Brahmanda Purana — Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 26
BndP 3 26.1
प्रथमयुद्धदिवसः । दशाक्षौहिणिकायुक्तः कुटिलाक्षो ऽपि वीर्यवान् । दण्डनाथाशरैस्तीक्ष्णै रणे भग्नः पलायितः । दशाक्षौहिणिकं सैन्यं तया रात्रौ विनाशितम्
prathamayuddhadivasaḥ / daśākṣauhiṇikāyuktaḥ kuṭilākṣo 'pi vīryavān / daṇḍanāthāśaraistīkṣṇai raṇe bhagnaḥ palāyitaḥ / daśākṣauhiṇikaṃ sainyaṃ tayā rātrau vināśitam
The first day of the war. Kuṭilākṣa too, valorous, joined with ten akṣauhiṇīs, was broken in battle by Daṇḍanāthā's sharp arrows and fled; the army of ten akṣauhiṇīs was destroyed by her in the night.
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BndP 3 26.2
इमं वृत्तान्तमाकर्ण्य भण्डः क्षोभमथाययौ । रात्रौ कपटसंग्रामं दुष्टानां निर्जरद्रुहाम् । मन्त्रिणी दण्डनाथा च श्रुत्वा निर्वेदमापतुः
imaṃ vṛttāntamākarṇya bhaṇḍaḥ kṣobhamathāyayau / rātrau kapaṭasaṃgrāmaṃ duṣṭānāṃ nirjaradruhām / mantriṇī daṇḍanāthā ca śrutvā nirvedamāpatuḥ
Hearing this account, Bhaṇḍa then fell into agitation; and Mantriṇī and Daṇḍanāthā, hearing of the deceitful night-battle of those wicked foes of the gods, were filled with dismay.
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BndP 3 26.3
अहो बत महत्कष्टं दैत्यैर्देव्याः समागतम् । उत्तानबुद्धिभिर्दूरमस्माभिश्चलितं पुरः
aho bata mahatkaṣṭaṃ daityairdevyāḥ samāgatam / uttānabuddhibhirdūramasmābhiścalitaṃ puraḥ
"Alas, alas! A great calamity has come upon the Goddess from the demons! We, being shallow-minded, went far ahead of the city."
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BndP 3 26.4
महाचक्ररथेन्द्रस्य न जातं रक्षणं बलैः । एतं त्ववसरं प्राप्य रात्रौ दुष्टैः पराकृतम्
mahācakrarathendrasya na jātaṃ rakṣaṇaṃ balaiḥ / etaṃ tvavasaraṃ prāpya rātrau duṣṭaiḥ parākṛtam
"The great Wheel-Chariot lord was not guarded by the troops; and seizing just this opportunity, the wicked ones attacked by night."
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BndP 3 26.5
को वृत्तान्तो ऽभवत्तत्र स्वामिन्या किं रणः कृतः । अन्या वा शक्तयस्तत्र चक्रुर्युद्धं महासुरैः
ko vṛttānto 'bhavattatra svāminyā kiṃ raṇaḥ kṛtaḥ / anyā vā śaktayastatra cakruryuddhaṃ mahāsuraiḥ
"What happened there? Was battle waged by the Mistress? Or did other Śaktis there make war with the great demons?"
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BndP 3 26.6
विम्रष्टव्यमिदं कार्यं प्रवृत्तिस्तत्र कीदृशी । महादेव्याश्च हृदये कः प्रसंगः प्रवर्तते
vimraṣṭavyamidaṃ kāryaṃ pravṛttistatra kīdṛśī / mahādevyāśca hṛdaye kaḥ prasaṃgaḥ pravartate
"This matter must be examined: what sort of proceeding (occurred) there, and what design is at work in the heart of the Great Goddess?"
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BndP 3 26.7
इति शङ्काकुलास्तत्र दण्डनाथापुरोगमाः । मन्त्रिणीं पुरतः कृत्वा प्रचेलुर्ललितां प्रति
iti śaṅkākulāstatra daṇḍanāthāpurogamāḥ / mantriṇīṃ purataḥ kṛtvā pracelurlalitāṃ prati
Thus troubled by doubt there, (the Śaktis) led by Daṇḍanāthā, placing Mantriṇī in front, set out toward Lalitā.
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BndP 3 26.8
शक्तिचक्रचमूनाथाः सर्वास्ताः पूजिता द्रुतम् । व्यतीतायां विभावर्यां रथेन्द्रं पर्यवारयन्
śakticakracamūnāthāḥ sarvāstāḥ pūjitā drutam / vyatītāyāṃ vibhāvaryāṃ rathendraṃ paryavārayan
All those commanders of the hosts of the wheel of Śaktis, having been swiftly honoured, when the night had passed, surrounded the great chariot.
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BndP 3 26.9
अवरुह्य स्वयानाभ्यां मन्त्रिणीदण्डनायिके । अधस्तात्सैन्यमावेश्य तदारुरुहतू रथम्
avaruhya svayānābhyāṃ mantriṇīdaṇḍanāyike / adhastātsainyamāveśya tadāruruhatū ratham
The Minister (Mantriṇī) and the Commander of the Forces (Daṇḍanāyikā), descending from their own two vehicles, stationed the army below and then mounted that chariot.
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BndP 3 26.10
क्रमेण नव पर्वाणि व्यतीत्य त्वरितक्रमैः । तत्तत्सर्वगतैः शक्तिचक्रैः सम्यङ् निवेदितैः
krameṇa nava parvāṇi vyatītya tvaritakramaiḥ / tattatsarvagataiḥ śakticakraiḥ samyaṅ niveditaiḥ
Having in due order passed the nine stages with swift marches, (all) being duly reported by the Śakti-wheels stationed everywhere in each of those (places),
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BndP 3 26.11
अभजेतां महाराज्ञीं मन्त्रिणीदण्डनायिके । ते व्यजिज्ञपतां देव्या अष्टाङ्गस्पृष्टभूतले
abhajetāṃ mahārājñīṃ mantriṇīdaṇḍanāyike / te vyajijñapatāṃ devyā aṣṭāṅgaspṛṣṭabhūtale
the Minister and the Commander of the Forces waited upon the great Queen; touching the ground with the eight limbs, they made this representation to the Goddess:
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BndP 3 26.12
महाप्रमादः समभूदिति नः श्रुतमंबिके । कूटयुद्धप्रकारेण दैत्यैरपकृतं खलैः
mahāpramādaḥ samabhūditi naḥ śrutamaṃbike / kūṭayuddhaprakāreṇa daityairapakṛtaṃ khalaiḥ
"A great danger has arisen — so we have heard, O Mother: by the wicked Daityas an injury has been done, by way of treacherous warfare.
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BndP 3 26.13
स दुरात्मा दुराचारः प्रकाशसमारात्त्रसन् । कुहकव्यवहारेण जयसिद्धिं तु काक्षति
sa durātmā durācāraḥ prakāśasamārāttrasan / kuhakavyavahāreṇa jayasiddhiṃ tu kākṣati
That evil-souled one of wicked conduct, afraid of open battle, seeks to win victory by trickery.
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BndP 3 26.14
दैवान्नः स्वामिनीगात्रे दुष्टानाममरद्रुहाम् । शरादिकपरामर्शो न जातस्तेन जीवति
daivānnaḥ svāminīgātre duṣṭānāmamaradruhām / śarādikaparāmarśo na jātastena jīvati
By fortune, on our Mistress's body no arrow or the like from those wicked foes of the gods took effect; therefore she lives.
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BndP 3 26.15
एकावलंबनं कृत्वा महाराज्ञि भवत्पदम् । वयं सर्वा हि जीवामः साधयामः समीहितम्
ekāvalaṃbanaṃ kṛtvā mahārājñi bhavatpadam / vayaṃ sarvā hi jīvāmaḥ sādhayāmaḥ samīhitam
Making your feet our one support, O great Queen, we all live and accomplish what we desire.
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BndP 3 26.16
अतो ऽस्माभिः प्रकर्तव्यं श्रीमत्यङ्गस्य रक्षणम् । मायाविनश्च दैत्येन्द्रास्तत्र मन्त्रो विधीयताम्
ato 'smābhiḥ prakartavyaṃ śrīmatyaṅgasya rakṣaṇam / māyāvinaśca daityendrāstatra mantro vidhīyatām
Therefore the protection of the Illustrious One's body must be effected by us; and the Daitya lords are masters of illusion — let counsel be devised for that.
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BndP 3 26.17
आपत्कालेषु जेतव्या भण्डाद्या दानवाधमाः । कूटयुद्धं न कुर्वन्ति न विशन्ति चमूमिमाम्
āpatkāleṣu jetavyā bhaṇḍādyā dānavādhamāḥ / kūṭayuddhaṃ na kurvanti na viśanti camūmimām
In times of danger Bhaṇḍa and the other lowest of Dānavas are to be conquered (thus): (so that) they may not wage treacherous war nor penetrate this army of ours.
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BndP 3 26.18
तथा महेन्द्रशैलस्य कार्यं दक्षिणदेशतः । शिबिरं बहुविस्तारं योजनानां शतावधि
tathā mahendraśailasya kāryaṃ dakṣiṇadeśataḥ / śibiraṃ bahuvistāraṃ yojanānāṃ śatāvadhi
Likewise, to the south of Mount Mahendra a camp is to be made, of great extent, up to a hundred leagues.
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BndP 3 26.19
वह्लिप्राकारवलयं रक्षणार्थं विधीयताम् । अस्मत्सेनानिवेशस्य द्विषां दर्पशमाय च
vahliprākāravalayaṃ rakṣaṇārthaṃ vidhīyatām / asmatsenāniveśasya dviṣāṃ darpaśamāya ca
Let a ring-wall of fire be set up for protection — for the guarding of the encampment of our army, and for quelling the pride of the foes.
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BndP 3 26.20
शतयोजनमात्रस्तु मध्यतेशः प्रकल्प्यताम् । वह्निप्राकाराचक्रस्य द्वारन्दक्षिणतो भवेत्
śatayojanamātrastu madhyateśaḥ prakalpyatām / vahniprākārācakrasya dvārandakṣiṇato bhavet
And let the middle region be laid out to the measure of a hundred leagues; and let the gate of the circular fire-rampart be on the south.
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BndP 3 26.21
यतो दक्षिणदेशस्थं शून्यकं विद्विषां पुरम् । द्वारे च बहवः कल्प्याः परिवारा उदायुधाः
yato dakṣiṇadeśasthaṃ śūnyakaṃ vidviṣāṃ puram / dvāre ca bahavaḥ kalpyāḥ parivārā udāyudhāḥ
— since the foes' city Śūnyaka lies in the southern quarter; and at the gate many attendants with weapons raised are to be posted,
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BndP 3 26.22
निर्गच्छतां प्रविशतां जनानामुपरोधकाः । अनालस्या अनिद्राश्च विधेयाः सततोद्यताः
nirgacchatāṃ praviśatāṃ janānāmuparodhakāḥ / anālasyā anidrāśca vidheyāḥ satatodyatāḥ
as checkers of the people going out and coming in; and they are to be made free of sloth and of sleep, ever alert.
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BndP 3 26.23
एवं च सति दुष्टानां कूटयुद्धं चिकीर्षितम् । अवेलासु च संध्यासु मध्यरात्रिषु च द्विषाम् । अशक्यमेव भवति प्रौढमाक्रमणं हठात्
evaṃ ca sati duṣṭānāṃ kūṭayuddhaṃ cikīrṣitam / avelāsu ca saṃdhyāsu madhyarātriṣu ca dviṣām / aśakyameva bhavati prauḍhamākramaṇaṃ haṭhāt
And this being so, the treacherous warfare intended by the wicked ones, and the foes' bold assault by force at odd hours, at twilights and at midnights, becomes simply impossible.
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BndP 3 26.24
नो चेद्दुराशया दैत्या बहुमायापरिग्रहाः । पश्यतोहरवत्सर्वं विलुठन्ति महद्बलम्
no ceddurāśayā daityā bahumāyāparigrahāḥ / paśyatoharavatsarvaṃ viluṭhanti mahadbalam
Otherwise the ill-intentioned Daityas, possessed of many magic wiles, will plunder the whole great army, like a thief before the very eyes of one who watches."
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BndP 3 26.25
मन्त्रिण्या दण्डनाथाया इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तदा । शुचिदन्तरुचा मुक्ता वहन्ती ललिताब्रवीत्
mantriṇyā daṇḍanāthāyā iti śrutvā vacastadā / śucidantarucā muktā vahantī lalitābravīt
Then, having heard this speech of the Minister and of the Commander of the Forces, Lalitā, bearing (a smile) shed with the pure lustre of her teeth, spoke.
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BndP 3 26.26
भवतीनामयं मन्त्रश्चारुबुद्ध्या विचारितः । अयं कुशलधीमार्गोनीतिरेषा सनातनी
bhavatīnāmayaṃ mantraścārubuddhyā vicāritaḥ / ayaṃ kuśaladhīmārgonītireṣā sanātanī
"This counsel of yours has been deliberated with fine intelligence; this is the path of skilful thinking, this is the eternal policy:
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BndP 3 26.27
स्वचक्रस्य पुरो रक्षां विधाय दृढसाधनैः । परचक्राक्रमः कार्यो जिगीषद्भिर्महाजनैः
svacakrasya puro rakṣāṃ vidhāya dṛḍhasādhanaiḥ / paracakrākramaḥ kāryo jigīṣadbhirmahājanaiḥ
having first arranged the protection of one's own host with firm measures, the assault upon the enemy host is to be made by great men who wish to conquer."
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BndP 3 26.28
इत्युक्त्वा मन्त्रिणीदण्डनाथे सा ललितेश्वरी । ज्वालामालिनिकां नित्यामाहूयेदमुवाच ह
ityuktvā mantriṇīdaṇḍanāthe sā laliteśvarī / jvālāmālinikāṃ nityāmāhūyedamuvāca ha
Having spoken thus to the Ministress and the Commander of the Army, that Lalitā, the Sovereign Lady, summoned the eternal (Nityā) Jvālāmālinī and said this:
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BndP 3 26.29
वत्से त्वं वह्निरूपासि ज्वालामालामयाकृतिः । त्वया विधीयतां रक्षा बलस्यास्य महीयसः
vatse tvaṃ vahnirūpāsi jvālāmālāmayākṛtiḥ / tvayā vidhīyatāṃ rakṣā balasyāsya mahīyasaḥ
"My child, you are of the nature of fire, your form made of garlands of flame; let protection be provided by you for this very great army.
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BndP 3 26.30
शतयोजनविस्तारं परिवृत्य महीतलम् । त्रिंशद्योजनमुन्नद्धं ज्वालाकारत्वमाव्रज
śatayojanavistāraṃ parivṛtya mahītalam / triṃśadyojanamunnaddhaṃ jvālākāratvamāvraja
Encircling the surface of the earth for an extent of a hundred yojanas, rising up thirty yojanas, assume the shape of flame.
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BndP 3 26.31
द्वारयोजनमात्रं तु मुक्त्वान्यत्र ज्वलत्तनुः । वह्निज्वालात्वमापन्ना संरक्ष सकलं बलम्
dvārayojanamātraṃ tu muktvānyatra jvalattanuḥ / vahnijvālātvamāpannā saṃrakṣa sakalaṃ balam
But leaving out just a yojana's space for a gate, elsewhere with blazing body, having become fire-flame, guard the whole army."
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BndP 3 26.32
इत्युक्त्वा मन्त्रिणीदण्डनाथे सा ललितेश्वरी । महेन्द्रोत्तरभूभागं चलितुं चक्र उद्यमम्
ityuktvā mantriṇīdaṇḍanāthe sā laliteśvarī / mahendrottarabhūbhāgaṃ calituṃ cakra udyamam
Having spoken thus to the Ministress and the Commander of the Army, that Lalitā, the Sovereign Lady, made ready to march to the region of land north of Mahendra.
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BndP 3 26.33
सा च नित्यानित्यमयी ज्वलज्ज्वा लामयाकृतिः । चतुर्दशीतिथिमयी तथेति प्रणनाम ताम्
sā ca nityānityamayī jvalajjvā lāmayākṛtiḥ / caturdaśītithimayī tatheti praṇanāma tām
And she, made of the Nityās among the Nityās, her form made of blazing flame, being the (Nityā of) the fourteenth lunar day, said "So be it" and bowed to her.
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BndP 3 26.34
तयैव पूर्वनिर्दिष्टं महेन्द्रोत्तरभूतलम् । कुण्डलीकृत्य जज्वालशालरूपेण सा पुनः
tayaiva pūrvanirdiṣṭaṃ mahendrottarabhūtalam / kuṇḍalīkṛtya jajvālaśālarūpeṇa sā punaḥ
On that very ground north of Mahendra, indicated before, having coiled herself round, she then blazed in the form of a rampart.
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BndP 3 26.35
नभोवलयजंबालज्वालामालामयाकृतिः । बभासे दण्डनाथाया मन्त्रिनाथचमूरपि
nabhovalayajaṃbālajvālāmālāmayākṛtiḥ / babhāse daṇḍanāthāyā mantrināthacamūrapi
Her form made of garlands of flame, (like) mire (spread) over the circle of the sky, the army of the Commander of Forces and of the Chief Minister also shone.
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BndP 3 26.36
अन्या सामपि शक्तीनां महतीनां महद्बलम् । विशङ्कटोदरं सालं प्रविवेश गतक्लमा
anyā sāmapi śaktīnāṃ mahatīnāṃ mahadbalam / viśaṅkaṭodaraṃ sālaṃ praviveśa gataklamā
She, free of fatigue, entered the rampart with its vast interior, (together with) the great army of the other great Śaktis as well.
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BndP 3 26.37
राजचक्ररथेन्द्रं तु मध्ये संस्थाप्य दण्डिनी । वामपक्षे रथं स्वीयं दक्षिणे श्यामलारथम्
rājacakrarathendraṃ tu madhye saṃsthāpya daṇḍinī / vāmapakṣe rathaṃ svīyaṃ dakṣiṇe śyāmalāratham
But Daṇḍinī, having stationed the great chariot Rājacakra in the middle, her own chariot on the left flank, Śyāmalā's chariot on the right,
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BndP 3 26.38
पश्चाद्भागे सम्पदेशीं पुरस्ताश्च हयासनाम् । एवं संवेश्य परितश्चक्रराजरथस्य च
paścādbhāge sampadeśīṃ purastāśca hayāsanām / evaṃ saṃveśya paritaścakrarājarathasya ca
Sampadeśī at the rear and Hayāsanā in front — having thus arranged (them) all around the chariot Cakrarāja —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.39
द्वारे निवेशयामास विंशत्यक्षौहिणीयुताम् । ज्वलद्दण्डायुधोदग्रां स्तम्भिनीं नाम देवताम्
dvāre niveśayāmāsa viṃśatyakṣauhiṇīyutām / jvaladdaṇḍāyudhodagrāṃ stambhinīṃ nāma devatām
she posted at the gate the goddess named Stambhinī, accompanied by twenty akṣauhiṇīs, towering with her blazing club as weapon,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.40
या देवी दण्डनाथाया विघ्नदेवीति विश्रुता । एवं सुरक्षितं कृत्वा शिबिरं योत्रिणी तथा । पूषण्युदितभूयिष्ठे पुनर्युद्धमुपाश्रयत्
yā devī daṇḍanāthāyā vighnadevīti viśrutā / evaṃ surakṣitaṃ kṛtvā śibiraṃ yotriṇī tathā / pūṣaṇyuditabhūyiṣṭhe punaryuddhamupāśrayat
the goddess who is renowned as the Vighnadevī (goddess of obstacles) of the Commander of Forces. Having thus made the camp well guarded, the warrior goddess again took up the battle when the sun had well risen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.41
कृत्वा किलकिलारावं ततः शक्तिमहाचमूः । अग्निप्राकारकद्वारान्निर्जगाम् महारवा
kṛtvā kilakilārāvaṃ tataḥ śaktimahācamūḥ / agniprākārakadvārānnirjagām mahāravā
Then, raising a shout of "kilakila," the great army of the Śaktis went forth loud-roaring from the gate in the wall of fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.42
इत्थं सुरक्षितं श्रुत्वा ललिताशिबिरोदरम् । भूयः संज्वरमापन्नः प्रचण्डो भण्डदानवः
itthaṃ surakṣitaṃ śrutvā lalitāśibirodaram / bhūyaḥ saṃjvaramāpannaḥ pracaṇḍo bhaṇḍadānavaḥ
Hearing that the interior of Lalitā's camp was thus well guarded, the fierce demon Bhaṇḍa was again seized with a burning fever (of rage).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.43
मन्त्रयित्वा पुनस्तत्र कुटिलाक्षपुरोगमैः । विषङ्गेण विशुक्रेणासममात्मसुतैरपि
mantrayitvā punastatra kuṭilākṣapurogamaiḥ / viṣaṅgeṇa viśukreṇāsamamātmasutairapi
Having again taken counsel there with Kuṭilākṣa and the others foremost (among his men), and with Viṣaṅga and Viśukra, and with his own sons as well,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.44
एकौघस्य प्रसारेण युद्धं कर्तुं महाबलः । चतुर्बाहुमुखान्पुत्रांश्चतुर्जलधिसन्निभान्
ekaughasya prasāreṇa yuddhaṃ kartuṃ mahābalaḥ / caturbāhumukhānputrāṃścaturjaladhisannibhān
in order to make war by the deployment of a single mass (of troops), that mighty one (summoned) his sons headed by Caturbāhu, resembling the four oceans —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.45
चतुरान्युद्धकृत्येषु समाहूय स दानवः । प्रेषयामास युद्धाय भण्डश्चण्डक्रुधा ज्वलन्
caturānyuddhakṛtyeṣu samāhūya sa dānavaḥ / preṣayāmāsa yuddhāya bhaṇḍaścaṇḍakrudhā jvalan
having summoned four (of them) for the tasks of battle, that demon Bhaṇḍa, blazing with fierce wrath, sent (them) to war.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.46
त्रिंशत्संख्याश्च तत्पुत्रा महाकाया महाबलाः । तेषां नामानि वक्ष्यामि समाकर्णय कुम्भज
triṃśatsaṃkhyāśca tatputrā mahākāyā mahābalāḥ / teṣāṃ nāmāni vakṣyāmi samākarṇaya kumbhaja
And his sons were thirty in number, huge of body and of great strength; I shall tell their names — listen, O pot-born one (Agastya).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.47
चतुर्बाहुश्चकोराक्षस्तृतीयस्तु चतुः शिराः । वज्रघोषश्चोर्ध्वकेशो महाकायो महाहनुः
caturbāhuścakorākṣastṛtīyastu catuḥ śirāḥ / vajraghoṣaścordhvakeśo mahākāyo mahāhanuḥ
Caturbāhu, Cakorākṣa, and the third Catuḥśiras, Vajraghoṣa, Ūrdhvakeśa, Mahākāya, Mahāhanu,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.48
मखशत्रुर्मखस्कन्दीसिंहघोषः सिरालकः । लडुनः पट्टसेनश्च पुराजित्पूर्वमारकः
makhaśatrurmakhaskandīsiṃhaghoṣaḥ sirālakaḥ / laḍunaḥ paṭṭasenaśca purājitpūrvamārakaḥ
Makhaśatru, Makhaskandī, Siṃhaghoṣa, Sirālaka, Laḍuna, and Paṭṭasena, Purājit, Pūrvamāraka;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.49
स्वर्गशत्रुः स्वर्गबलो दुर्गाख्यः स्वर्गकण्टकः । अतिमायो बृहन्माय उपमायश्च वीर्यवान्
svargaśatruḥ svargabalo durgākhyaḥ svargakaṇṭakaḥ / atimāyo bṛhanmāya upamāyaśca vīryavān
Svargaśatru, Svargabala, the one named Durga, Svargakaṇṭaka, Atimāya, Bṛhanmāya, and the valiant Upamāya;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.50
इत्येते दुर्मदाः पुत्रा भण्डदैत्यस्य दुर्द्धियः । पितुः सदृशदोर्वीर्याः पितुः सदृशविग्रहाः
ityete durmadāḥ putrā bhaṇḍadaityasya durddhiyaḥ / pituḥ sadṛśadorvīryāḥ pituḥ sadṛśavigrahāḥ
these were the arrogant, evil-minded sons of the demon Bhaṇḍa, with arm-strength like their father's and bodies like their father's.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.51
आगत्य भण्डचरणावभ्यवन्दत भक्तितः । तानुद्वीक्ष्य प्रसन्नाभ्यां लोचनाभ्यां स दानवः । सगौरवमिदं वाक्यं बभाषे कुलघातकः
āgatya bhaṇḍacaraṇāvabhyavandata bhaktitaḥ / tānudvīkṣya prasannābhyāṃ locanābhyāṃ sa dānavaḥ / sagauravamidaṃ vākyaṃ babhāṣe kulaghātakaḥ
They came and reverently saluted Bhaṇḍa's feet; and looking upon them with pleased eyes, that demon, the destroyer of his own line, spoke these words respectfully:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.52
भो भो मदीयास्तनया भवतां कः समो भुवि । भवतामेव सत्येन जितं विश्वं मया पुरा
bho bho madīyāstanayā bhavatāṃ kaḥ samo bhuvi / bhavatāmeva satyena jitaṃ viśvaṃ mayā purā
"Ho, ho, my sons! Who on earth is equal to you? Truly, it was by you alone that the universe was conquered by me formerly."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.53
शक्रस्या ग्नेर्यमस्यापि निरृतेः पाशिनस्तथा । कचेषु कर्षणं कोपात्कृतं युष्माभिराहवे
śakrasyā gneryamasyāpi nirṛteḥ pāśinastathā / kaceṣu karṣaṇaṃ kopātkṛtaṃ yuṣmābhirāhave
"Of Śakra, of Agni, of Yama too, of Nirṛti and likewise of the noose-bearer (Varuṇa), in battle you in your fury dragged them by the hair."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.54
अस्त्राण्यपि च शस्त्राणि जानीथ निखिलान्यपि । जाग्रत्स्वेव ही युष्मासु कुलभ्रंशो ऽयमागतः
astrāṇyapi ca śastrāṇi jānītha nikhilānyapi / jāgratsveva hī yuṣmāsu kulabhraṃśo 'yamāgataḥ
"You know all missiles and all weapons too. Yet while you were awake, this ruin of the family has come upon us."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.55
मायाविनी दुललिता काचित्स्त्री युद्धदुर्मदा । बहुभिः स्वसमानाभिः स्त्रीभिर्युक्ता हिनस्ति नः
māyāvinī dulalitā kācitstrī yuddhadurmadā / bahubhiḥ svasamānābhiḥ strībhiryuktā hinasti naḥ
"A certain woman, a wielder of illusion, ill-named 'Lalitā', drunk with the lust of battle, joined by many women like herself, is destroying us."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 26.56
तदेनां समरे ऽवश्यमात्मवश्यां विधास्यथ । जीवग्राहं च सा ग्राह्या भवद्भिर्ज्वलदायुधैः
tadenāṃ samare 'vaśyamātmavaśyāṃ vidhāsyatha / jīvagrāhaṃ ca sā grāhyā bhavadbhirjvaladāyudhaiḥ
"Therefore you must certainly bring her under your power in battle; and she is to be seized alive by you, whose weapons blaze."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.57
अप्रमेयप्रकोपान्धान्युष्मानेकां स्त्रियं प्रति । सम्प्रेषणमनौचित्यं तथाप्येष विधेः क्रमः
aprameyaprakopāndhānyuṣmānekāṃ striyaṃ prati / sampreṣaṇamanaucityaṃ tathāpyeṣa vidheḥ kramaḥ
"To send you, blind with immeasurable fury, against a single woman is unfitting; nevertheless this is the way destiny goes."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.58
इममेकं सहध्वं च शौर्यकीतिविपर्ययम् । इत्युक्त्वा भण्डदैत्येन्द्रस्तान्प्रहैषीद्रणं प्रति । द्विशतं चाक्षौहिणीनां तत्सहायतयाहिनोत्
imamekaṃ sahadhvaṃ ca śauryakītiviparyayam / ityuktvā bhaṇḍadaityendrastānprahaiṣīdraṇaṃ prati / dviśataṃ cākṣauhiṇīnāṃ tatsahāyatayāhinot
"And bear this one reversal of your heroic fame." Having spoken thus, Bhaṇḍa, lord of the demons, sent them off to battle, and dispatched two hundred akṣauhiṇīs as their support.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.59
द्विशत्यक्षौहिणीसेना मुख्यस्य तिलकायिता । बद्धभ्रुकुटयः शस्त्रपाणयो निर्ययुर्गृहात्
dviśatyakṣauhiṇīsenā mukhyasya tilakāyitā / baddhabhrukuṭayaḥ śastrapāṇayo niryayurgṛhāt
With an army of two hundred akṣauhiṇīs, marked as the chief's (forehead-mark), with knitted brows and weapons in hand, they went forth from the house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 26.60
निर्गमे भण्डपुत्राणां भूः प्रकम्पमलम्बत । उत्पाता विविधा जाता वित्रस्तं चाभवज्जगत्
nirgame bhaṇḍaputrāṇāṃ bhūḥ prakampamalambata / utpātā vividhā jātā vitrastaṃ cābhavajjagat
At the departure of Bhaṇḍa's sons the earth took to trembling, various portents arose, and the world became terrified.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.61
तान्कुमारान्महासत्त्वांल्लाजवर्षैरवाकिरन् । विथीषु यानैश्चलितान्पौरवृद्धपुरन्ध्रयः
tānkumārānmahāsattvāṃllājavarṣairavākiran / vithīṣu yānaiścalitānpauravṛddhapurandhrayaḥ
The city's elder matrons showered those princes of great strength with rains of parched grain as they moved along the streets in their vehicles.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.62
बन्दिनो मागधाश्चैव कुमाराणां स्तुतिं व्यधुः । मङ्गलारार्तिकं चक्रुर्द्वारेद्वारे पुराङ्गनाः
bandino māgadhāścaiva kumārāṇāṃ stutiṃ vyadhuḥ / maṅgalārārtikaṃ cakrurdvāredvāre purāṅganāḥ
Bards and panegyrists made praise of the princes; at gate after gate the city's women performed the auspicious lamp-waving.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.63
भिद्यमानेव वसुधा कृष्यमाणमिवाबरम् । आसीत्तेषां विनिर्याणे घूर्णमान इवार्णवः
bhidyamāneva vasudhā kṛṣyamāṇamivābaram / āsītteṣāṃ viniryāṇe ghūrṇamāna ivārṇavaḥ
At their marching out it was as though the earth were splitting apart, as though the sky were being dragged along, as though the ocean were churning.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.64
द्विशत्यक्षौहिणीसेनां गृहीत्वा भण्डसूनवः । क्रोधोद्यद्भ्रुकुटीक्रूरवदना निर्ययुः पुरात्
dviśatyakṣauhiṇīsenāṃ gṛhītvā bhaṇḍasūnavaḥ / krodhodyadbhrukuṭīkrūravadanā niryayuḥ purāt
Taking an army of two hundred akṣauhiṇīs, the sons of Bhaṇḍa went forth from the city, their faces cruel with brows raised in anger.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.65
शक्तिसैन्यानि सर्वाणि भक्षयामः क्षणाद्रणे । तेषामायुधचक्राणि चूर्णयामः शितैशरैः
śaktisainyāni sarvāṇi bhakṣayāmaḥ kṣaṇādraṇe / teṣāmāyudhacakrāṇi cūrṇayāmaḥ śitaiśaraiḥ
"In an instant we will devour all the armies of the Śaktis in battle; we will pulverize their weapons and discs with sharp arrows."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.66
अग्निप्राकारवलयं शमयामश्च रंहसा । दुर्विदग्धां तां ललितां बन्दीकुर्मश्च सर्वरम्
agniprākāravalayaṃ śamayāmaśca raṃhasā / durvidagdhāṃ tāṃ lalitāṃ bandīkurmaśca sarvaram
"And swiftly we will quench the encircling rampart of fire, and we will take captive that ill-taught Lalitā, and the whole (host)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 26.67
इत्यन्योन्यं प्रवल्गन्तो वीरभाषणघोषणैः । आसेदुरग्निप्राकारसमीपं भण्डसूनवः
ityanyonyaṃ pravalganto vīrabhāṣaṇaghoṣaṇaiḥ / āseduragniprākārasamīpaṃ bhaṇḍasūnavaḥ
Thus boasting to one another with proclamations of heroic speech, the sons of Bhaṇḍa drew near to the rampart of fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.68
यौवनेन मदेनान्धा भूयसा रुद्धदृष्टयः । भ्रुकुटीकुटिलाश्चक्रुः सिंहनादंमहात्तरम्
yauvanena madenāndhā bhūyasā ruddhadṛṣṭayaḥ / bhrukuṭīkuṭilāścakruḥ siṃhanādaṃmahāttaram
Blind with youth and with (their) intoxication, their sight further obstructed, crooked with knitted brows, they raised a very great lion's roar.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.69
विदीर्णमिव तेनासीद्ब्रह्माण्ड चण्डिमस्पृशा । उत्पातवारिदोत्सृष्टघोरनिर्घातरंहसा
vidīrṇamiva tenāsīdbrahmāṇḍa caṇḍimaspṛśā / utpātavāridotsṛṣṭaghoranirghātaraṃhasā
By that (roar), which touched (the limit of) fierceness, whose speed was (like) the terrible thunderclap released by a portent-cloud, the egg of Brahmā seemed to be split apart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.70
एतस्याननुभूतस्य महाशब्दस्य डम्बरः । क्षोभयामास शक्तीनां श्रवांसि च मनांसि च
etasyānanubhūtasya mahāśabdasya ḍambaraḥ / kṣobhayāmāsa śaktīnāṃ śravāṃsi ca manāṃsi ca
The uproar of this great sound, never before experienced, shook both the ears and the minds of the Śaktis.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.71
आगत्य ते कलकलं चक्रुःसार्धं स्वसैनिकैः । विविधायुधसम्पातमूर्च्छद्वैमानिकच्छटम्
āgatya te kalakalaṃ cakruḥsārdhaṃ svasainikaiḥ / vividhāyudhasampātamūrcchadvaimānikacchaṭam
Having come, they, together with their own soldiers, made a clamour, in which the throng of the sky-travellers (in their chariots) grew faint at the falling of manifold weapons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 26.72
चतुर्बाहुमखान्भूत्वा भण्डदैत्यकुमारकान् । आगतान्युद्धकृत्याय बाला कौतूहलं दधे
caturbāhumakhānbhūtvā bhaṇḍadaityakumārakān / āgatānyuddhakṛtyāya bālā kautūhalaṃ dadhe
Seeing the sons of the demon Bhaṇḍa, four-armed and four-faced(?), who had come for the business of battle, Bālā felt curiosity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 26.73
कुमारी ललितादेव्यास्तस्या निकटवासिनी । समस्तशक्तिचक्राणां पूज्य विक्रमशालिनी
kumārī lalitādevyāstasyā nikaṭavāsinī / samastaśakticakrāṇāṃ pūjya vikramaśālinī
(There was) a maiden dwelling near to that goddess Lalitā, to be honoured by all the circles of Śaktis, abounding in valour;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.74
ललितासदृशाकारा कुमारी कोपमादधे । या सदा नववर्षेव सर्वविद्यामहाखनिः
lalitāsadṛśākārā kumārī kopamādadhe / yā sadā navavarṣeva sarvavidyāmahākhaniḥ
the maiden, of form like Lalitā's, grew angry — she who is ever as though nine years old, the great mine of all knowledge,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.75
बालारुणतनुः श्रोणीशोणवर्णवपुर्लता । महाराज्ञी पादपीठे नित्यमाहितसंनिधिः
bālāruṇatanuḥ śroṇīśoṇavarṇavapurlatā / mahārājñī pādapīṭhe nityamāhitasaṃnidhiḥ
whose body is (like) the young dawn, whose creeper-like frame is red-coloured (down to) the hips, whose presence is ever set at the footstool of the Great Queen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 26.76
तस्या बहिश्चराः प्राणा या चतुर्थं विलोचनम् । तानागतान्भण्डसुतान्संहरिष्यामि सत्वरम्
tasyā bahiścarāḥ prāṇā yā caturthaṃ vilocanam / tānāgatānbhaṇḍasutānsaṃhariṣyāmi satvaram
(She thought:) "I am her life-breaths moving outside (her), and her fourth eye; these sons of Bhaṇḍa who have come I shall quickly destroy."
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BndP 3 26.77
इति निश्चित्य बालांबा महाराज्ञ्यै व्यजिज्ञपत् । मातर्भण्डमहादैत्यसूनवो योद्धुमागताः
iti niścitya bālāṃbā mahārājñyai vyajijñapat / mātarbhaṇḍamahādaityasūnavo yoddhumāgatāḥ
Having so resolved, mother Bālā made known to the Great Queen: "Mother, the sons of the great demon Bhaṇḍa have come to fight.
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BndP 3 26.78
तैः समं योद्धुमिच्छामि कुमारित्वात्सकौतुका । सफुरन्ताविव मे बाहू युद्धकण्डूययानया
taiḥ samaṃ yoddhumicchāmi kumāritvātsakautukā / saphurantāviva me bāhū yuddhakaṇḍūyayānayā
I wish to fight with them, eager (for it) because of my girlhood; my two arms seem to throb with this itch for battle.
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BndP 3 26.79
क्रीडा ममैषा हन्तव्या न भवत्या निवारणैः । अहं हि वालिका नित्यं क्रीडनेष्वनुरागिणी
krīḍā mamaiṣā hantavyā na bhavatyā nivāraṇaiḥ / ahaṃ hi vālikā nityaṃ krīḍaneṣvanurāgiṇī
This play of mine must not be killed by your prohibitions; for I am a little girl, ever fond of games.
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BndP 3 26.80
क्षणं रणक्रीडया च प्रीतिं यास्यामि चैतसा । इति विज्ञापिता देवी प्रत्युवाच कुमारिकाम्
kṣaṇaṃ raṇakrīḍayā ca prītiṃ yāsyāmi caitasā / iti vijñāpitā devī pratyuvāca kumārikām
And for a moment I shall attain delight in mind through the game of war." Thus informed, the Goddess replied to the maiden:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.81
वत्से त्वमतिमृद्वङ्गी नववर्षा नवक्रमा । नवीनयुद्धशिक्षा च कुमारी त्वं ममैकिका
vatse tvamatimṛdvaṅgī navavarṣā navakramā / navīnayuddhaśikṣā ca kumārī tvaṃ mamaikikā
"Child, you are of very tender limbs, nine years old, new in your steps, and new in the training of war; you are my only maiden.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.82
त्वां विना क्षणमात्रं मे न निश्वासः प्रवर्तते । ममोच्छ्वसितमेवासि न त्वं याहि महाहवम्
tvāṃ vinā kṣaṇamātraṃ me na niśvāsaḥ pravartate / mamocchvasitamevāsi na tvaṃ yāhi mahāhavam
Without you my breath does not go on even for a moment; you are my very breathing — do not go to the great battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.83
दण्डिनी मन्त्रिणी चैव शक्तयो ऽन्याश्च कोटिशः । संत्येव समरे कर्तुं वत्से त्वं किं प्रमाद्यसि
daṇḍinī mantriṇī caiva śaktayo 'nyāśca koṭiśaḥ / saṃtyeva samare kartuṃ vatse tvaṃ kiṃ pramādyasi
Daṇḍinī and Mantriṇī and other Śaktis by the tens of millions are indeed there to act in the battle; child, why are you being reckless?"
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BndP 3 26.84
इति श्रीललितादेव्या निरुद्धापि कुमारिका । कौमारकौतुकाविष्टा पुनर्युद्धमयाचत
iti śrīlalitādevyā niruddhāpi kumārikā / kaumārakautukāviṣṭā punaryuddhamayācata
Thus restrained by the goddess Śrī Lalitā, the maiden, possessed by girlish eagerness, asked for the battle again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.85
सुदृढं निश्चयं दृष्ट्वा तस्याः श्रीललितांबिका । अनुज्ञां कृतवत्येव गाढमाश्लिष्य बाहुभिः
sudṛḍhaṃ niścayaṃ dṛṣṭvā tasyāḥ śrīlalitāṃbikā / anujñāṃ kṛtavatyeva gāḍhamāśliṣya bāhubhiḥ
Seeing her resolve very firm, mother Śrī Lalitā did indeed give permission, embracing her tightly with her arms.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.86
स्वकीयकवचादेकमाच्छिद्य कवचं ददौ । स्वायुधेभ्यश्चायुधानि वितीर्यविससर्ज ताम्
svakīyakavacādekamācchidya kavacaṃ dadau / svāyudhebhyaścāyudhāni vitīryavisasarja tām
Tearing off one armour from her own armour, she gave it (to her); and having distributed weapons from her own weapons, she sent her forth.
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BndP 3 26.87
कर्णीरथं महाराज्ञ्या चापदण्डात्समुद्धृतम् । हंसयुग्यशतैर्युक्तमारुरोह कुमारिका
karṇīrathaṃ mahārājñyā cāpadaṇḍātsamuddhṛtam / haṃsayugyaśatairyuktamāruroha kumārikā
The maiden mounted the palanquin, drawn out from the Great Queen's bow-staff, yoked with hundreds of pairs of geese.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 26.88
तस्यां रणे प्रवृत्तायां सर्वपर्वस्थदेवताः । बद्धाञ्जलिपुटा नेमुः प्रधृतासिपरंपराः
tasyāṃ raṇe pravṛttāyāṃ sarvaparvasthadevatāḥ / baddhāñjalipuṭā nemuḥ pradhṛtāsiparaṃparāḥ
When she had entered the battle, all the deities stationed at the mountain passes bowed with folded hands, holding up rows of drawn swords.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 26.89
ताभिः प्रणम्यमाना सा चक्रराजरथोत्तमात् । अवरुह्य तले सैन्यं वर्तमानमगाहत
tābhiḥ praṇamyamānā sā cakrarājarathottamāt / avaruhya tale sainyaṃ vartamānamagāhata
Being saluted by them, she descended from that best of chariots, the Cakrarāja, and on the ground plunged into the army that was engaged (in fighting).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.90
तामायान्तीमथो दृष्ट्वा कुमारीं कोपपाटलाम् । मन्त्रिणीदण्डनाथे च सभये वाचमूचतुः
tāmāyāntīmatho dṛṣṭvā kumārīṃ kopapāṭalām / mantriṇīdaṇḍanāthe ca sabhaye vācamūcatuḥ
Then, seeing the girl coming, flushed red with anger, the Minister-goddess and the Commander-of-forces, both alarmed, spoke these words:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.91
किं भर्तृदारिके युद्धे व्यवसायः कृतस्त्वया । अकाण्डे किं महाराज्ञ्या प्रेषितासि रणं प्रति
kiṃ bhartṛdārike yuddhe vyavasāyaḥ kṛtastvayā / akāṇḍe kiṃ mahārājñyā preṣitāsi raṇaṃ prati
"Why, O daughter of our Lord, has this resolve upon battle been made by you? Have you been sent by the Great Queen against the fight at an unfit moment?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.92
तदेतदुचितंनैव वर्तमाने ऽपि सैनिके । त्वं मूर्तं जीवितमसि श्रीदेव्या बालिके यतः
tadetaducitaṃnaiva vartamāne 'pi sainike / tvaṃ mūrtaṃ jīvitamasi śrīdevyā bālike yataḥ
This is not at all fitting, when the soldiery is still engaged; for you, O child, are the very embodied life of Śrī Devī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.93
निवर्तस्व रणोत्साहात्प्रणामस्ते विधीयते । इति ताभ्यां प्रार्थितापि प्राचलद्दृढनिश्चया
nivartasva raṇotsāhātpraṇāmaste vidhīyate / iti tābhyāṃ prārthitāpi prācaladdṛḍhaniścayā
Turn back from your eagerness for battle; homage is offered to you" — though entreated thus by those two, she went on, firm in her resolve.
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BndP 3 26.94
अत्यन्तं विस्मयाविष्टे मन्त्रिणीदण्डनायिके । सहैव तस्या रक्षार्थं चेलतुः पार्श्वयोर्द्वयोः
atyantaṃ vismayāviṣṭe mantriṇīdaṇḍanāyike / sahaiva tasyā rakṣārthaṃ celatuḥ pārśvayordvayoḥ
The Minister-goddess and the Commander-of-forces, filled with utter astonishment, moved along with her on both flanks for her protection.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.95
अथाग्निवरणद्वारा ताभ्यामनुगता सती । प्रभूतसेनायुक्ताभ्यां निर्जगाम कुमारिका
athāgnivaraṇadvārā tābhyāmanugatā satī / prabhūtasenāyuktābhyāṃ nirjagāma kumārikā
Then the maiden went forth by the gate of the fire-rampart, followed by those two, who were joined by an abundant army.
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BndP 3 26.96
सनाथशक्तिसेनानां सर्वासामनुगृह्णती । प्रणामाञ्जलिजालानि कर्णीरथकृतासना
sanāthaśaktisenānāṃ sarvāsāmanugṛhṇatī / praṇāmāñjalijālāni karṇīrathakṛtāsanā
Seated in her covered litter, she received graciously the clustered folded-hand salutations of all the śakti-armies together with their leaders.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 26.97
भण्डस्य तनयान्दुष्टानभ्यद्रवदरिन्दमा । तस्याः प्रादेशिकं सैन्यं कुमार्या न हि विद्यते
bhaṇḍasya tanayānduṣṭānabhyadravadarindamā / tasyāḥ prādeśikaṃ sainyaṃ kumāryā na hi vidyate
The subduer of foes charged against the wicked sons of Bhaṇḍa; for that maiden had no army of her own province.
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BndP 3 26.98
सर्वं हि ललितासैन्यं तत्सैन्यं समजायत । ततः प्रववृते युद्धमत्युद्धतापराक्रमम्
sarvaṃ hi lalitāsainyaṃ tatsainyaṃ samajāyata / tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhamatyuddhatāparākramam
For the whole army of Lalitā became her army. Then a battle began, of exceedingly violent prowess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.99
ववर्ष शरजालानि दैत्येन्द्रेषु कुमारिका । भण्डासुरकुमारैस्तैर्महाराज्ञीकुमारिका । यद्युद्धमतनोत्तत्तु स्पृहणीयं सुरासुरैः
vavarṣa śarajālāni daityendreṣu kumārikā / bhaṇḍāsurakumāraistairmahārājñīkumārikā / yadyuddhamatanottattu spṛhaṇīyaṃ surāsuraiḥ
The maiden rained nets of arrows upon the chiefs of the Daityas; and the battle which the Great Queen's daughter waged with those sons of Bhaṇḍāsura was such as to be envied by gods and demons.
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BndP 3 26.100
अत्यन्तविस्मिता दैत्यकुमारा नववर्षिणीम् । कर्मीरथस्थामालोक्य किरन्तींशरमण्डलम्
atyantavismitā daityakumārā navavarṣiṇīm / karmīrathasthāmālokya kirantīṃśaramaṇḍalam
The Daitya princes were utterly amazed, seeing her, a nine-year-old, seated in her litter, scattering a circle of arrows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.101
क्षणेक्षणे बालिकया क्रियमाणं महारणम् । व्यजिज्ञपन्महाराज्ञ्यै भ्रमन्त्यः परिचारिकाः
kṣaṇekṣaṇe bālikayā kriyamāṇaṃ mahāraṇam / vyajijñapanmahārājñyai bhramantyaḥ paricārikāḥ
The attendant women, moving to and fro, reported to the Great Queen moment by moment the great battle being waged by the girl.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.102
मन्त्रिणीदण्डनाथे च न तां विजहतू रणे । प्रेक्षकत्व मनुप्राप्ते तृष्णीमेव बभूवतुः
mantriṇīdaṇḍanāthe ca na tāṃ vijahatū raṇe / prekṣakatva manuprāpte tṛṣṇīmeva babhūvatuḥ
And the Minister-goddess and the Commander-of-forces did not leave her in the battle; reduced to the state of spectators, they simply remained silent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.103
सर्वेषां दैत्यपुत्राणामेकरूपा कुमारिका । प्रत्येकभिन्ना ददृशे बिंबमालेव भास्वतः
sarveṣāṃ daityaputrāṇāmekarūpā kumārikā / pratyekabhinnā dadṛśe biṃbamāleva bhāsvataḥ
To all the sons of the Daityas the maiden, though of one form, appeared as separately distinct to each one, like a row of reflections of the sun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.104
सायकैरग्निचूडालैस्तेषां मर्माणि भिन्दती । रक्तोत्पलमिव क्रोधसंरक्तं बिभ्रती मुखम्
sāyakairagnicūḍālaisteṣāṃ marmāṇi bhindatī / raktotpalamiva krodhasaṃraktaṃ bibhratī mukham
Splitting their vital points with arrows crested with fire, wearing a face reddened with anger like a red lotus,
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BndP 3 26.105
आश्चर्यं ब्रुवतो व्योम्नि पश्यतां त्रिदिवौकसाम् । साधुवादैर्बहुविधैर्मत्रिणीदण्डनाथयोः
āścaryaṃ bruvato vyomni paśyatāṃ tridivaukasām / sādhuvādairbahuvidhairmatriṇīdaṇḍanāthayoḥ
— while the dwellers of heaven, watching in the sky, cried "A marvel!" — honoured by the manifold cries of "Well done!" of the Minister-goddess and the Commander-of-forces,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.106
अर्च्यमाना रणं चक्रे लघुहस्ता कुमारिका । द्वितीयं युद्धदिवसं समस्तमपि सा रणे
arcyamānā raṇaṃ cakre laghuhastā kumārikā / dvitīyaṃ yuddhadivasaṃ samastamapi sā raṇe
the deft-handed maiden waged the battle; and through the whole of the second day of fighting, in the fray
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.107
प्रकाशयामास बलं ललितादुहिता निजम् । अस्त्रप्रत्यस्त्रमोक्षेण तान्सर्वानपि भिन्दती
prakāśayāmāsa balaṃ lalitāduhitā nijam / astrapratyastramokṣeṇa tānsarvānapi bhindatī
Lalitā's daughter displayed her own power, splitting all of them by loosing counter-weapons against their weapons.
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BndP 3 26.108
नारायणास्त्रमोक्षेण महराज्ञीकुमारिका । द्विशत्यक्षौहिणीसैन्यं भस्मसादकरोत्क्षणात्
nārāyaṇāstramokṣeṇa maharājñīkumārikā / dviśatyakṣauhiṇīsainyaṃ bhasmasādakarotkṣaṇāt
By releasing the Nārāyaṇa weapon, the great queen's maiden daughter reduced in an instant the army of two hundred akṣauhiṇīs to ashes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.109
अक्षौहिणीनां क्षयतः क्षणात्कोपमुपागताः । आकृष्टगुरुधन्वानस्ते ऽपतन्नेकहेलया
akṣauhiṇīnāṃ kṣayataḥ kṣaṇātkopamupāgatāḥ / ākṛṣṭagurudhanvānaste 'patannekahelayā
Because of the destruction of the akṣauhiṇīs, in a moment they fell into rage, and with heavy bows drawn they attacked all in one rush.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.110
ततः कलकले जाते शक्तीनां च दिवौकसाम् । युगपत्त्रिंशतो बाणानसृजत्सा कुमारिका
tataḥ kalakale jāte śaktīnāṃ ca divaukasām / yugapattriṃśato bāṇānasṛjatsā kumārikā
Then, when a clamour arose among the śaktis and the dwellers in heaven, that maiden loosed thirty arrows all at once.
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BndP 3 26.111
हस्तलाघवमाश्रित्य मुक्तैश्चन्द्रार्धसायकैः । त्रिंशता त्रिंशतो भण्डपुत्राणा साहतं शिरः
hastalāghavamāśritya muktaiścandrārdhasāyakaiḥ / triṃśatā triṃśato bhaṇḍaputrāṇā sāhataṃ śiraḥ
Relying on the deftness of her hand, with thirty half-moon arrows released, the thirty heads of Bhaṇḍa's sons were struck off.
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BndP 3 26.112
इति भण्डस्य पुत्रेषु प्राप्तेषु यमसादनम् । अत्यन्तविस्मयाविष्टा वबृषुः पुष्पमभ्रगाः
iti bhaṇḍasya putreṣu prāpteṣu yamasādanam / atyantavismayāviṣṭā vabṛṣuḥ puṣpamabhragāḥ
When in this way Bhaṇḍa's sons had reached Yama's abode, those who move in the clouds, seized with utter amazement, rained down flowers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.113
सा च पुत्री महाराज्ञ्याः विध्वस्तासुरमैनिका । मन्त्रिणीदण्डनाथाभ्यामालिङ्ग्यत भृशं मुदा
sā ca putrī mahārājñyāḥ vidhvastāsuramainikā / mantriṇīdaṇḍanāthābhyāmāliṅgyata bhṛśaṃ mudā
And that daughter of the great queen, having shattered the army of asuras, was embraced with great joy by Mantriṇī and Daṇḍanāthā.
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BndP 3 26.114
तस्याः पराक्रमोन्मेषैर्नृत्यन्त्योजयदायिभिः । शक्तयस्तुमुलं चक्रुः साधुवादैर्जगत्त्रयम्
tasyāḥ parākramonmeṣairnṛtyantyojayadāyibhiḥ / śaktayastumulaṃ cakruḥ sādhuvādairjagattrayam
At the burstings-forth of her prowess, the śaktis, dancing, made the three worlds tumultuous with victory-conferring cries of "well done!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 26.115
सर्वाश्च शक्तिसेनान्यो दण्डनाथापुरःसराः । तदाश्चर्यं महाराज्ञ्यै निवेदयितुमुद्गताः
sarvāśca śaktisenānyo daṇḍanāthāpuraḥsarāḥ / tadāścaryaṃ mahārājñyai nivedayitumudgatāḥ
And all the commanders of the śakti forces, with Daṇḍanāthā at their head, went up to report that marvel to the great queen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.116
ताभिर्निवेद्यमानानि सा देवी ललितांबिका । पुत्रीभुजावदानानि श्रुत्वा प्रीतिं समाययौ
tābhirnivedyamānāni sā devī lalitāṃbikā / putrībhujāvadānāni śrutvā prītiṃ samāyayau
Hearing the deeds of her daughter's arms as they were reported by them, that goddess Lalitāmbikā was filled with delight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 26.117
समस्तमपि तच्चक्रं शक्तीनां तत्पराक्रमैः । अदृष्टपूर्वैर्देवेषु विस्मयस्य वशं गतम्
samastamapi taccakraṃ śaktīnāṃ tatparākramaiḥ / adṛṣṭapūrvairdeveṣu vismayasya vaśaṃ gatam
That whole circle of śaktis too fell under the sway of amazement at those feats of hers, the like of which had never before been seen among the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition