Brahmanda Purana — Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 27
BndP 3 27.1
अथ नष्टेषु पुत्रेषु शोकानलपरिप्लुतः । विललाप स दैत्येन्द्रो मत्वा जातं कुलक्षयम्
atha naṣṭeṣu putreṣu śokānalapariplutaḥ / vilalāpa sa daityendro matvā jātaṃ kulakṣayam
Then, when his sons had perished, that lord of the Daityas, drenched in the fire of grief, lamented, thinking that the ruin of his line had come about.
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BndP 3 27.2
हा पुत्रा हा गुणोदारा हा मदेकपरायणाः । हा मन्नेत्रसुधापूरा हा मत्कुलविवर्धनाः
hā putrā hā guṇodārā hā madekaparāyaṇāḥ / hā mannetrasudhāpūrā hā matkulavivardhanāḥ
"Alas, my sons! Alas, you who were noble in virtues! Alas, you whose one refuge was me! Alas, you who were floods of nectar to my eyes! Alas, you who made my line grow!
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BndP 3 27.3
हा समस्तसुरश्रेष्ठमदभञ्जनतत्पराः । हा समस्तसुरस्त्रीणामन्तर्मोहनमन्मथाः
hā samastasuraśreṣṭhamadabhañjanatatparāḥ / hā samastasurastrīṇāmantarmohanamanmathāḥ
Alas, you who were bent on breaking the pride of all the foremost gods! Alas, you who were Manmathas bewitching the hearts of all the women of the gods!
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BndP 3 27.4
दिशत प्रीतिवाचं मे ममाङ्के वल्गताधुना । किमिदानीमिमं तातमवमुच्य सुखं गताः
diśata prītivācaṃ me mamāṅke valgatādhunā / kimidānīmimaṃ tātamavamucya sukhaṃ gatāḥ
Speak a loving word to me; frolic now in my lap! Why have you now gone off happily, abandoning this father?
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BndP 3 27.5
युष्मान्विना न शोभन्ते मम राज्यानि पुत्रकाः । रिक्तानि मम गेहानि रिक्ता राजसभापि मे
yuṣmānvinā na śobhante mama rājyāni putrakāḥ / riktāni mama gehāni riktā rājasabhāpi me
Without you my kingdoms have no beauty, my little sons; empty are my houses, and empty too my royal hall.
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BndP 3 27.6
कथमेवं विनिःशेषं हतायूयं दुराशयाः । अप्रधृष्यभुजासत्त्वान्भवतो मत्कुलाङ्कुरान् । कथमेकपदे दुष्टा वनिता संगरे ऽवधीत्
kathamevaṃ viniḥśeṣaṃ hatāyūyaṃ durāśayāḥ / apradhṛṣyabhujāsattvānbhavato matkulāṅkurān / kathamekapade duṣṭā vanitā saṃgare 'vadhīt
How were you all thus slain, leaving none, O ill-fated ones? How did a wicked woman kill you in battle at one stroke—you, the shoots of my lineage, whose arms' strength was unassailable?
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BndP 3 27.7
मम नष्टानि सौख्यानि मम नष्टाः कुलस्त्रियः । इतः परं कुले क्षीणे साहसानि सुखानि च
mama naṣṭāni saukhyāni mama naṣṭāḥ kulastriyaḥ / itaḥ paraṃ kule kṣīṇe sāhasāni sukhāni ca
My comforts are lost, the women of my house are lost; from now on, with the family wasted away, so too are bold deeds and pleasures.
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BndP 3 27.8
भवतः सुकृतैर्लब्ध्वा मम पूर्वजनुःकृतैः । नाशो ऽयं भवतामद्य जातो नष्टस्ततो ऽस्म्यहम्
bhavataḥ sukṛtairlabdhvā mama pūrvajanuḥkṛtaiḥ / nāśo 'yaṃ bhavatāmadya jāto naṣṭastato 'smyaham
Having obtained you by the good deeds done in my former birth—today this destruction of you has come about, and therefore I am destroyed.
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BndP 3 27.9
हा हतो ऽस्मि विपन्नो ऽस्मि मन्दभाग्यो ऽस्मि पुत्रकाः । इति शोकात्स पर्यस्यन्प्रलपन्मुक्तमूर्धजः । मूर्च्छया लुप्तहृदयो निष्पपात नुपासनात्
hā hato 'smi vipanno 'smi mandabhāgyo 'smi putrakāḥ / iti śokātsa paryasyanpralapanmuktamūrdhajaḥ / mūrcchayā luptahṛdayo niṣpapāta nupāsanāt
Alas, I am struck down, I am ruined, I am of poor fortune, my little sons!"—thus, rolling about from grief, babbling, his hair loosened, his heart blotted out by a swoon, he fell from the royal seat.
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BndP 3 27.10
विशुक्रश्च विषङ्गश्च कुटिलाक्षश्च संसदि । भण्डमाश्वासयामासुर्दैवस्य कुटिलक्रमैः
viśukraśca viṣaṅgaśca kuṭilākṣaśca saṃsadi / bhaṇḍamāśvāsayāmāsurdaivasya kuṭilakramaiḥ
And Viśukra and Viṣaṅga and Kuṭilākṣa, in the assembly, consoled Bhaṇḍa by (speaking of) the crooked courses of fate.
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BndP 3 27.11
विशुक्र उवाच देवकि प्राकृत इव प्राप्तः शोकस्य वश्यताम् । लपसि त्वे प्रति सुतान्प्राप्तमृत्यून्महाहवे
viśukra uvāca devaki prākṛta iva prāptaḥ śokasya vaśyatām / lapasi tve prati sutānprāptamṛtyūnmahāhave
Viśukra said: O lord, like a common man you have fallen under the power of grief, and you wail over your sons who met their death in the great battle.
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BndP 3 27.12
धर्मवान्विहितः पन्था वीराणामेष शाश्वतः । अशोच्यमाहवे मृत्युं प्राप्नुवन्ति यदर्हितम्
dharmavānvihitaḥ panthā vīrāṇāmeṣa śāśvataḥ / aśocyamāhave mṛtyuṃ prāpnuvanti yadarhitam
This is the eternal path ordained by dharma for heroes: (that) they meet in battle a death that is not to be grieved over, since it is deserved.
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BndP 3 27.13
एतदेव विनाशाय शल्यवद्बाधते मनः । यत्स्त्री समागत्य हठान्नि हन्ति सुभटान्रणे
etadeva vināśāya śalyavadbādhate manaḥ / yatstrī samāgatya haṭhānni hanti subhaṭānraṇe
Just this galls the mind like a barbed dart, (bringing us) to ruin: that a woman, coming (against us), violently slays good warriors in battle.
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BndP 3 27.14
इत्युक्ते तेन दैत्येन पुत्रशोको व्यमुच्यत । भण्डेन चण्डकालाग्निसदृशः क्रोध आदधे
ityukte tena daityena putraśoko vyamucyata / bhaṇḍena caṇḍakālāgnisadṛśaḥ krodha ādadhe
When that daitya had spoken thus, the grief for his sons was released (in Bhaṇḍa), and a rage like the fierce fire of doomsday took hold of Bhaṇḍa.
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BndP 3 27.15
स कोशात्क्षिप्रमुद्धृत्य खड्गमुग्रं यमोपमम् । विस्फारिताक्षियुगलो भृशं जज्वाल तेजसा
sa kośātkṣipramuddhṛtya khaḍgamugraṃ yamopamam / visphāritākṣiyugalo bhṛśaṃ jajvāla tejasā
Swiftly drawing from its sheath a terrible sword like Yama (himself), with both eyes wide open he blazed intensely with fiery energy.
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BndP 3 27.16
इदानीमेव तां दुष्टां खड्गेनानेन खण्डशः । शकलीकृत्य समरे श्रमं प्राप्स्यामि बन्धुभिः
idānīmeva tāṃ duṣṭāṃ khaḍgenānena khaṇḍaśaḥ / śakalīkṛtya samare śramaṃ prāpsyāmi bandhubhiḥ
This very moment, having cut that wicked woman to pieces with this sword in battle, I shall find relief (from the grief) for my kinsmen.
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BndP 3 27.17
इति रोषस्खलद्वर्णः श्वसन्निव भुजङ्गमः । खड्गं विधुन्वन्नुत्थाय प्रचचाला तिमत्तवत्
iti roṣaskhaladvarṇaḥ śvasanniva bhujaṅgamaḥ / khaḍgaṃ vidhunvannutthāya pracacālā timattavat
So (saying), his syllables faltering with fury, hissing like a serpent, brandishing his sword he rose up and staggered forward as if drunk.
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BndP 3 27.18
तं निरुध्य च संभ्रान्ताः सर्वे दानवपुङ्गवाः । वाचमूचुरतिक्रोधाज्ज्वलन्तो ललितां प्रति
taṃ nirudhya ca saṃbhrāntāḥ sarve dānavapuṅgavāḥ / vācamūcuratikrodhājjvalanto lalitāṃ prati
And all the bulls among the dānavas, agitated, restrained him and, blazing with extreme anger, spoke words concerning Lalitā.
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BndP 3 27.19
न तदर्थे त्वया कार्यः स्वामिन्संभ्रम ईदृशः । अस्माभिः स्वबलैर्युक्तै रणोत्साहो विधीयते
na tadarthe tvayā kāryaḥ svāminsaṃbhrama īdṛśaḥ / asmābhiḥ svabalairyuktai raṇotsāho vidhīyate
You should not, master, make such a commotion on her account; the effort of battle will be undertaken by us, joined with our own forces.
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BndP 3 27.20
भवदाज्ञालवं प्राप्य समस्तभुवनं हठात् । विमर्द्दयितुमीशाः स्मः किमु तां मुग्धभामिनीम्
bhavadājñālavaṃ prāpya samastabhuvanaṃ haṭhāt / vimarddayitumīśāḥ smaḥ kimu tāṃ mugdhabhāminīm
On receiving the least fragment of your command we are able to crush the entire world by force—how much more that infatuated woman!
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BndP 3 27.21
किं चूषयामः सप्ताब्धीन्क्षोदयामो ऽथ वा गिरीन् । अधरोत्तरमेवैतत्त्रैलोक्यं करवाम वा
kiṃ cūṣayāmaḥ saptābdhīnkṣodayāmo 'tha vā girīn / adharottaramevaitattrailokyaṃ karavāma vā
Shall we suck dry the seven oceans, or grind the mountains to dust, or shall we turn these three worlds upside down?
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BndP 3 27.22
छिनदाम सुरान्सर्वान्भिनदाम तदालयान् । पिन्षाम हरित्पालानाज्ञां देहि महामते
chinadāma surānsarvānbhinadāma tadālayān / pinṣāma haritpālānājñāṃ dehi mahāmate
Let us cut down all the gods, let us break open their dwellings, let us crush the guardians of the quarters—give the command, O great-minded one!
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BndP 3 27.23
इत्युदीरित माकर्ण्य महाहङ्कारगर्वितम् । उवाच वचनं क्रुद्धः प्रतिघारुणलोचनः
ityudīrita mākarṇya mahāhaṅkāragarvitam / uvāca vacanaṃ kruddhaḥ pratighāruṇalocanaḥ
Hearing this spoken, puffed up with great arrogance, he angrily uttered these words, his eyes red with wrath:
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BndP 3 27.24
विशुक्र भवता गत्वा मायान्तार्हितवर्ष्मणा । जयविघ्नं महायन्त्रं कर्त्तव्यं कटके द्विषाम्
viśukra bhavatā gatvā māyāntārhitavarṣmaṇā / jayavighnaṃ mahāyantraṃ karttavyaṃ kaṭake dviṣām
Viśukra, you must go with your body concealed by illusion and set up, in the camp of the foes, a great yantra that will obstruct their victory.
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BndP 3 27.25
इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा विशुक्रो रोषरूषितः । मायातिरोहितवपुर्जगाम ललिताबलम्
iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā viśukro roṣarūṣitaḥ / māyātirohitavapurjagāma lalitābalam
Hearing these words of his, Viśukra, inflamed with fury, his form hidden by magic, went to Lalitā's army.
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BndP 3 27.26
तस्मिन्प्रयातुमुद्युक्ते सुर्यो ऽस्तं समुपागतः । पर्यस्तकिरणस्तोमपाटलीकृतदिङ्मुखः
tasminprayātumudyukte suryo 'staṃ samupāgataḥ / paryastakiraṇastomapāṭalīkṛtadiṅmukhaḥ
While he was setting out, the sun came to its setting, having made the faces of the directions pale-red with its scattered mass of rays.
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BndP 3 27.27
अनुरागवती संध्या प्रयान्तं भानुमालिनम् । अनुवव्राज पातालकुञ्जे रन्तुमिवोत्सुका
anurāgavatī saṃdhyā prayāntaṃ bhānumālinam / anuvavrāja pātālakuñje rantumivotsukā
Twilight, full of passion, followed after the departing garlanded sun, as if eager to sport with him in the bowers of the netherworld.
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BndP 3 27.28
वेगात्प्रपततो भानोर्देहसंगात्समुत्थिताः । चरमाब्धेरिव पयःकणास्तारा विरेजिरे
vegātprapatato bhānordehasaṃgātsamutthitāḥ / caramābdheriva payaḥkaṇāstārā virejire
The stars shone like drops of water thrown up from contact with the body of the sun as it plunged swiftly into the western ocean.
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BndP 3 27.29
अथाससाद बहुलं तमः कज्जलमेचकम् । सार्थं कर्त्तुमिवोद्युक्तं सवर्णस्यासिदुर्धिया
athāsasāda bahulaṃ tamaḥ kajjalamecakam / sārthaṃ karttumivodyuktaṃ savarṇasyāsidurdhiyā
Then thick darkness, dusky as lampblack, arrived, as if eager to make common cause with the evil design of one of its own colour.
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BndP 3 27.30
मायारथं समारूढो गूढशर्वरसंवृतः । अदृश्यवपुरापेदे ललिताकटकं खलः
māyārathaṃ samārūḍho gūḍhaśarvarasaṃvṛtaḥ / adṛśyavapurāpede lalitākaṭakaṃ khalaḥ
Mounted on a chariot of illusion, enveloped in the dense night, his body invisible, the villain came upon Lalitā's camp.
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BndP 3 27.31
तत्र गत्वा ज्वलज्ज्वालं वह्निप्राकारमण्डलम् । शतयोजनविस्तारामालोकयत् दुर्मतिः
tatra gatvā jvalajjvālaṃ vahniprākāramaṇḍalam / śatayojanavistārāmālokayat durmatiḥ
Going there, the evil-minded one beheld the circular rampart of fire, blazing with flames, a hundred yojanas in extent.
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BndP 3 27.32
परितो विभ्रमञ्शालमवकाशमवाप्नुवन् । दक्षिणं द्वारमासाद्य निदध्यौ क्षणमुद्धतः
parito vibhramañśālamavakāśamavāpnuvan / dakṣiṇaṃ dvāramāsādya nidadhyau kṣaṇamuddhataḥ
Roaming about the wall and finding no opening, he reached the southern gate and, arrogant, pondered for a moment.
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BndP 3 27.33
तत्रापश्यन्महासत्त्वास्सावधाना धृतायुधाः । आरूढयानाः सनद्धवर्माणो द्वारदेशतः
tatrāpaśyanmahāsattvāssāvadhānā dhṛtāyudhāḥ / ārūḍhayānāḥ sanaddhavarmāṇo dvāradeśataḥ
There, at the gate area, he saw great beings, watchful, holding weapons, mounted on their vehicles, with armour buckled on.
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BndP 3 27.34
स्तंभिनीप्रमुखाः शक्तीर्विशत्यक्षौहिणीयुताः । सर्वदा द्वाररक्षार्थं निर्दिष्टा दण्डनाथया
staṃbhinīpramukhāḥ śaktīrviśatyakṣauhiṇīyutāḥ / sarvadā dvārarakṣārthaṃ nirdiṣṭā daṇḍanāthayā
(These were) the Śaktis headed by Stambhinī, accompanied by twenty akṣauhiṇīs, appointed by the Daṇḍanāthā to guard the gate at all times.
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BndP 3 27.35
विलोक्य विस्मयाविष्टो विचार्य च चिरं तदा । शालस्य बहिरेवासौ स्थित्वा यन्त्रं समातनोत्
vilokya vismayāviṣṭo vicārya ca ciraṃ tadā / śālasya bahirevāsau sthitvā yantraṃ samātanot
Having looked and pondered long, then, filled with amazement, he took his stand outside the wall itself and set up a yantra.
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BndP 3 27.36
गव्यूतिमात्रकायामे तत्समानप्रविस्तरे । शिलापट्टे सुमहति प्रालिखद्यन्त्रमुत्तमम्
gavyūtimātrakāyāme tatsamānapravistare / śilāpaṭṭe sumahati prālikhadyantramuttamam
On a very great slab of stone, a gavyūti in length and of breadth equal to that, he inscribed a supreme yantra.
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BndP 3 27.37
अष्टदिक्ष्वष्टशूलेन संहाराक्षरमौलिना । अष्टभिर्दैवतैश्चैव युक्तं यन्त्रं समालिखत्
aṣṭadikṣvaṣṭaśūlena saṃhārākṣaramaulinā / aṣṭabhirdaivataiścaiva yuktaṃ yantraṃ samālikhat
He drew out the yantra furnished with eight tridents in the eight directions, crowned with the syllable of destruction, and with the eight deities.
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BndP 3 27.38
अलसा कृपणा दीना नितन्द्राच प्रमीलिका । क्लीबा च निरहङ्कारा चेत्यष्टौ देवताः स्मृताः
alasā kṛpaṇā dīnā nitandrāca pramīlikā / klībā ca nirahaṅkārā cetyaṣṭau devatāḥ smṛtāḥ
Alasā (Sluggish), Kṛpaṇā (Miserly), Dīnā (Wretched), Nitandrā (Drowsy), Pramīlikā (Dozing), Klībā (Impotent), and Nirahaṅkārā (Without self-assertion) — these are remembered as the eight deities.
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BndP 3 27.39
देवताष्टकमेतश्च शूलाष्टकपुटोपरि । नियोज्य लिखितं यन्त्रं मायावी सममन्त्रयत्
devatāṣṭakametaśca śūlāṣṭakapuṭopari / niyojya likhitaṃ yantraṃ māyāvī samamantrayat
Having assigned this octad of deities to the hollows of the eight tridents, the master of illusion recited mantras over the inscribed yantra.
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BndP 3 27.40
पूजां विधाय मन्त्रस्य बलिभिश्छागलादिभिः । तद्यन्त्रं चारिकटके प्राक्षिपत्समरे ऽसुरः
pūjāṃ vidhāya mantrasya balibhiśchāgalādibhiḥ / tadyantraṃ cārikaṭake prākṣipatsamare 'suraḥ
Having performed the worship of the mantra with offerings of goats and the like, the asura hurled that yantra into the enemy camp in the battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.41
पाकारस्य बहिर्भागे वर्तिना तेन दुर्धिया । क्षिप्तमुल्लङ्घ्य च रणे पपात कटकान्तरे
pākārasya bahirbhāge vartinā tena durdhiyā / kṣiptamullaṅghya ca raṇe papāta kaṭakāntare
Cast by that ill-witted one, who was staying on the outer side of the fiery rampart, it flew over (the wall) and fell in the battle into the midst of the camp.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.42
तद्यन्त्रस्य विकारेण कटकस्थास्तुशक्तयः । विमुक्तशस्त्रसंन्यासमास्थिता दीनमानसाः
tadyantrasya vikāreṇa kaṭakasthāstuśaktayaḥ / vimuktaśastrasaṃnyāsamāsthitā dīnamānasāḥ
By the alteration wrought by that yantra, the Śaktis stationed in the camp, dejected in mind, laid down their weapons and settled into renunciation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.43
किं हतैरसुरैः कार्यं शस्त्राशस्त्रिक्रमैरलम् । जयसिद्धफलं किं वा प्राणिहिंसा च पापदा
kiṃ hatairasuraiḥ kāryaṃ śastrāśastrikramairalam / jayasiddhaphalaṃ kiṃ vā prāṇihiṃsā ca pāpadā
What is the use of slain asuras? Enough of these rounds of armed and unarmed (fighting)! Or what is the fruit of gaining victory? And the killing of living beings brings sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.44
अमराणां कृते को ऽयं किमस्माकं भविष्यति । वृथा कलकलं कृत्वा न फलं युद्धकर्मणा
amarāṇāṃ kṛte ko 'yaṃ kimasmākaṃ bhaviṣyati / vṛthā kalakalaṃ kṛtvā na phalaṃ yuddhakarmaṇā
What is this (toil) for the sake of the immortals? What will come of it for us? Having raised an uproar in vain, there is no fruit in the work of war.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.45
का स्वामिनी महाराज्ञी का वासौ दण्डनायिका । का वा सा मन्त्रिणी श्यामा भृत्यत्वं नो ऽथ कीदृशम्
kā svāminī mahārājñī kā vāsau daṇḍanāyikā / kā vā sā mantriṇī śyāmā bhṛtyatvaṃ no 'tha kīdṛśam
Who is the mistress, the great queen? And who is that commander of forces? And who is that dark-hued lady counsellor? And what sort of thing is this servitude of ours?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.46
इह सर्वाभिरस्माभिर्भृत्यभूताभिरेकिका । वनिता स्वामिनीकृत्ये किं फलं मोक्ष्यते परम्
iha sarvābhirasmābhirbhṛtyabhūtābhirekikā / vanitā svāminīkṛtye kiṃ phalaṃ mokṣyate param
Here, when all of us have become servants, (there is but) one woman: in the business of being mistress, what higher fruit is to be won?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 27.47
परेषां मर्मभिदुरैरायुधैर्न प्रयोजनम् । युद्धं शाम्यतु चास्माकं देहशस्त्रक्षतिप्रदम्
pareṣāṃ marmabhidurairāyudhairna prayojanam / yuddhaṃ śāmyatu cāsmākaṃ dehaśastrakṣatipradam
There is no need of weapons that split open the vitals of others; and let this war of ours cease, which inflicts weapon-wounds on the body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.48
युद्धे च मरणं भावि वृथा स्युर्जीवितानि नः । युद्धे मृत्युर्भवेदेव इति तत्र प्रमैव का
yuddhe ca maraṇaṃ bhāvi vṛthā syurjīvitāni naḥ / yuddhe mṛtyurbhavedeva iti tatra pramaiva kā
And in war death is bound to come; our lives would be wasted. In war death would surely happen — what pleasure, then, is there in it?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 27.49
उत्साहेन फलं नास्ति निद्रैवैका सुखावहा । आलस्यसदृशं नास्ति चित्तविश्रान्तिदायकम्
utsāhena phalaṃ nāsti nidraivaikā sukhāvahā / ālasyasadṛśaṃ nāsti cittaviśrāntidāyakam
There is no fruit in exertion; sleep alone brings comfort; there is nothing like idleness for granting rest to the mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.50
एतादृशीश्च नो ज्ञात्वा सा राज्ञी किं करिष्यति । तस्या राज्ञीत्वमपि नः समवायेन कल्पितम्
etādṛśīśca no jñātvā sā rājñī kiṃ kariṣyati / tasyā rājñītvamapi naḥ samavāyena kalpitam
And knowing us to be of such a sort, what will that queen do? Even her queenship was contrived by our combining together.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.51
एवं चोपेक्षितास्माभिः सा विनष्टबला भवेत् । नष्ट सत्त्वा च सा राज्ञी कान्नः शिक्षां करिष्यति
evaṃ copekṣitāsmābhiḥ sā vinaṣṭabalā bhavet / naṣṭa sattvā ca sā rājñī kānnaḥ śikṣāṃ kariṣyati
"And if we thus disregard her, she will be one whose forces are destroyed; and that queen, her strength gone, what discipline will she impose on us?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 27.52
एवमेव रणारंभं विमुच्य विधुतायुधाः । शक्तयो निद्रया द्वारे घूर्णमाना इवाभवन्
evameva raṇāraṃbhaṃ vimucya vidhutāyudhāḥ / śaktayo nidrayā dvāre ghūrṇamānā ivābhavan
Just so, abandoning the onset of battle, their weapons cast down, the Śaktis at the gate became as if reeling with sleep.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.55
सर्वत्र मान्द्यं कार्येषु महदालस्यमागतम् । शिथिलं चाभवत्सर्वं शक्तीनां कटकं महत् ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,२७।५३ ॥ जयविघ्नं महायन्त्रमिति कृत्वा स दानवः ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,२७।५४ ॥ निर्विद्य तत्प्रभावेण कटकं प्रमिमन्थिषुः । द्वितीययुद्धदिवसस्यार्धरात्रे गते सति
sarvatra māndyaṃ kāryeṣu mahadālasyamāgatam / śithilaṃ cābhavatsarvaṃ śaktīnāṃ kaṭakaṃ mahat // bndp_3,27.53 // jayavighnaṃ mahāyantramiti kṛtvā sa dānavaḥ // bndp_3,27.54 // nirvidya tatprabhāveṇa kaṭakaṃ pramimanthiṣuḥ / dvitīyayuddhadivasasyārdharātre gate sati
Everywhere a slackness came over their tasks, and a great sloth; the whole great camp of the Śaktis became lax. [53] That Dānava, having made the great engine (called) Jayavighna, 'obstacle-to-victory,' [54] by its power (the enemies) grew disaffected and set about churning up the camp; and when half the night of the second day of battle had passed—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 27.56
निस्मृत्य नगराद्भूयस्त्रिंशदक्षौहिणीवृतः । आजगाम पुनर्दैत्यो विशुक्रः कटकं द्विषाम्
nismṛtya nagarādbhūyastriṃśadakṣauhiṇīvṛtaḥ / ājagāma punardaityo viśukraḥ kaṭakaṃ dviṣām
Recollecting (himself), the Daitya Viśukra came forth again from the city, surrounded by thirty akṣauhiṇīs, and came once more to the camp of his foes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 27.57
अश्रूयन्त ततस्तस्य रणनिःसाणनिस्वनाः । तथापि ता निरुद्योगाः शक्तयः कटके ऽभवन्
aśrūyanta tatastasya raṇaniḥsāṇanisvanāḥ / tathāpi tā nirudyogāḥ śaktayaḥ kaṭake 'bhavan
Then his war-drum sounds were heard; yet even so those Śaktis in the camp remained without effort.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.58
तदा महानुभावत्वाद्विकारैर्विघ्नयन्त्रजैः । अस्पृष्टे मन्त्रिणीदण्डनाथे चिन्तामवा पतुः
tadā mahānubhāvatvādvikārairvighnayantrajaiḥ / aspṛṣṭe mantriṇīdaṇḍanāthe cintāmavā patuḥ
Then, because of their great dignity, the Ministress and the Commander of the forces, being untouched by the alterations produced by the obstacle-engine, fell into anxiety.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.59
अहो बत महत्कष्टमिदमापतितं भयम् । कस्य वाथ विकारेण सैनिका निर्गतोद्यमाः
aho bata mahatkaṣṭamidamāpatitaṃ bhayam / kasya vātha vikāreṇa sainikā nirgatodyamāḥ
"Alas! This great trouble, this terror, has befallen (us). By whose alteration, then, are the soldiers gone slack of effort?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.60
निरस्तायुधसंरंभा निद्रातन्द्राविघूर्णिताः । न मानयन्ति वाक्यानि रार्चयन्ति महेश्वरीम् । औदासीन्यं वितन्वन्ति शक्तयो निस्पृहा इमाः
nirastāyudhasaṃraṃbhā nidrātandrāvighūrṇitāḥ / na mānayanti vākyāni rārcayanti maheśvarīm / audāsīnyaṃ vitanvanti śaktayo nispṛhā imāḥ
"Their martial ardour for arms cast off, reeling with sleep and torpor, they do not heed words, nor do they honour Maheśvarī; indifferent, these Śaktis spread apathy about."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 27.61
इति ते मन्त्रिणीदण्डनाथे चिन्तापरायणे । चक्रस्यन्दनमारूढे महाराज्ञीं समूचतुः
iti te mantriṇīdaṇḍanāthe cintāparāyaṇe / cakrasyandanamārūḍhe mahārājñīṃ samūcatuḥ
Thus the Ministress and the Commander, given over to anxiety, mounted on the chariot Cakra, spoke together to the Great Queen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.62
मन्त्रिण्युवाच देवि सक्य विकारो ऽयं शक्तयो विगतोद्यमाः । न शृण्वन्ति महाराज्ञि तवाज्ञां विश्वपालिताम्
mantriṇyuvāca devi sakya vikāro 'yaṃ śaktayo vigatodyamāḥ / na śṛṇvanti mahārājñi tavājñāṃ viśvapālitām
The Ministress said: "Goddess, this is some alteration: the Śaktis have lost their zeal. They do not listen, O Great Queen, to your command that protects the universe.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.63
अन्योन्यं च विरक्तास्ताः पराच्यः सर्वकर्मसु । निद्रातन्द्रामुकुलिता दुर्वाक्यानि वितन्वते
anyonyaṃ ca viraktāstāḥ parācyaḥ sarvakarmasu / nidrātandrāmukulitā durvākyāni vitanvate
"And they are estranged from one another, turned away from all their duties; closed up with sleep and torpor, they utter evil words.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.64
का दण्डिनी मन्त्रिणी का महाराज्ञीति का पुनः । युद्धं च कीदृशमिति क्षेपं भूरि वितन्वते
kā daṇḍinī mantriṇī kā mahārājñīti kā punaḥ / yuddhaṃ ca kīdṛśamiti kṣepaṃ bhūri vitanvate
"'Who is Daṇḍinī? Who is the Ministress? And who again is the Great Queen? And what sort of thing is war?'—so they heap up much abuse.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.65
अस्मिन्नेवान्तरे शत्रुरागच्छति महाबलः । उद्दण्डभेरीनिस्वानैर्विभिन्दन्निव रोदसी
asminnevāntare śatrurāgacchati mahābalaḥ / uddaṇḍabherīnisvānairvibhindanniva rodasī
"And at just this juncture the mighty enemy is coming, as if splitting heaven and earth with the sounds of his raised drums.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.66
अत्र यत्प्राप्तरूपं तन्महाराज्ञि प्रपद्यताम् । इत्युक्त्वा सह दण्डिन्या मन्त्रिणी प्रणतिं व्यधात्
atra yatprāptarūpaṃ tanmahārājñi prapadyatām / ityuktvā saha daṇḍinyā mantriṇī praṇatiṃ vyadhāt
"In this matter, O Great Queen, let whatever is fitting be undertaken." Having said this, the Ministress, together with Daṇḍinī, made obeisance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.67
ततः सा ललिता देवी कामेश्वरमुखं प्रति । दत्तदृष्टडिः समहसदतिरक्तरदावलिः
tataḥ sā lalitā devī kāmeśvaramukhaṃ prati / dattadṛṣṭaḍiḥ samahasadatiraktaradāvaliḥ
Then that goddess Lalitā, her gaze directed toward the face of Kāmeśvara, smiled, her row of teeth deeply reddened.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.68
तस्याः स्मितप्रभापुञ्जे कुञ्जराकृतिमान्मुखे । कटक्रोडगलद्दानः कश्चिदेव व्यजृंभत
tasyāḥ smitaprabhāpuñje kuñjarākṛtimānmukhe / kaṭakroḍagaladdānaḥ kaścideva vyajṛṃbhata
In the mass of radiance of her smile there yawned forth someone with an elephant-shaped face, with ichor flowing from the hollows of his temples.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.69
जपापटलपाटल्यो बालचन्द्रवपुर्धरः । बीजपूरगदामिक्षुचापं शूलं सुदर्शनम्
japāpaṭalapāṭalyo bālacandravapurdharaḥ / bījapūragadāmikṣucāpaṃ śūlaṃ sudarśanam
Pink as a mass of hibiscus flowers, bearing the form of the young moon, (holding) a citron, a mace, a sugarcane bow, a trident, a discus,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.70
अब्जपाशोत्पलव्रीहिमञ्जरीवरदां कुशान् । रत्नकुंभं च दशभिः स्वकैर्हस्तैः समुद्वहन्
abjapāśotpalavrīhimañjarīvaradāṃ kuśān / ratnakuṃbhaṃ ca daśabhiḥ svakairhastaiḥ samudvahan
a lotus, a noose, a blue lily, a spray of rice-ears, the boon-giving gesture, kuśa grass, and a jewelled pot—bearing (these) with his ten own hands,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.71
तुन्दिलश्चन्द्रचूडालो मन्द्रबृंहितनिस्वनः । सिद्धिलक्ष्मीसमाश्लिष्टः प्रणनाम महेश्वरीम्
tundilaścandracūḍālo mandrabṛṃhitanisvanaḥ / siddhilakṣmīsamāśliṣṭaḥ praṇanāma maheśvarīm
pot-bellied, moon-crested, with a deep trumpeting voice, embraced by Siddhi and Lakṣmī, he bowed to Maheśvarī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.72
तया कृताशीः स महान्गणनाथो गजाननः । जयविघ्नमहायन्त्रंभेत्तुं वेगाद्विनिर्ययौ
tayā kṛtāśīḥ sa mahāngaṇanātho gajānanaḥ / jayavighnamahāyantraṃbhettuṃ vegādviniryayau
Blessed by her, that great Lord of the Hosts, the elephant-faced one, went forth swiftly to shatter the great engine Jayavighna.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.73
अन्तरेवहि शालस्य भ्रमद्दन्तावलाननः । निभृतं कुत्रचिल्लग्नं जयविघ्नं व्यलोकयत्
antarevahi śālasya bhramaddantāvalānanaḥ / nibhṛtaṃ kutracillagnaṃ jayavighnaṃ vyalokayat
Inside the rampart, with his elephant-face turning about, he spied the Obstacle-to-Victory fixed secretly somewhere.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 27.74
स देवो घोरनिर्घातैर्दुःसहैर्दन्तपातनैः । क्षणाच्चूर्मीकरोति स्म जयविघ्नमहाशिलाम्
sa devo ghoranirghātairduḥsahairdantapātanaiḥ / kṣaṇāccūrmīkaroti sma jayavighnamahāśilām
That god, with dreadful crashing blows, with unbearable strokes of his tusks, in an instant reduced to powder the great stone of the Obstacle-to-Victory.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.75
तत्र स्थिताभिर्दुष्टाभिर्देवताभिः सहैव सः । परागशेषतां नीत्वा तद्यन्त्रं प्रक्षिपद्दिवि
tatra sthitābhirduṣṭābhirdevatābhiḥ sahaiva saḥ / parāgaśeṣatāṃ nītvā tadyantraṃ prakṣipaddivi
Together with the evil deities stationed there, he brought that device to the state of being nothing but dust and flung it into the sky.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.76
ततः किलकिलारावं कृत्वाऽलस्यविवर्जिताः । उद्यताः समरं कर्तुं शक्तयः शस्त्रपाणयः
tataḥ kilakilārāvaṃ kṛtvā'lasyavivarjitāḥ / udyatāḥ samaraṃ kartuṃ śaktayaḥ śastrapāṇayaḥ
Then, raising a shrill cry of triumph, free of sloth, the Śaktis, weapons in hand, were ready to make war.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.77
स देतिवदनः कण्ठकलिताकुण्ठनिस्वनः । जययन्त्रं हि तत्सृष्टं तथा रात्रौ व्यनाशयत्
sa detivadanaḥ kaṇṭhakalitākuṇṭhanisvanaḥ / jayayantraṃ hi tatsṛṣṭaṃ tathā rātrau vyanāśayat
He, the elephant-faced one, with an unblunted sound sustained in his throat, thus destroyed that Victory-device that had been created, in the night.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.78
इमं वृत्तान्तमाकर्ण्य भण्डः स क्षोभमाययौ । ससर्जय बहूनात्मरूपान्दन्तावलाननान्
imaṃ vṛttāntamākarṇya bhaṇḍaḥ sa kṣobhamāyayau / sasarjaya bahūnātmarūpāndantāvalānanān
Hearing this news, Bhaṇḍa fell into agitation, and he emitted many elephant-faced beings in his own form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.79
ते कटक्रोडविगलन्मदसौरभचञ्चलैः । चञ्चरीककुलैरग्रे गीयमानमहोदयाः
te kaṭakroḍavigalanmadasaurabhacañcalaiḥ / cañcarīkakulairagre gīyamānamahodayāḥ
They, their great majesty sung before them by swarms of bees restless with the fragrance of the ichor trickling from the hollows of their temples—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.80
स्फुरद्दाडिमकिञ्जल्कविक्षेपकररोचिषः । सदा रत्नाकरानेकहेलया पातुमुद्यताः
sphuraddāḍimakiñjalkavikṣepakararociṣaḥ / sadā ratnākarānekahelayā pātumudyatāḥ
—with the radiance of hands that scatter glittering pomegranate filaments, ever ready to drink up many oceans in mere play—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 27.81
आमोदप्रमुखा ऋद्धिमुख्यशक्तिनिषेविताः । आमोदश्च प्रमोदश्च मुमुखो दुर्मुखस्तथा
āmodapramukhā ṛddhimukhyaśaktiniṣevitāḥ / āmodaśca pramodaśca mumukho durmukhastathā
—headed by Āmoda, attended by Ṛddhi and the other chief Śaktis: Āmoda and Pramoda, Mumukha and likewise Durmukha,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.82
अरिघ्नो विघ्नकर्त्ता च षडेते विघ्ननायकाः । ते सप्तकोटिसंख्यानां हेरंबाणामधीश्वराः
arighno vighnakarttā ca ṣaḍete vighnanāyakāḥ / te saptakoṭisaṃkhyānāṃ heraṃbāṇāmadhīśvarāḥ
and Arighna and Vighnakartā—these six are the leaders of obstacles; they are the overlords of the Heraṃbas, seven crores in number.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.83
ते पुरश्चलितास्तस्य महागणपते रणे । अग्निप्राकारवलयाद्विनिर्गत्य गजाननाः
te puraścalitāstasya mahāgaṇapate raṇe / agniprākāravalayādvinirgatya gajānanāḥ
They, the elephant-faced ones, moved to the front of that great Gaṇapati in the battle, coming forth from the circling wall of fire,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.84
क्रोधहुङ्कारतुमुलाः प्रत्य पद्यन्त दानवान् । पुनः प्रचण्डफूत्कारबधिरीकृतविष्टपाः
krodhahuṅkāratumulāḥ pratya padyanta dānavān / punaḥ pracaṇḍaphūtkārabadhirīkṛtaviṣṭapāḥ
tumultuous with angry roars, and confronted the Dānavas; again, having deafened the worlds with their fierce trumpeting,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.85
पपात दैत्यसैन्येषु गणचक्रचमूगणः । अच्छिदन्निशितैर्बाणैर्गणनाथः स दानवान्
papāta daityasainyeṣu gaṇacakracamūgaṇaḥ / acchidanniśitairbāṇairgaṇanāthaḥ sa dānavān
the host of the troops of the Gaṇa-circle fell upon the armies of the Daityas; that Lord of the Gaṇas cut down the Dānavas with sharp arrows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.86
गणनाथेन तस्याभूद्विशुक्रस्य महौजसः । युद्धमुद्धतहुङ्कारभिन्नकार्मुकनिःस्वनम्
gaṇanāthena tasyābhūdviśukrasya mahaujasaḥ / yuddhamuddhatahuṅkārabhinnakārmukaniḥsvanam
Between the Lord of the Gaṇas and that Viśukra of great might there was a battle resounding with haughty roars and with bows breaking.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.87
भ्रुकुटी कुटिले चक्रे दष्टोष्ठमतिपाटलम् । विशुक्रो युधि बिभ्राणः समयुध्यत तेन सः
bhrukuṭī kuṭile cakre daṣṭoṣṭhamatipāṭalam / viśukro yudhi bibhrāṇaḥ samayudhyata tena saḥ
He made his brows crooked in a frown and his bitten lip very red; Viśukra, wearing this in the fight, battled with him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.88
शस्त्राघट्टननिस्वानैर् हुंकारैश्च सुरद्विषाम् । दैत्यसप्तिखुरक्रीडत्कुद्दालीकूटनिस्वनैः
śastrāghaṭṭananisvānair huṃkāraiśca suradviṣām / daityasaptikhurakrīḍatkuddālīkūṭanisvanaiḥ
With the clashing sounds of weapons and the roars of the gods' enemies, with the sounds of the hoe-like points struck by the playing hooves of the Daityas' horses,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 27.91
फेत्कारैश्च गचेन्द्राणां भयेनाक्रन्दनैरपि । हेषया च हयश्रेण्या रथचक्रस्वनैरपि ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,२७।८९ ॥ धनुषां गुणनिस्स्वानैश्चक्रचीत्करणैरपि ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,२७।९० ॥ शरसात्कारघोषैश्च वीरभाषाकदंबकैः । अट्टहासैर्महेन्द्राणां सिंहनादैश्चभूरिशः
phetkāraiśca gacendrāṇāṃ bhayenākrandanairapi / heṣayā ca hayaśreṇyā rathacakrasvanairapi // bndp_3,27.89 // dhanuṣāṃ guṇanissvānaiścakracītkaraṇairapi // bndp_3,27.90 // śarasātkāraghoṣaiśca vīrabhāṣākadaṃbakaiḥ / aṭṭahāsairmahendrāṇāṃ siṃhanādaiścabhūriśaḥ
and with the shrieks of the lords of elephants, and with cries of terror, and with the neighing of ranks of horses, and with the noise of chariot-wheels, and with the twanging of the strings of bows and the creaking of wheels, and with the whizzing sounds of arrows and with volleys of heroes' speech, with the loud laughter of the great lords and abundantly with lion-roars—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 27.92
क्षुभ्यद्दिगन्तरं तत्र ववृधे युद्धमुद्धतम् । त्रिंशदक्षौहिणी सेना विशुक्रस्य दुरात्मनः
kṣubhyaddigantaraṃ tatra vavṛdhe yuddhamuddhatam / triṃśadakṣauhiṇī senā viśukrasya durātmanaḥ
there the violent battle grew, shaking the quarters of the sky. The army of the wicked Viśukra was thirty akṣauhiṇīs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.93
प्रत्येकं योधया मासुर्गणनाथा महारथाः । दन्तैर्मर्म विभिन्दन्तो विष्टंयतश्च शुण्डया
pratyekaṃ yodhayā māsurgaṇanāthā mahārathāḥ / dantairmarma vibhindanto viṣṭaṃyataśca śuṇḍayā
The Gaṇa-lords, mighty chariot-warriors, fought each one singly, splitting vital parts with their tusks and seizing (foes) with their trunks,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.94
क्रोधयन्तः कर्णतालैः पुष्कलावर्त्तकोपमैः । नासाश्वासैश्च परुषैर्विक्षिपन्तः पताकिनीम्
krodhayantaḥ karṇatālaiḥ puṣkalāvarttakopamaiḥ / nāsāśvāsaiśca paruṣairvikṣipantaḥ patākinīm
enraging (them) with flappings of their ears like the Puṣkalāvarta clouds, and scattering the banner-host with their harsh nostril-breaths,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.95
उरोभिर्मर्दयन्तश्च शैलवप्रसमप्रभैः । पिंषन्तश्च पदाघातैः पीनैर्घ्नन्तस्तथोदरैः
urobhirmardayantaśca śailavaprasamaprabhaiḥ / piṃṣantaśca padāghātaiḥ pīnairghnantastathodaraiḥ
And crushing (them) with chests whose gleam was like mountain-slopes, grinding (them) with blows of their feet, and striking (them) likewise with their fat bellies,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.96
विभिन्दन्तश्च शूलेन कृत्तन्तश्चक्रपातनैः । शङ्खस्वनेन महता त्रासयन्तो वरूथिनीम्
vibhindantaśca śūlena kṛttantaścakrapātanaiḥ / śaṅkhasvanena mahatā trāsayanto varūthinīm
and splitting (them) with the spear, cutting (them) down by hurling discs, terrifying the host with the great blast of the conch,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.97
गणनाथमुखोद्भूता गजवक्राः सहस्रशः । धूलीशेषं समस्तं तत्सैन्यं चक्रुर्महोद्यताः
gaṇanāthamukhodbhūtā gajavakrāḥ sahasraśaḥ / dhūlīśeṣaṃ samastaṃ tatsainyaṃ cakrurmahodyatāḥ
the elephant-faced (beings) sprung from the mouth of the Lord of the Gaṇas, by thousands, in mighty exertion, reduced that entire army to nothing but dust.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.98
अथ क्रोधसमाविष्टो निजसैन्यपुरोगमः । प्रेषयामास देवस्य गजासुर मसौ पुनः
atha krodhasamāviṣṭo nijasainyapurogamaḥ / preṣayāmāsa devasya gajāsura masau punaḥ
Then, seized with anger, (Viśukra,) marching at the head of his own army, again sent the elephant-demon against the god.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.99
प्रचण्डसिंहनादेन गजदैत्येन दुर्धिया । सप्ताक्षौहिणियुक्तेन युयुधे स गणेश्वरः
pracaṇḍasiṃhanādena gajadaityena durdhiyā / saptākṣauhiṇiyuktena yuyudhe sa gaṇeśvaraḥ
That Lord of the Gaṇas fought with the ill-minded elephant-demon of the fierce lion-roar, who was accompanied by seven akṣauhiṇīs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.100
हीयमानं समालोक्य गजासुरभुजाबलम् । वर्धमानं च तद्वीर्यं विशुक्रः प्रपलायितः
hīyamānaṃ samālokya gajāsurabhujābalam / vardhamānaṃ ca tadvīryaṃ viśukraḥ prapalāyitaḥ
Seeing the strength of Gajāsura's arms dwindling and his (opponent's) valour increasing, Viśukra fled away.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.101
स एक एव वीरेद्रः प्रचलन्नाखुवाहनः । सप्ताक्षौहिणिकायुक्तं गजासुरममर्दयत्
sa eka eva vīredraḥ pracalannākhuvāhanaḥ / saptākṣauhiṇikāyuktaṃ gajāsuramamardayat
That chief of heroes, alone and unaided, advancing on his mouse-mount, crushed Gajāsura together with his seven akṣauhiṇīs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.102
गजासुरे च निहते विशुक्रे प्रपलायिते । ललितान्तिकमापेदे महागमपतिर्मृधात्
gajāsure ca nihate viśukre prapalāyite / lalitāntikamāpede mahāgamapatirmṛdhāt
And when Gajāsura had been slain and Viśukra had fled, the lord of the great gaṇas came from the battle into Lalitā's presence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.103
कालरात्रिश्च दैत्यानां सा रात्रिर्विरतिं गता । ललिता चाति मुदिता बभूवास्य पराक्रमैः
kālarātriśca daityānāṃ sā rātrirviratiṃ gatā / lalitā cāti muditā babhūvāsya parākramaiḥ
And that night, which was the night of doom for the daityas, came to its end; and Lalitā became exceedingly delighted at his feats of prowess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 27.104
विततार महाराज्ञीप्रीयमाणा गणेशितुः । सर्वदैवतपूजायाः पूर्वपूज्यत्वमुत्तमम्
vitatāra mahārājñīprīyamāṇā gaṇeśituḥ / sarvadaivatapūjāyāḥ pūrvapūjyatvamuttamam
The great queen, being pleased, granted to the Lord of the Gaṇas the highest privilege of being worshipped first in the worship of all the deities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition