Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 5 — Chapter 12
DB 5 12.1
देवीपराजयकरणाय दुर्धरप्रबोधवचनम् व्यास उवाच तन्निशम्य वचस्तस्य ताम्रस्य जगदम्बिका । मेघगम्भीरया वाचा हसन्ती तमुवाच ह
devīparājayakaraṇāya durdharaprabodhavacanam vyāsa uvāca tanniśamya vacastasya tāmrasya jagadambikā | meghagambhīrayā vācā hasantī tamuvāca ha
Durdhara's words of persuasion for bringing about the Goddess's defeat. Vyāsa said: Hearing that speech of his, of Tāmra, the Mother of the world, laughing, spoke to him in a voice deep as a cloud.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.2
देव्युवाच गच्छ ताम्र पतिं ब्रूहि मुमूर्षुं मन्दचेतसम् । महिषं चातिकामार्तं मूढं ज्ञानविवर्जितम्
devyuvāca gaccha tāmra patiṃ brūhi mumūrṣuṃ mandacetasam | mahiṣaṃ cātikāmārtaṃ mūḍhaṃ jñānavivarjitam
The Goddess said: Go, Tāmra, and tell your master, who is about to die, dull-witted, Mahiṣa, sorely stricken with lust, deluded, devoid of knowledge:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.3
यथा ते महिषी माता प्रौढा यवसभक्षिणी । नाहं तथा शृङ्गवती लम्बपुच्छा महोदरी
yathā te mahiṣī mātā prauḍhā yavasabhakṣiṇī | nāhaṃ tathā śṛṅgavatī lambapucchā mahodarī
"As your mother the buffalo-cow was full-grown and a grass-eater, I am not like that — horned, with a long tail and a big belly."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.4
न कामयेऽहं देवेशं नैव विष्णुं न शङ्करम् । धनदं वरुणं नैव ब्रह्माणं न च पावकम्
na kāmaye'haṃ deveśaṃ naiva viṣṇuṃ na śaṅkaram | dhanadaṃ varuṇaṃ naiva brahmāṇaṃ na ca pāvakam
"I do not desire the lord of the gods, nor Viṣṇu, nor Śaṅkara, nor the giver of wealth (Kubera), nor Varuṇa, nor Brahmā, nor Fire."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.5
एतान्देवगणान्हित्वा पशुं केन गुणेन वै । वृणोम्यहं वृथा लोके गर्हणा मे भवेदिति
etāndevagaṇānhitvā paśuṃ kena guṇena vai | vṛṇomyahaṃ vṛthā loke garhaṇā me bhavediti
"Passing over these hosts of gods, for what merit should I choose a beast? (It would be) pointless, and blame would come to me in the world."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.6
नाहं पतिंवरा नारी वर्तते मे पतिः प्रभुः । सर्वकर्ता सर्वसाक्षी ह्यकर्ता निःस्पृहः स्थिरः
nāhaṃ patiṃvarā nārī vartate me patiḥ prabhuḥ | sarvakartā sarvasākṣī hyakartā niḥspṛhaḥ sthiraḥ
"I am not a woman who chooses a husband: my husband, the Lord, already exists—doer of all, witness of all, yet no doer, free of longing, unmoving,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.7
निर्गुणो निर्ममोऽनन्तो निरालम्बो निराश्रयः । सर्वज्ञः सर्वगः साक्षी पूर्णः पूर्णाशयः शिवः
nirguṇo nirmamo'nanto nirālambo nirāśrayaḥ | sarvajñaḥ sarvagaḥ sākṣī pūrṇaḥ pūrṇāśayaḥ śivaḥ
"without qualities, without possessiveness, endless, without support, without refuge, all-knowing, all-pervading, witness, full, of full intent, auspicious,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.8
सर्वावासक्षमः शान्तः सर्वदृक्सर्वभावनः । तं त्यक्त्वा महिषं मन्दं कथं सेवितुमुत्सहे
sarvāvāsakṣamaḥ śāntaḥ sarvadṛksarvabhāvanaḥ | taṃ tyaktvā mahiṣaṃ mandaṃ kathaṃ sevitumutsahe
"able to be the dwelling of all, at peace, all-seeing, bringing all into being. Abandoning him, how could I bring myself to serve a dull buffalo?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.9
प्रबुध्य युध्यतां कामं करोमि यमवाहनम् । अथवा मनुजानां वै करिष्ये जलवाहकम्
prabudhya yudhyatāṃ kāmaṃ karomi yamavāhanam | athavā manujānāṃ vai kariṣye jalavāhakam
"Let him wake up and fight as he pleases—I shall make him Yama's mount; or else I shall make him a water-carrier for men."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.10
जीवितेच्छास्ति चेत्पाप गच्छ पातालमाशु वै । समस्तैर्दानवैर्युक्तस्त्वन्यथा हन्मि सङ्गरे
jīvitecchāsti cetpāpa gaccha pātālamāśu vai | samastairdānavairyuktastvanyathā hanmi saṅgare
"If you wish to live, wicked one, go quickly to the underworld together with all the Dānavas; otherwise I shall kill you in battle."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.11
कामं सदृशयोर्योगः संसारे सुखदो भवेत् । अन्यथा दुःखदो भूयादज्ञानाद्यदि कल्पितः
kāmaṃ sadṛśayoryogaḥ saṃsāre sukhado bhavet | anyathā duḥkhado bhūyādajñānādyadi kalpitaḥ
"A union of two who are alike may indeed give happiness in the world; otherwise, if it is contrived out of ignorance, it would give pain."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.12
मूर्खस्त्वमसि यद् ब्रूषे पतिं मे भज भामिनि । क्वाहं क्व महिषः शृङ्गी सम्बन्धः कीदृशो द्वयोः इति श्रीमद्देवीभागवते महायुराणेऽष्टादशसाह्स्र्यां संहितायां पञ्चमस्कन्धे देवीपराजयकरणाय दुर्धरप्रबोधवचनं नाम द्वादशोऽध्यायः
mūrkhastvamasi yad brūṣe patiṃ me bhaja bhāmini | kvāhaṃ kva mahiṣaḥ śṛṅgī sambandhaḥ kīdṛśo dvayoḥ iti śrīmaddevībhāgavate mahāyurāṇe'ṣṭādaśasāhsryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pañcamaskandhe devīparājayakaraṇāya durdharaprabodhavacanaṃ nāma dvādaśo'dhyāyaḥ
"You are a fool, in that you say to me, 'Serve my master, proud lady.' What am I, and what is a horned buffalo? What sort of connection could there be between the two?" Thus, in the glorious Devībhāgavata, the great Purāṇa, the collection of eighteen thousand (verses), in the fifth book, the twelfth chapter, called 'The Speech of Durdhara's Persuasion, for bringing about the Goddess's defeat.'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.13
गच्छ युध्यस्व वा कामं हनिष्येऽहं सबान्धवम् । यज्ञभागं देवलोकं नोचेत्त्यक्त्वा सुखी भव
gaccha yudhyasva vā kāmaṃ haniṣye'haṃ sabāndhavam | yajñabhāgaṃ devalokaṃ nocettyaktvā sukhī bhava
"Go, or fight as you please—I shall kill you along with your kinsmen. If not, give up the share of sacrifice and the world of the gods, and be happy."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.14
व्यास उवाच इत्युक्त्वा सा तदा देवी जगर्ज भृशमद्भुतम् । कल्पान्तसदृशं नादं चक्रे दैत्यभयावहम्
vyāsa uvāca ityuktvā sā tadā devī jagarja bhṛśamadbhutam | kalpāntasadṛśaṃ nādaṃ cakre daityabhayāvaham
Vyāsa said: Having spoken thus, the Goddess then roared exceedingly wondrously; she made a sound like the end of an aeon, bringing terror to the demons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.15
चकम्पे वसुधा चेलुस्तेन शब्देन भूधराः । गर्भाश्च दैत्यपत्नीनां सस्रंसुर्गर्जितस्वनात्
cakampe vasudhā celustena śabdena bhūdharāḥ | garbhāśca daityapatnīnāṃ sasraṃsurgarjitasvanāt
The earth shook, and at that sound the mountains trembled; and from the noise of the roaring the wombs of the demons' wives were loosened (miscarried).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.16
ताम्रः श्रुत्वा च तं शब्दं भयत्रस्तमनास्तदा । पलायनं ततः कृत्वा जगाम महिषान्तिकम्
tāmraḥ śrutvā ca taṃ śabdaṃ bhayatrastamanāstadā | palāyanaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā jagāma mahiṣāntikam
And Tāmra, hearing that sound, his mind then trembling with fear, thereupon fled and went to Mahiṣa's presence.
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DB 5 12.17
नगरे तस्य ये दैत्यास्तेऽपि चिन्तामवाप्नुवन् । बधिरीकृतकर्णाश्च पलायनपरा नृप
nagare tasya ye daityāste'pi cintāmavāpnuvan | badhirīkṛtakarṇāśca palāyanaparā nṛpa
Those demons who were in his city also fell into anxiety, and with their ears deafened they were intent on flight, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.18
तदा क्रोधेन सिंहोऽपि ननाद भृशमुत्सटः । तेन नादेन दैतेया भयं जग्मुरपि स्फुटम्
tadā krodhena siṃho'pi nanāda bhṛśamutsaṭaḥ | tena nādena daiteyā bhayaṃ jagmurapi sphuṭam
Then the lion too, with its mane bristling, roared mightily in anger; and at that roar the sons of Diti clearly fell into fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.19
ताम्रं समागतं दृष्ट्वा हयारिरपि मोहितः । चिन्तयामास सचिवैः किं कर्तव्यमतः परम्
tāmraṃ samāgataṃ dṛṣṭvā hayārirapi mohitaḥ | cintayāmāsa sacivaiḥ kiṃ kartavyamataḥ param
Seeing Tāmra come back, the enemy of horses (Mahiṣa) too was bewildered, and with his counsellors he considered what should be done next.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.20
दुर्गग्रहो वा कर्तव्यो युद्धं निर्गत्य वा पुनः । पलायने कृते श्रेयो भवेद्वा दानवोत्तमाः
durgagraho vā kartavyo yuddhaṃ nirgatya vā punaḥ | palāyane kṛte śreyo bhavedvā dānavottamāḥ
"Should a fortress be taken hold of, or should we go out and fight again? Or would it be better if flight were resorted to, O best of Dānavas?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.21
बुद्धिमन्तो दुराधर्षाः सर्वशास्त्रविशारदाः । मन्त्रः खलु प्रकर्तव्यः सुगुप्तः कार्यसिद्धये
buddhimanto durādharṣāḥ sarvaśāstraviśāradāḥ | mantraḥ khalu prakartavyaḥ suguptaḥ kāryasiddhaye
"You are intelligent, hard to assail, and skilled in all the treatises; counsel, well kept secret, must surely be taken for the accomplishment of the task."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.22
मन्त्रमूलं स्मृतं राज्यं यदि स स्यात्सुरक्षितः । मन्त्रिभिश्च सदाचारैर्विधेयः सर्वथा बुधैः
mantramūlaṃ smṛtaṃ rājyaṃ yadi sa syātsurakṣitaḥ | mantribhiśca sadācārairvidheyaḥ sarvathā budhaiḥ
"A kingdom is said to have counsel as its root, if that (counsel) is well guarded; and it should be devised in every way by wise ministers of good conduct."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.23
मन्त्रभेदे विनाशः स्याद्राज्यस्य भूपतेस्तथा । तस्माद्भेदभयाद् गुप्तः कर्तव्यो भूतिमिच्छता
mantrabhede vināśaḥ syādrājyasya bhūpatestathā | tasmādbhedabhayād guptaḥ kartavyo bhūtimicchatā
"When counsel is divulged, there would be the destruction of the kingdom and likewise of the king; therefore, from fear of its being betrayed, one who desires prosperity should keep it secret."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.24
तदत्र मन्त्रिभिर्वाच्यं वचनं हेतुमद्धितम् । कालदेशानुसारेण विचिन्त्य नीतिनिर्णयम्
tadatra mantribhirvācyaṃ vacanaṃ hetumaddhitam | kāladeśānusāreṇa vicintya nītinirṇayam
So here let the ministers speak words that are reasoned and beneficial, having considered, in accordance with time and place, the determination of policy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.25
या योषात्र समायाता प्रबला देवनिर्मिता । एकाकिनी निरालम्बा कारणं तद्विचिन्त्यताम्
yā yoṣātra samāyātā prabalā devanirmitā | ekākinī nirālambā kāraṇaṃ tadvicintyatām
This woman who has come here, powerful, fashioned by the gods, alone and without support — let the reason for that be considered.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.26
युद्धं प्रार्थयते बाला किमाश्चर्यमतः परम् । श्रेयोऽत्र विपरीतं वा को वेत्ति भुवनत्रये
yuddhaṃ prārthayate bālā kimāścaryamataḥ param | śreyo'tra viparītaṃ vā ko vetti bhuvanatraye
A young woman asks for battle — what is more astonishing than this? Who in the three worlds knows whether the good lies here, or the opposite?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.27
न बहूनां जयोऽप्यस्ति नैकस्य च पराजयः । दैवाधीनौ सदा ज्ञेयौ युद्धे जयपराजयौ
na bahūnāṃ jayo'pyasti naikasya ca parājayaḥ | daivādhīnau sadā jñeyau yuddhe jayaparājayau
There is no (assured) victory for the many, nor defeat for a single one; victory and defeat in battle are always to be known as subject to fate.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.28
उपायवादिनः प्राहुर्दैवं किं केन वीक्षितम् । अदृष्टमिति यन्नाम प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः
upāyavādinaḥ prāhurdaivaṃ kiṃ kena vīkṣitam | adṛṣṭamiti yannāma pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ
Those who speak of (human) means say: what is fate, and by whom has it been seen? — for the wise call it by the name 'the unseen'.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.29
तत्सत्त्वेऽपि प्रमाणं किं कातराशावलम्बनम् । न समर्थजनानां हि दैवं कुत्रापि लक्ष्यते
tatsattve'pi pramāṇaṃ kiṃ kātarāśāvalambanam | na samarthajanānāṃ hi daivaṃ kutrāpi lakṣyate
Even granting its existence, what proof is there? It is the resort of a coward's hope; for in the case of capable men fate is nowhere observed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.30
उद्यमो दैवमेतौ हि शूरकातरयोर्मतम् । विचिन्त्याद्य धिया सर्वं कर्तव्यं कार्यमादरात्
udyamo daivametau hi śūrakātarayormatam | vicintyādya dhiyā sarvaṃ kartavyaṃ kāryamādarāt
Effort and fate — these two are held (respectively) to be the doctrine of the brave man and of the coward. So having pondered everything today with the intellect, the task must be carried out with care.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.31
व्यास उवाच इति राज्ञो वचः श्रुत्वा हेतुगर्भं महायशाः । बिडालाख्यो महाराजमित्युवाच कृताञ्जलिः
vyāsa uvāca iti rājño vacaḥ śrutvā hetugarbhaṃ mahāyaśāḥ | biḍālākhyo mahārājamityuvāca kṛtāñjaliḥ
Vyāsa said: Having heard this reasoned speech of the king, the greatly renowned (minister) named Biḍāla, with joined palms, spoke thus to the great king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.32
राजन्नेषा विशालाक्षी ज्ञातव्या यत्नतः पुनः । किमर्थमिह सम्प्राप्ता कुतः कस्य परिग्रहः
rājanneṣā viśālākṣī jñātavyā yatnataḥ punaḥ | kimarthamiha samprāptā kutaḥ kasya parigrahaḥ
O king, this large-eyed woman must be investigated again with effort: for what purpose has she come here, from where, and whose dependent is she?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.33
मरणं ते परिज्ञाय स्त्रिया सर्वात्मना सुरैः । प्रेषिता पद्मपत्राक्षी समुत्पाद्य स्वतेजसा
maraṇaṃ te parijñāya striyā sarvātmanā suraiḥ | preṣitā padmapatrākṣī samutpādya svatejasā
Having learned fully that your death (would come) by a woman, the gods have sent this lotus-petal-eyed one, having produced (her) by their own energy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.34
तेऽपि छन्नाः स्थिताः खेऽत्र सर्वे युद्धदिदृक्षवः । समयेऽस्याः सहायास्ते भविष्यन्ति युयुत्सवः
te'pi channāḥ sthitāḥ khe'tra sarve yuddhadidṛkṣavaḥ | samaye'syāḥ sahāyāste bhaviṣyanti yuyutsavaḥ
And they too stand hidden here in the sky, all wishing to see the battle; at her time (of need) they will be her helpers, eager to fight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.35
पुरतः कामिनीं कृत्वा ते वै विष्णुपुरोगमाः । वधिष्यन्ति च नः सर्वान्सा त्वां युद्धे हनिष्यति
purataḥ kāminīṃ kṛtvā te vai viṣṇupurogamāḥ | vadhiṣyanti ca naḥ sarvānsā tvāṃ yuddhe haniṣyati
Placing the beautiful woman in front, they, with Viṣṇu at their head, will slay us all, and she will kill you in battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.36
एतच्चिकीर्षितं तेषां मया ज्ञातं नराधिप । भवितव्यस्य न ज्ञानं वर्तते मम सर्वथा
etaccikīrṣitaṃ teṣāṃ mayā jñātaṃ narādhipa | bhavitavyasya na jñānaṃ vartate mama sarvathā
This is what they intend to do, O ruler of men, as I have understood it; but of what is to come I have no knowledge at all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.37
योद्धव्यं न त्वयाद्येति नाहं वक्तुं क्षमः प्रभो । प्रमाणं त्वं महाराज कार्येऽत्र देवनिर्मिते
yoddhavyaṃ na tvayādyeti nāhaṃ vaktuṃ kṣamaḥ prabho | pramāṇaṃ tvaṃ mahārāja kārye'tra devanirmite
"You must not fight today" — this I am not able to say, O lord; you, great king, are the authority in this matter fashioned by the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.38
तदर्थेऽस्माभिरनिशं मर्तव्यं कार्यगौरवात् । विहर्तव्यं त्वया सार्धमेष धर्मोऽनुजीविनाम्
tadarthe'smābhiraniśaṃ martavyaṃ kāryagauravāt | vihartavyaṃ tvayā sārdhameṣa dharmo'nujīvinām
For that (your) sake we must constantly be ready to die, because of the gravity of the duty; we must move about together with you — this is the dharma of dependents.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.39
विचारोऽत्र महानस्ति यदेका कामिनी नृप । युद्धं प्रार्थयतेऽस्माभिः ससैन्यैर्बलदर्पितैः
vicāro'tra mahānasti yadekā kāminī nṛpa | yuddhaṃ prārthayate'smābhiḥ sasainyairbaladarpitaiḥ
There is great matter for deliberation here, O king, in that a single woman asks for battle with us, who are with our armies and proud of our strength.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.40
दुर्मुख उवाच राजन् युद्धे जयो नोऽद्य भविता वेद्म्यहं किल । पलायनं न कर्तव्यं यशोहानिकरं नृणाम्
durmukha uvāca rājan yuddhe jayo no'dya bhavitā vedmyahaṃ kila | palāyanaṃ na kartavyaṃ yaśohānikaraṃ nṛṇām
Durmukha said: O king, victory in battle will be ours today, this I surely know; flight must not be resorted to, for it destroys men's fame.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.41
इन्द्रादीनां संयुगेऽपि न कृतं यज्जुगुप्सितम् । एकाकिनीं स्त्रियं प्राप्य को हि कुर्यात्पलायनम्
indrādīnāṃ saṃyuge'pi na kṛtaṃ yajjugupsitam | ekākinīṃ striyaṃ prāpya ko hi kuryātpalāyanam
Even in battle with Indra and the rest that despicable thing was not done (by us); so on meeting a lone woman, who indeed would take to flight?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.42
तस्माद्युद्धं प्रकर्तव्यं मरणं वा रणे जयः । यद्भावि तद्भवत्येव कात्र चिन्ता विपश्यतः
tasmādyuddhaṃ prakartavyaṃ maraṇaṃ vā raṇe jayaḥ | yadbhāvi tadbhavatyeva kātra cintā vipaśyataḥ
Therefore battle must be waged: either death, or victory in the fight. What is to be will surely be — what worry is there here for one who sees clearly?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.43
मरणेऽत्र यशःप्राप्तिर्जीवने च तथा सुखम् । उभयं मनसा कृत्वा कर्तव्यं युद्धमद्य वै
maraṇe'tra yaśaḥprāptirjīvane ca tathā sukham | ubhayaṃ manasā kṛtvā kartavyaṃ yuddhamadya vai
In death here (there is) the gaining of fame, and in living likewise happiness; taking both to mind, battle must indeed be waged today.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.44
पलायने यशोहानिर्मरणं चायुषः क्षये । तस्माच्छोको न कर्तव्यो जीविते मरणे वृथा
palāyane yaśohānirmaraṇaṃ cāyuṣaḥ kṣaye | tasmācchoko na kartavyo jīvite maraṇe vṛthā
In fleeing there is loss of fame, and death (comes) when one's lifespan is spent; therefore one should not grieve in vain over living or dying.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.45
व्यास उवाच दुर्मुखस्य वचः श्रुत्वा बाष्कलो वाक्यमब्रवीत् । प्रणतः प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा राजानं वाक्यकोविदः
vyāsa uvāca durmukhasya vacaḥ śrutvā bāṣkalo vākyamabravīt | praṇataḥ prāñjalirbhūtvā rājānaṃ vākyakovidaḥ
Vyāsa said: Having heard Durmukha's words, Bāṣkala, skilled in speech, bowing with joined palms, spoke to the king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.46
बाष्कल उवाच राजंश्चिन्ता न कर्तव्या कार्येऽस्मिन्कातरप्रिये । अहमेको हनिष्यामि चण्डीं चञ्चललोचनाम्
bāṣkala uvāca rājaṃścintā na kartavyā kārye'sminkātarapriye | ahameko haniṣyāmi caṇḍīṃ cañcalalocanām
Bāṣkala said: O king, no anxiety should be felt in this matter — (anxiety) is dear to cowards; I alone shall slay Caṇḍī of the darting eyes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.47
उत्साहस्तु प्रकर्तव्यः स्थायीभावो रसस्य च । भयानको भवेद्वैरी वीरस्य नृपसत्तम
utsāhastu prakartavyaḥ sthāyībhāvo rasasya ca | bhayānako bhavedvairī vīrasya nṛpasattama
Rather, energy should be summoned up — it is the abiding emotion of the (heroic) sentiment; for a hero, O best of kings, it is the enemy who should be the object of terror.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 5 12.48
तस्मात्त्यक्त्वा भयं भूप करिष्ये युद्धमद्भुतम् । नयिष्यामि नरेन्द्राहं चण्डिकां यमसादनम्
tasmāttyaktvā bhayaṃ bhūpa kariṣye yuddhamadbhutam | nayiṣyāmi narendrāhaṃ caṇḍikāṃ yamasādanam
Therefore, O king, abandoning fear, I shall wage a wondrous battle; O lord of men, I shall lead Caṇḍikā to the abode of Yama.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.49
न बिभेमि यमादिन्द्रात्कुबेराद्वरुणादपि । वायोर्वह्नेस्तथा विष्णोः शङ्कराच्छशिनो रवेः
na bibhemi yamādindrātkuberādvaruṇādapi | vāyorvahnestathā viṣṇoḥ śaṅkarācchaśino raveḥ
I fear not Yama, nor Indra, nor Kubera, nor Varuṇa, nor Vāyu, nor Fire, nor Viṣṇu, nor Śaṅkara, nor the Moon, nor the Sun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.50
एकाकिनी तथा नारी किं पुनर्मदगर्विता । अहं तां निहनिष्यामि विशिखैश्च शिलाशितैः
ekākinī tathā nārī kiṃ punarmadagarvitā | ahaṃ tāṃ nihaniṣyāmi viśikhaiśca śilāśitaiḥ
And she is a woman, alone — how much less (should I fear her), proud as I am of my might? I shall strike her down with arrows sharpened on stone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.51
पश्य बाहुबलं मेऽद्य विहरस्व यथासुखम् । भवतात्र न गन्तव्यं संग्रामेऽप्यनया समम्
paśya bāhubalaṃ me'dya viharasva yathāsukham | bhavatātra na gantavyaṃ saṃgrāme'pyanayā samam
Behold today the strength of my arms; amuse yourself as you please. You must not go there, nor into battle with her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.52
व्यास उवाच एवं ब्रुवति राजेन्द्रं बाष्कले मदगर्विते । प्रणम्य नृपतिं तत्र दुर्धरो वाक्यमब्रवीत्
vyāsa uvāca evaṃ bruvati rājendraṃ bāṣkale madagarvite | praṇamya nṛpatiṃ tatra durdharo vākyamabravīt
Vyāsa said: While Bāṣkala, puffed up with pride, was thus speaking to the lord of kings, Durdhara there bowed to the king and spoke.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.53
दुर्धर उवाच महिषाहं विजेष्यामि देवीं देवविनिर्मिताम् । अष्टादशभुजां रम्यां कारणाच्च समागताम्
durdhara uvāca mahiṣāhaṃ vijeṣyāmi devīṃ devavinirmitām | aṣṭādaśabhujāṃ ramyāṃ kāraṇācca samāgatām
Durdhara said: O Mahiṣa, I shall conquer the goddess fashioned by the gods, the lovely one with eighteen arms, who has come for a purpose.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.54
राजन् भीषयितुं त्वां वै मायैषा निर्मिता सुरैः । विभीषिकेयं विज्ञाय त्यज मोहं मनोगतम्
rājan bhīṣayituṃ tvāṃ vai māyaiṣā nirmitā suraiḥ | vibhīṣikeyaṃ vijñāya tyaja mohaṃ manogatam
O king, this illusion has been fashioned by the gods to frighten you; knowing this to be a scarecrow, give up the delusion in your mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.55
राजनीतिरियं राजन् मन्त्रिकृत्यं तथा शृणु । सात्त्विका राजसाः केचित्तामसाश्च तथापरे
rājanītiriyaṃ rājan mantrikṛtyaṃ tathā śṛṇu | sāttvikā rājasāḥ kecittāmasāśca tathāpare
This is statecraft, O king; hear likewise the duty of counsellors: some are sāttvika, some rājasa, and others tāmasa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.56
मन्त्रिणस्त्रिविधा लोके भवन्ति दानवाधिप । सात्त्विकाः प्रभुकार्याणि साधयन्ति स्वशक्तिभिः
mantriṇastrividhā loke bhavanti dānavādhipa | sāttvikāḥ prabhukāryāṇi sādhayanti svaśaktibhiḥ
Counsellors in this world are of three kinds, O lord of the Dānavas: the sāttvika accomplish their master's business by their own powers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.57
आत्मकृत्यं प्रकुर्वन्ति स्वामिकार्याविरोधतः । एकचित्ता धर्मपरा मन्त्रशास्त्रविशारदाः
ātmakṛtyaṃ prakurvanti svāmikāryāvirodhataḥ | ekacittā dharmaparā mantraśāstraviśāradāḥ
They carry out their own affairs without conflicting with their master's business; single-minded, devoted to dharma, skilled in the science of counsel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.58
राजसा भिन्नचित्ताश्च स्वकार्यनिरताः सदा । कदाचित्स्वामिकार्यं ते प्रकुर्वन्ति यदृच्छया
rājasā bhinnacittāśca svakāryaniratāḥ sadā | kadācitsvāmikāryaṃ te prakurvanti yadṛcchayā
The rājasa are of divided mind, always intent on their own business; now and then, at random, they attend to their master's business.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.59
तामसा लोभनिरताः स्वकार्यनिरताः सदा । प्रभुकार्यं विनाश्यैव स्वकार्यं साधयन्ति ते
tāmasā lobhaniratāḥ svakāryaniratāḥ sadā | prabhukāryaṃ vināśyaiva svakāryaṃ sādhayanti te
The tāmasa are given over to greed, always intent on their own business; they accomplish their own ends precisely by ruining their master's business.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.60
समये ते विभिद्यन्ते परैस्तु परिवञ्चिताः । स्वच्छिद्रं शत्रुपक्षीयान्निर्दिशन्ति गृहस्थिताः
samaye te vibhidyante paraistu parivañcitāḥ | svacchidraṃ śatrupakṣīyānnirdiśanti gṛhasthitāḥ
At the crucial moment they break away, being seduced by the enemy; staying at home, they point out one's own weak point to those on the enemy's side.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.61
कार्यभेदकरा नित्यं कोशगुप्तासिवत्सदा । संग्रामेऽथ समुत्पन्ने भीषयन्ति प्रभुं सदा
kāryabhedakarā nityaṃ kośaguptāsivatsadā | saṃgrāme'tha samutpanne bhīṣayanti prabhuṃ sadā
They constantly wreck undertakings, ever like a sword hidden in its sheath; and when battle breaks out they always frighten their master.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.62
विश्वासस्तु न कर्तव्यस्तेषां राजन् कदाचन । विश्वासे कार्यहानिः स्यान्मन्त्रहानिः सदैव हि
viśvāsastu na kartavyasteṣāṃ rājan kadācana | viśvāse kāryahāniḥ syānmantrahāniḥ sadaiva hi
They should never be trusted, O king, at any time; in trusting (them) there would be ruin of one's aims and always indeed betrayal of counsel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.63
खलाः किं किं न कुर्वन्ति विश्वस्ता लोभतत्पराः । तामसाः पापनिरता बुद्धिहीनाः शठास्तथा
khalāḥ kiṃ kiṃ na kurvanti viśvastā lobhatatparāḥ | tāmasāḥ pāpaniratā buddhihīnāḥ śaṭhāstathā
What will scoundrels not do when trusted, intent as they are on greed? The tāmasa are given to sin, devoid of intelligence, and deceitful.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.64
तस्मात्कार्यं करिष्यामि गत्वाहं रणमस्तके । चिन्ता त्वया न कर्तव्या सर्वथा नृपसत्तम
tasmātkāryaṃ kariṣyāmi gatvāhaṃ raṇamastake | cintā tvayā na kartavyā sarvathā nṛpasattama
"Therefore I shall do the task, going to the forefront of battle. You must not worry at all, O best of kings."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 12.65
गृहीत्वा तां दुराचारामागमिष्यामि सत्वरः । पश्य मेऽद्य बलं धैर्यं प्रभुकार्यं स्वशक्तितः
gṛhītvā tāṃ durācārāmāgamiṣyāmi satvaraḥ | paśya me'dya balaṃ dhairyaṃ prabhukāryaṃ svaśaktitaḥ
"I shall seize that ill-behaved woman and return swiftly. Behold today my strength and firmness, (and) the master's business (done) by my own power."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition