṣeṇa dānavaḥ / sa dhvanandhvajinīyukto lalitāsainya māvṛṇot
But the Dānava messenger who had been sent ahead by Kuṭilākṣa — he, roaring, joined by his banner-host, enclosed Lalitā's army.
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BndP 3 22.32
कृत्वा किलकिलारावं भटास्तत्र सहस्रशः । दोधूयमानैरसिभिर्निपेतुः शक्तिसैनिकैः
kṛtvā kilakilārāvaṃ bhaṭāstatra sahasraśaḥ / dodhūyamānairasibhirnipetuḥ śaktisainikaiḥ
Raising a shrill war-cry, the warriors there in thousands fell (upon them) with swords brandished about, together with the Śakti soldiers.
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BndP 3 22.33
ताश्च शक्त्य उद्दण्डाः स्फुरिताट्टहसस्वनाः । देदीप्यमानशस्त्राभाः समयुध्यन्त दानवैः
tāśca śaktya uddaṇḍāḥ sphuritāṭṭahasasvanāḥ / dedīpyamānaśastrābhāḥ samayudhyanta dānavaiḥ
And those Śaktis, with staffs raised high, their loud laughter ringing out, gleaming with the radiance of their blazing weapons, fought with the Dānavas.
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BndP 3 22.34
शक्तीनां दानवानां च संशोभितजगत्त्रयः । समवर्तत संग्रामो धूलिग्रामतताम्बरः
śaktīnāṃ dānavānāṃ ca saṃśobhitajagattrayaḥ / samavartata saṃgrāmo dhūligrāmatatāmbaraḥ
A battle arose between the Śaktis and the Dānavas that lit up the three worlds, with the sky spread over by masses of dust.
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BndP 3 22.35
रथवंशेषु मूर्च्छन्त्यः करिकण्ठैः प्रपञ्चिताः । अश्वनिःश्वासविक्षिप्ता धूलयः रवं प्रपेदिरे
rathavaṃśeṣu mūrcchantyaḥ karikaṇṭhaiḥ prapañcitāḥ / aśvaniḥśvāsavikṣiptā dhūlayaḥ ravaṃ prapedire
Swirling among the ranks of chariots, spread abroad by the throats (trunks) of elephants, flung about by the breath of horses, the clouds of dust attained a roar.
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BndP 3 22.36
तमापतन्तमालोक्य दशाक्षौहिणिकावृतम् । संपत्सरस्वती क्रोधादभिदुद्राव संगरे
tamāpatantamālokya daśākṣauhiṇikāvṛtam / saṃpatsarasvatī krodhādabhidudrāva saṃgare
Seeing him rushing on, surrounded by ten akṣauhiṇīs, Sampatsarasvatī in anger charged at (him) in the battle.
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BndP 3 22.37
सम्पत्करीसमानाभिः शक्तिभिः समधिष्ठिताः । अश्वाश्च दन्तिनो मत्ता व्यमर्दन्दानत्रीं चमुम्
sampatkarīsamānābhiḥ śaktibhiḥ samadhiṣṭhitāḥ / aśvāśca dantino mattā vyamardandānatrīṃ camum
And horses and rutting tusked elephants, mounted by Śaktis equal to Sampatkarī, crushed the army of the Dānavas.
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BndP 3 22.38
अन्योन्यतुमुले युद्धे जाते किलिकिलारवे । धूलीषु धूयमानासु ताड्यमानासु भेरिषु
anyonyatumule yuddhe jāte kilikilārave / dhūlīṣu dhūyamānāsu tāḍyamānāsu bheriṣu
When the battle had become a mutual tumult, with shouts of "kili-kili," while the dust was being stirred up and the kettledrums were being beaten—
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BndP 3 22.39
इतस्ततः प्रववृधे रक्तसिन्धुर्महीयसी । शक्तिभिः पात्यमानानां दानवानां सहस्रशः
itastataḥ pravavṛdhe raktasindhurmahīyasī / śaktibhiḥ pātyamānānāṃ dānavānāṃ sahasraśaḥ
—here and there a mighty river of blood swelled up, from the Dānavas being felled by the thousands by the Śaktis.
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BndP 3 22.40
ध्वजानि लुठितान्यासन्विलूनानि शिलीमुखैः । विस्रस्ततत्तच्छिह्नानि समं छत्रकदम्बकैः
dhvajāni luṭhitānyāsanvilūnāni śilīmukhaiḥ / visrastatattacchihnāni samaṃ chatrakadambakaiḥ
The banners lay rolling on the ground, cut down by arrows, their various emblems fallen loose, together with the clusters of parasols.
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BndP 3 22.41
रक्तारुणायां युद्धोर्व्यां पतितैश्छत्रमण्डलैः । आलंबि तुलना संध्यारक्ताभ्रहिमरोचिषा
raktāruṇāyāṃ yuddhorvyāṃ patitaiśchatramaṇḍalaiḥ / ālaṃbi tulanā saṃdhyāraktābhrahimarociṣā
On the battlefield red as blood, by the fallen circles of parasols a comparison was invoked with the moonlight upon clouds reddened at twilight.
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BndP 3 22.42
ज्वालाकपालः कल्पाग्निरिव चारुपयोनिधौ । दैत्यसैन्यानि निवहाः शक्तीनां पर्यवारयन्
jvālākapālaḥ kalpāgniriva cārupayonidhau / daityasainyāni nivahāḥ śaktīnāṃ paryavārayan
Like the fire of the world's end with its bowl of flame in the lovely ocean, the hosts of the demon armies surrounded the Śaktis.
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BndP 3 22.43
शक्तिच्छन्दोज्ज्वलच्छस्त्रधारानिष्कृत्तकन्धराः । दानवानां रणतले निपेतुर्मुण्डराशयः
śakticchandojjvalacchastradhārāniṣkṛttakandharāḥ / dānavānāṃ raṇatale nipeturmuṇḍarāśayaḥ
Their necks severed by the blades of the weapons flashing at the will of the Śaktis, heaps of the Dānavas' heads fell on the field of battle.
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BndP 3 22.44
दष्टौष्ठैर्भ्रुकुटीक्रूरैः क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनैः । मुण्डैरखण्डमभवत्संग्रामधरणीतलम्
daṣṭauṣṭhairbhrukuṭīkrūraiḥ krodhasaṃraktalocanaiḥ / muṇḍairakhaṇḍamabhavatsaṃgrāmadharaṇītalam
With those heads—lips bitten, cruel with frowning brows, eyes red with rage—the surface of the battlefield became one unbroken mass.
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BndP 3 22.45
एवं प्रवृत्ते समये जगच्चक्रभयङ्करे । शक्तयो भृशसंक्रुद्धा दैत्यसेनाममर्दयन्
evaṃ pravṛtte samaye jagaccakrabhayaṅkare / śaktayo bhṛśasaṃkruddhā daityasenāmamardayan
When such a time had come about, terrifying to the whole circle of the world, the Śaktis, exceedingly enraged, crushed the demon army.
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BndP 3 22.46
इतस्ततः शक्तिशस्त्रैस्ताडिता मूर्च्छिता इति । विनेशुर्दानवास्तत्र संपद्देवीबलाहताः
itastataḥ śaktiśastraistāḍitā mūrcchitā iti / vineśurdānavāstatra saṃpaddevībalāhatāḥ
Struck here and there by the weapons of the Śaktis and swooning, the Dānavas there perished, beaten down by the force of the goddess Sampad.
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BndP 3 22.47
अथ भग्नं समाश्वास्य निजं बलमरिन्दमः । उष्ट्रमारुह्य सहसा दुर्मदो ऽभ्यद्रवच्चमुम्
atha bhagnaṃ samāśvāsya nijaṃ balamarindamaḥ / uṣṭramāruhya sahasā durmado 'bhyadravaccamum
Then Durmada, the subduer of foes, having rallied his broken force, mounted a camel and suddenly rushed at the army.
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BndP 3 22.48
दीर्घग्रीवः समुन्नद्धः पृष्ठे निष्ठुरतोदनः । अधिष्ठितो दुर्मदेन वाहनोष्ट्रश्चचाल ह
dīrghagrīvaḥ samunnaddhaḥ pṛṣṭhe niṣṭhuratodanaḥ / adhiṣṭhito durmadena vāhanoṣṭraścacāla ha
Long-necked, rearing up, harshly goaded on its back, the camel that was his mount, ridden by Durmada, moved forth.
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BndP 3 22.49
तमुष्ट्रवाहनं दुष्टमन्वीयुः क्रुद्धचेतसः । दानावनश्वसत्सर्वान्भीताञ्छक्तियुयुत्सया
tamuṣṭravāhanaṃ duṣṭamanvīyuḥ kruddhacetasaḥ / dānāvanaśvasatsarvānbhītāñchaktiyuyutsayā
With angry hearts they followed that wicked camel-rider; he heartened all the frightened Dānavas with the desire to fight the Śaktis.
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BndP 3 22.50
अवाकिरद्दिशो भल्लैरुल्लसत्फलशालिभिः । संपत्करीचमूचक्रं वनं वार्भिरिवांबुदः
avākiraddiśo bhallairullasatphalaśālibhiḥ / saṃpatkarīcamūcakraṃ vanaṃ vārbhirivāṃbudaḥ
He covered the directions with bhalla-arrows gleaming with their bright blades, and (covered) Sampatkarī's circle of troops, as a raincloud covers a forest with water.
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BndP 3 22.51
तेन दुःसहसत्त्वेन ताडिता बहुभिः शरैः । स्तंभितेवाभवत्सेना संपत्कर्याः क्षणं रणे
tena duḥsahasattvena tāḍitā bahubhiḥ śaraiḥ / staṃbhitevābhavatsenā saṃpatkaryāḥ kṣaṇaṃ raṇe
Struck by many arrows from him of unbearable might, Sampatkarī's army stood for a moment as if paralysed in the battle.
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BndP 3 22.52
अथ क्रोधारुणं चक्षुर्दधाना संपदंबिका । रणकोलाहलगजमारूढायुध्यतामुना
atha krodhāruṇaṃ cakṣurdadhānā saṃpadaṃbikā / raṇakolāhalagajamārūḍhāyudhyatāmunā
Then mother Sampad, her eye red with anger, mounted the elephant Raṇakolāhala and fought with him.
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BndP 3 22.53
आलोलकङ्कणक्वाणरमणीयतरः करः । तस्याश्चाकृष्य कोदण्डमौर्वीमाकर्णमाहवे
ālolakaṅkaṇakvāṇaramaṇīyataraḥ karaḥ / tasyāścākṛṣya kodaṇḍamaurvīmākarṇamāhave
And her hand, made all the lovelier by the jingling of her swaying bangles, drew the bowstring of her bow back to her ear in the battle.
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BndP 3 22.54
लघुहस्ततयापश्यन्नाकृष्टन्न च मोक्षणम् । ददृशे घनुषश्चक्रं केवलं शरधारणे
laghuhastatayāpaśyannākṛṣṭanna ca mokṣaṇam / dadṛśe ghanuṣaścakraṃ kevalaṃ śaradhāraṇe
Because of the swiftness of her hand, one saw neither the drawing back nor the release; only a circle of the bow was seen as she held the arrows.
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BndP 3 22.55
आश्वर्काबरसंपर्कस्फुटप्रतिफलत्फलाः । शराः सम्पत्करीचापच्युताः समदहन्नरीन्
āśvarkābarasaṃparkasphuṭapratiphalatphalāḥ / śarāḥ sampatkarīcāpacyutāḥ samadahannarīn
With their tips flashing brightly, reflecting from contact with the sun in the sky, the arrows loosed from Sampatkarī's bow burned up the enemies.
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BndP 3 22.56
दुर्मदस्याथ तस्याश्च समभूद्युद्धमुद्धतम् । अभूदन्योन्यसंघट्टाद्विस्फुलिङ्गशिलीमुखैः
durmadasyātha tasyāśca samabhūdyuddhamuddhatam / abhūdanyonyasaṃghaṭṭādvisphuliṅgaśilīmukhaiḥ
Then between Durmada and her there arose a violent battle; from the mutual clashing of the arrows sparks came forth.
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BndP 3 22.57
प्रथमं प्रसृतैर्बाणैः सम्पद्देवीसुरद्विषोः । अन्धकारः समभवत्तिरस्कुर्वन्नहस्करम्
prathamaṃ prasṛtairbāṇaiḥ sampaddevīsuradviṣoḥ / andhakāraḥ samabhavattiraskurvannahaskaram
First, from the arrows shot forth by the goddess Sampad and by the enemy of the gods, a darkness arose that blotted out the sun.
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BndP 3 22.58
तदन्तरे च बाणानामतिसंघट्टयोनयः । विष्फुलिङ्गा विदधिरे दधिरे भ्रमचातुरीम्
tadantare ca bāṇānāmatisaṃghaṭṭayonayaḥ / viṣphuliṅgā vidadhire dadhire bhramacāturīm
And in that interval sparks, born of the excessive clashing of the arrows, arose and took on the artistry of whirling about.
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BndP 3 22.59
तयाधिरूढः संश्रोण्यारणकोलाहलः करी । पराक्रमं बहुविधं दर्शयामास संगरे
tayādhirūḍhaḥ saṃśroṇyāraṇakolāhalaḥ karī / parākramaṃ bahuvidhaṃ darśayāmāsa saṃgare
The elephant Raṇakolāhala, mounted by her upon (his) haunches, displayed manifold prowess in the fight.
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BndP 3 22.60
करेण कतिचिद्दैत्यान्पादघातेन कांश्चन । उदग्रदन्तमुसलघातैरन्यांश्च दानवान्
kareṇa katiciddaityānpādaghātena kāṃścana / udagradantamusalaghātairanyāṃśca dānavān
Some Daityas with his trunk, some with the blow of his foot, and other Dānavas with the blows of the pestle-like tusks held high—
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BndP 3 22.61
वालकाण्डहतैरन्यान्फेत्कारैरपरान्रिपून् । गात्रव्यामर्द्दनैरन्यान्नखघातैस्तथापरान्
vālakāṇḍahatairanyānphetkārairaparānripūn / gātravyāmarddanairanyānnakhaghātaistathāparān
—others struck with the shaft of his tail, other foes with his trumpetings, others by crushing their bodies, and yet others with blows of his nails—
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BndP 3 22.62
पृथुमानाभिघातेन कांश्चिद्दैत्यन्व्यमर्दयत् । चतुरं चरितं चक्रे संपद्देवीमतङ्गजः
pṛthumānābhighātena kāṃściddaityanvyamardayat / caturaṃ caritaṃ cakre saṃpaddevīmataṅgajaḥ
—and some Daityas he crushed by striking with his broad forehead: thus the elephant of the goddess Sampad performed a skilful exploit.
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BndP 3 22.63
सुदुर्मदः क्रुधा रक्तो दृढेनैकेन पत्रिणा । संपत्करीमुकुटगं मणिमेकमपाहरत्
sudurmadaḥ krudhā rakto dṛḍhenaikena patriṇā / saṃpatkarīmukuṭagaṃ maṇimekamapāharat
Sudurmada, red with rage, with a single strong feathered arrow carried off one jewel that was on Sampatkarī's crown.
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BndP 3 22.64
अथ क्रोधारुणदृशा तया मुक्तैः शिलीमुखैः । विक्षतो वक्षसि क्षिप्रं दुर्मदो जीवितं जहौ
atha krodhāruṇadṛśā tayā muktaiḥ śilīmukhaiḥ / vikṣato vakṣasi kṣipraṃ durmado jīvitaṃ jahau
Then, wounded in the chest by the arrows released by her whose eyes were red with anger, Durmada quickly gave up his life.
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BndP 3 22.65
ततः किलकिला रावं कृत्वा शक्तिचमूवरैः । तत्सैनिकवरास्त्वन्ये निहता दानवोत्तमाः
tataḥ kilakilā rāvaṃ kṛtvā śakticamūvaraiḥ / tatsainikavarāstvanye nihatā dānavottamāḥ
Then, having raised a shout of "kilakila," the other foremost soldiers of his, the best of the Dānavas, were slain by the excellent troops of Śakti.
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BndP 3 22.68
हतावशिष्टा दैत्यास्तु शक्तिबाणैः खिलीकृताः । पलायिता रणक्षोण्याः शून्यकं पुरमाश्रयन् ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,२२।६६ ॥ तद्वृत्तान्तमथाकर्ण्य संक्रुद्धो दानवेश्वरः ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,२२।६७ ॥ प्रचण्डेन प्रभावेण दीप्यमान इवात्मनि । स पस्पर्श नियुद्धाय खड्गमुग्रविलोचनः । कुटिलाक्षं निकटगं बभाषे पृतनापतिम्
hatāvaśiṣṭā daityāstu śaktibāṇaiḥ khilīkṛtāḥ / palāyitā raṇakṣoṇyāḥ śūnyakaṃ puramāśrayan // bndp_3,22.66 // tadvṛttāntamathākarṇya saṃkruddho dānaveśvaraḥ // bndp_3,22.67 // pracaṇḍena prabhāveṇa dīpyamāna ivātmani / sa pasparśa niyuddhāya khaḍgamugravilocanaḥ / kuṭilākṣaṃ nikaṭagaṃ babhāṣe pṛtanāpatim
The Daityas who survived the slaughter, rendered useless by the arrows of Śakti, fled from the field of battle and took refuge in the empty city. Then, hearing that news, the lord of the Dānavas grew enraged; blazing, as it were, within himself with fierce power, he, with terrible eyes, laid hold of his sword for close combat, and spoke to Kuṭilākṣa, the commander of the army, who stood near.
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BndP 3 22.69
कथं सा दुष्टवनिता दुर्मदं बलशालिनम् । निपातितवती युद्धे कष्ट एव विधेः क्रमः
kathaṃ sā duṣṭavanitā durmadaṃ balaśālinam / nipātitavatī yuddhe kaṣṭa eva vidheḥ kramaḥ
How did that wicked woman strike down the mighty Durmada in battle? Painful indeed is the course of fate.
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BndP 3 22.70
न सुरेषु न यक्षेषु नोरगेन्द्रेषु यद्बलम् । अभूत्प्रतिहतं सो ऽपि दुर्मदो ऽबलया हतः
na sureṣu na yakṣeṣu noragendreṣu yadbalam / abhūtpratihataṃ so 'pi durmado 'balayā hataḥ
That strength which was unchecked among the gods, among the Yakṣas, among the lords of serpents—even that Durmada has been slain by a weak woman.
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BndP 3 22.71
तां दुष्टवनितां जेतुमाक्रष्टुं च कचं हठात् । सेनापतिं कुरण्डाख्यं प्रेषयाहवदुर्मदम्
tāṃ duṣṭavanitāṃ jetumākraṣṭuṃ ca kacaṃ haṭhāt / senāpatiṃ kuraṇḍākhyaṃ preṣayāhavadurmadam
Send the general named Kuraṇḍa, who is arrogant in battle, to conquer that wicked woman and to drag her by the hair by force.
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BndP 3 22.72
एति संप्रोषितस्तेन कुटिलाक्षो महापलम् । कुरण्डं चण्डदोर्द्दण्डमाजुहाव प्रभोः पुरः
eti saṃproṣitastena kuṭilākṣo mahāpalam / kuraṇḍaṃ caṇḍadorddaṇḍamājuhāva prabhoḥ puraḥ
Thus dispatched by him, Kuṭilākṣa summoned before the lord the greatly powerful Kuraṇḍa of the fierce club-like arms.
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BndP 3 22.73
स कुरण्डः समागत्य प्रणाम स्वामिने ऽदिशत् । उवाच कुटिलाक्षस्तं गच्छ सज्जय सैनिकान्
sa kuraṇḍaḥ samāgatya praṇāma svāmine 'diśat / uvāca kuṭilākṣastaṃ gaccha sajjaya sainikān
That Kuraṇḍa, having come, made obeisance to his master; Kuṭilākṣa said to him: "Go, make the soldiers ready."
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BndP 3 22.74
मायायां चतुरो ऽसि त्वं चित्रयुद्धविशारद । कूटयुद्धे च निपुणस्तां स्त्रियं परिमर्दय
māyāyāṃ caturo 'si tvaṃ citrayuddhaviśārada / kūṭayuddhe ca nipuṇastāṃ striyaṃ parimardaya
"You are skilled in illusion, expert in varied warfare, and adept in deceitful combat: crush that woman."
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BndP 3 22.75
इति स्वामिपुरस्तेन कुटिलाक्षेण देशितः । निर्जगाम पुरात्तूर्णं कुरण्डश्चण्डविक्रमः
iti svāmipurastena kuṭilākṣeṇa deśitaḥ / nirjagāma purāttūrṇaṃ kuraṇḍaścaṇḍavikramaḥ
Thus instructed by that Kuṭilākṣa in the presence of his master, Kuraṇḍa of fierce valour swiftly went out from the city.
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BndP 3 22.76
विंशत्यक्षौहिणीभिश्च समन्तात्परिवारितः । मर्दयन्स महीगोलं हस्तिवाजिपदातिभिः । दुर्मदस्याग्रजश्चण्डः कुरण्डः समरं ययौ
viṃśatyakṣauhiṇībhiśca samantātparivāritaḥ / mardayansa mahīgolaṃ hastivājipadātibhiḥ / durmadasyāgrajaścaṇḍaḥ kuraṇḍaḥ samaraṃ yayau
Surrounded on all sides by twenty akṣauhiṇīs, crushing the globe of the earth with elephants, horses and foot-soldiers, fierce Kuraṇḍa, the elder brother of Durmada, went to the battle.
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BndP 3 22.77
दूलीभिस्तुमुलीकुर्वन्दिगन्तं धीरमानसः । शोकरोषग्रहग्रस्तो जवनाश्वगतो ययौ
dūlībhistumulīkurvandigantaṃ dhīramānasaḥ / śokaroṣagrahagrasto javanāśvagato yayau
Making the horizons tumultuous with dust-clouds, steady of mind, seized by the demon of grief and rage, he went mounted on a swift horse.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 22.78
शार्ङ्गं धनुः समादाय घोरटङ्कारमुत्स्वनम् । ववर्ष शरधारभिः संपत्कर्या महाचमूम्
śārṅgaṃ dhanuḥ samādāya ghoraṭaṅkāramutsvanam / vavarṣa śaradhārabhiḥ saṃpatkaryā mahācamūm
Taking up his Śārṅga bow, loudly resounding with a terrible twang, he rained (arrows) in streams of shafts upon the great army of Saṃpatkarī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 22.79
पापे मदनुजं हत्वा दुर्मदं युद्धदुर्मदम् । वृथा वहसि विक्रान्तिलवलेशं महामदम्
pāpe madanujaṃ hatvā durmadaṃ yuddhadurmadam / vṛthā vahasi vikrāntilavaleśaṃ mahāmadam
"O sinful woman, having slain my younger brother Durmada, mad for battle, you bear in vain a great intoxication over a mere shred of a fragment of prowess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 22.80
इदानीं चैव भवतीमेतैर्नाराचमण्डलैः । अन्तकस्य पुरीमत्र प्रापयिष्यामि पश्य माम्
idānīṃ caiva bhavatīmetairnārācamaṇḍalaiḥ / antakasya purīmatra prāpayiṣyāmi paśya mām
And now, right here, with these circles of iron arrows I shall send you to the city of Death — behold me!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 22.81
अतिहृद्यमतिस्वादु त्वद्वपुर्बिलनिर्गतम् । अपूर्वमङ्गनारक्तं पिबन्तु रणपूतनाः
atihṛdyamatisvādu tvadvapurbilanirgatam / apūrvamaṅganāraktaṃ pibantu raṇapūtanāḥ
Let the ghouls of the battlefield drink the most delightful, most sweet, unprecedented woman's blood that issues from the openings of your body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 22.82
ममानुजवधोत्थस्य प्रत्यवायस्य तत्फलम् । अधुना भोक्ष्यसे दुष्टे पश्य मे भुजयोर्बलम्
mamānujavadhotthasya pratyavāyasya tatphalam / adhunā bhokṣyase duṣṭe paśya me bhujayorbalam
Now, wicked one, you shall reap that fruit of the sin arisen from the killing of my younger brother — behold the strength of my two arms!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 22.83
इति संतर्जयन्संपत्करीं करिवरस्थिताम् । सैन्यं प्रोत्साहयामास शक्तिसेनाविमर्दने
iti saṃtarjayansaṃpatkarīṃ karivarasthitām / sainyaṃ protsāhayāmāsa śaktisenāvimardane
Thus threatening Saṃpatkarī, who stood upon her excellent elephant, he urged on his army to the crushing of the army of the Śaktis.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 22.84
अथ तां पृतनां चण्डी कुरण्डस्य महौजसः । विमर्दयितुमुद्युक्ता स्वसैन्यं प्रोदसीसहत्
atha tāṃ pṛtanāṃ caṇḍī kuraṇḍasya mahaujasaḥ / vimardayitumudyuktā svasainyaṃ prodasīsahat
Then Caṇḍī, setting herself to crush that army of the mighty Kuraṇḍa, roused her own troops onward.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 22.85
अपुर्वाहवसंजातकौतुकाथ जगाद ताम् । अश्वरूढा समागत्य सस्नेहार्द्रमिदं वचः
apurvāhavasaṃjātakautukātha jagāda tām / aśvarūḍhā samāgatya sasnehārdramidaṃ vacaḥ
Then, with eagerness born of the unprecedented battle, mounted on horseback, she came up and spoke to her these words moist with affection:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 22.86
सखि संपत्करि प्रीत्या मम वाणी निशम्यतम् । अस्य युद्धमिदं देहि मम कर्तुं गुणोत्तरम्
sakhi saṃpatkari prītyā mama vāṇī niśamyatam / asya yuddhamidaṃ dehi mama kartuṃ guṇottaram
"Friend Saṃpatkarī, let my words be heard with kindness: grant me this fight with him, excellent in merit, to carry out.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 22.87
क्षणं सहस्व समरे मयैवैष नियोत्स्यते । याचितासि सखित्वेन नात्र संशयमाचर
kṣaṇaṃ sahasva samare mayaivaiṣa niyotsyate / yācitāsi sakhitvena nātra saṃśayamācara
Hold back a moment in the battle; by me alone shall he be fought. You are entreated in friendship — do not hesitate in this."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 22.88
इति तस्या वचः श्रुत्वा संपद्देव्या शुचिस्मिता । निवर्तयामास चमूङ्कुरुण्डाभिमुखोत्थिताम्
iti tasyā vacaḥ śrutvā saṃpaddevyā śucismitā / nivartayāmāsa camūṅkuruṇḍābhimukhotthitām
Hearing these words of hers, the bright-smiling goddess Saṃpad turned back the army that had risen up facing Kuraṇḍa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 22.89
अथ बालार्कवर्णाभिः शक्तिभिः समधिष्ठिताः । तरङ्गा इव सैन्याब्धेस्तुरङ्गा वातरंहसः
atha bālārkavarṇābhiḥ śaktibhiḥ samadhiṣṭhitāḥ / taraṅgā iva sainyābdhesturaṅgā vātaraṃhasaḥ
Then the horses, swift as the wind, mounted by the Śaktis of the colour of the young sun, like waves of the ocean of the army,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 22.90
खरैः खुरपुटैः क्षोणीमुल्लिखन्तो मुहुर्मुहुः । पेतुरेकप्रवाहेण कुरण्डस्य चमूमुखे
kharaiḥ khurapuṭaiḥ kṣoṇīmullikhanto muhurmuhuḥ / peturekapravāheṇa kuraṇḍasya camūmukhe
scoring the earth again and again with their hard hooves, fell in a single stream upon the front of Kuraṇḍa's army.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 22.91
वल्गाविभागकृत्येषु संवर्तनविवर्तने । घतिभेदेषु चारेषु पञ्चधा खुरपातने
valgāvibhāgakṛtyeṣu saṃvartanavivartane / ghatibhedeṣu cāreṣu pañcadhā khurapātane
In the tasks of managing the reins, in wheeling round and turning back, in breaking formation, in the gaits, in the fivefold setting-down of hooves,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 22.92
प्रोत्साहने च संज्ञाभिः करपादाग्रयोनिभिः । चतुराभिस्तुरङ्गस्य हृदयज्ञाभिराहवे
protsāhane ca saṃjñābhiḥ karapādāgrayonibhiḥ / caturābhisturaṅgasya hṛdayajñābhirāhave
and in urging on by signals arising from the tips of the hands and feet — the four (Śaktis), knowing the heart of the horse in battle...
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 22.93
अश्वारूढांबिकासैन्यशक्तिभिः सह दानवाः । प्रोत्साहिताः कुरण्डेन समयुध्यन्त दुर्मदाः
aśvārūḍhāṃbikāsainyaśaktibhiḥ saha dānavāḥ / protsāhitāḥ kuraṇḍena samayudhyanta durmadāḥ
The Dānavas, urged on by Kuraṇḍa, arrogant with pride, fought with the horse-mounted Śaktis of Ambikā's army.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 22.94
एवं प्रवृत्ते समरे शक्तीनां च सुरद्विषाम् । अपराजितनामानं हयमारुह्य वेगिनम् । अभ्यद्रवद्दुराचारमश्वारूढाः कुरण्डकम्
evaṃ pravṛtte samare śaktīnāṃ ca suradviṣām / aparājitanāmānaṃ hayamāruhya veginam / abhyadravaddurācāramaśvārūḍhāḥ kuraṇḍakam
When the battle between the Śaktis and the enemies of the gods had thus begun, mounting a swift horse named Aparājita, the horse-riding (goddess) charged against the evil-conducted Kuraṇḍaka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 22.95
प्रचलद्वेणिसुभगा शरच्चन्द्रकलोज्ज्वला । संध्यानुरक्तशीतांशुमण्डलीसुंदरानना
pracaladveṇisubhagā śaraccandrakalojjvalā / saṃdhyānuraktaśītāṃśumaṇḍalīsuṃdarānanā
(She was) lovely with her swaying braid, radiant as the crescent moon of autumn, her face beautiful as the disc of the cool-rayed moon reddened by the twilight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 22.96
स्मयमानेव समरे गृहीतमणिकार्मुका । अवाकिरच्छरासारैः कुरण्डं तुरगानना
smayamāneva samare gṛhītamaṇikārmukā / avākiraccharāsāraiḥ kuraṇḍaṃ turagānanā
As if smiling in the battle, having taken up her jewelled bow, the horse-faced one covered Kuraṇḍa with torrents of arrows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 22.97
तुरगारूढयोत्क्षिप्ताः समाक्रामन्दिगन्तरान् । दिशो दश व्यानशिरे रुक्मपुङ्खाः शिलीमुखाः
turagārūḍhayotkṣiptāḥ samākrāmandigantarān / diśo daśa vyānaśire rukmapuṅkhāḥ śilīmukhāḥ
Loosed by her who was mounted on the horse, (the arrows) overran the ends of the quarters; the gold-feathered shafts pervaded the ten directions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 22.98
दुर्मदस्याग्रजः क्रुद्धः कुरण्डश्चण्डविक्रमः । विशिखैः शार्ङ्गनिष्ठ्यूतैरश्वारूढा मवाकिरत्
durmadasyāgrajaḥ kruddhaḥ kuraṇḍaścaṇḍavikramaḥ / viśikhaiḥ śārṅganiṣṭhyūtairaśvārūḍhā mavākirat
Durmada's elder brother Kuraṇḍa, enraged, of fierce valour, covered Aśvārūḍhā with arrows spat forth from his horn bow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 22.99
चण्डैः खुरपुटैः सैन्यं खण्डयन्नतिवेगतः । अश्वारूढातुरङ्गो ऽपि मर्दयामास दानवान्
caṇḍaiḥ khurapuṭaiḥ sainyaṃ khaṇḍayannativegataḥ / aśvārūḍhāturaṅgo 'pi mardayāmāsa dānavān
Cleaving the army with its fierce hooves at great speed, the horse of Aśvārūḍhā too crushed the Dānavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 22.100
तस्या हेषारवाद्दूरमुत्पातांबुधिनिःस्वनः । अमूर्च्छयन्ननेकानि तस्यानीतानि वैरिणः
tasyā heṣāravāddūramutpātāṃbudhiniḥsvanaḥ / amūrcchayannanekāni tasyānītāni vairiṇaḥ
By its neighing, whose sound was like the ocean at a portent (heard) far off, they made many of the enemy's men who had been brought there faint.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 22.101
इतस्ततः प्रचलितैर्दैत्यचक्रे हयासना । निजं पाशायुधं दिव्यं मुमोच ज्वलिताकृति
itastataḥ pracalitairdaityacakre hayāsanā / nijaṃ pāśāyudhaṃ divyaṃ mumoca jvalitākṛti
When the circle of Daityas was scattering this way and that, she who sat on the horse released her own divine noose-weapon, blazing in appearance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 22.102
तस्मात्पाशात्कोटिशो ऽन्ये पाशा भुजगभीषणाः । समस्तमपि तत्सैन्यं बद्ध्वाबद्ध्वा व्यमूर्छयन्
tasmātpāśātkoṭiśo 'nye pāśā bhujagabhīṣaṇāḥ / samastamapi tatsainyaṃ baddhvābaddhvā vyamūrchayan
From that noose other nooses, by the tens of millions, terrible as serpents, binding and binding that whole army, made it swoon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 22.103
थ सैनिकबन्धेन क्रुद्धः स च कुरण्डकः । सरेणैकेन चिच्छेद तस्या मणिधनुर्गुणम्
tha sainikabandhena kruddhaḥ sa ca kuraṇḍakaḥ / sareṇaikena ciccheda tasyā maṇidhanurguṇam
Then, enraged at the binding of his soldiers, that Kuraṇḍaka cut with a single arrow the string of her jewelled bow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 22.104
छिन्नमौर्वि धनुस्त्यक्त्वा भृशङ्क्रुद्धा हयासना । अङ्कुशं पातयामास तस्य वक्षसि दुर्मतेः
chinnamaurvi dhanustyaktvā bhṛśaṅkruddhā hayāsanā / aṅkuśaṃ pātayāmāsa tasya vakṣasi durmateḥ
Abandoning the bow whose string was cut, she who sat on the horse, exceedingly enraged, brought down her goad upon the chest of that evil-minded one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 22.105
तेनाङ्कुशेन ज्वलता पीतजीवितशोणितः । कुरण्डो न्यपतद्भूमौ वज्ररुग्ण इव द्रुमः
tenāṅkuśena jvalatā pītajīvitaśoṇitaḥ / kuraṇḍo nyapatadbhūmau vajrarugṇa iva drumaḥ
His life-blood drunk by that blazing goad, Kuraṇḍa fell to the ground like a tree shattered by the thunderbolt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 22.106
तदङ्कुशविनिष्ठ्यूताः पुतनाः काश्चिदुद्भटाः । तत्सैन्यं पाशनिष्यन्दं भक्षयित्वा क्षयं गताः
tadaṅkuśaviniṣṭhyūtāḥ putanāḥ kāścidudbhaṭāḥ / tatsainyaṃ pāśaniṣyandaṃ bhakṣayitvā kṣayaṃ gatāḥ
Certain fierce Pūtanās spat forth from that goad, after devouring that army that was dripping (in) the nooses, came to an end.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 22.107
इत्थं कुरुण्डे निहते विंशत्यक्षौहिणीपतौ । हतावशिष्टास्ते दैत्याः प्रपलायन्त वै द्रुतम्
itthaṃ kuruṇḍe nihate viṃśatyakṣauhiṇīpatau / hatāvaśiṣṭāste daityāḥ prapalāyanta vai drutam
Thus, when Kuraṇḍa, lord of twenty akṣauhiṇīs, was slain, those Daityas who survived the slaughter swiftly fled away.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 22.108
कुरण्डं सानुजं युद्धे शक्तिसैन्यैर्निपातितम् । श्रुत्वा शून्यकनाथो ऽपि निशश्वास भुजङ्गवत्
kuraṇḍaṃ sānujaṃ yuddhe śaktisainyairnipātitam / śrutvā śūnyakanātho 'pi niśaśvāsa bhujaṅgavat
Hearing that Kuraṇḍa together with his younger brother had been struck down in battle by the armies of the Śaktis, the lord of Śūnyaka too hissed like a serpent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition