Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 5 — Chapter 13
DB 5 13.1
महिषसेनाधिपबाष्कलदुर्मुखनिपातनवर्णनम् व्यास उवाच इत्युक्त्वा तौ महाबाहू दैत्यौ बाष्कलदुर्मुखौ । जग्मतुर्मददिग्धाङ्गौ सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रकोविदौ
mahiṣasenādhipabāṣkaladurmukhanipātanavarṇanam vyāsa uvāca ityuktvā tau mahābāhū daityau bāṣkaladurmukhau | jagmaturmadadigdhāṅgau sarvaśastrāstrakovidau
The description of the felling of Bāṣkala and Durmukha, commanders of Mahiṣa's army. Vyāsa said: Having spoken thus, those two mighty-armed demons Bāṣkala and Durmukha went forth, their limbs smeared with the intoxication (of pride), skilled in all weapons and missiles.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.2
तौ गत्वा समरे देवीमूचतुर्वचनं तदा । दानवौ च मदोन्मत्तौ मेघगम्भीरया गिरा
tau gatvā samare devīmūcaturvacanaṃ tadā | dānavau ca madonmattau meghagambhīrayā girā
Those two, having gone to the battle, then spoke a word to the Goddess — the two Dānavas, mad with intoxication, with a voice deep as a cloud('s thunder).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.3
देवि देवा जिता येन महिषेण महात्मना । वरय त्वं वरारोहे सर्वदैत्याधिपं नृपम्
devi devā jitā yena mahiṣeṇa mahātmanā | varaya tvaṃ varārohe sarvadaityādhipaṃ nṛpam
"O Goddess, choose that great-souled Mahiṣa, by whom the gods were conquered, O you of lovely hips — the king, the overlord of all the demons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.4
स कृत्वा मानुषं रूपं सर्वलक्षणसंयुतम् । भूषितं भूषणैर्दिव्यैस्त्वामेष्यति रहः किल
sa kṛtvā mānuṣaṃ rūpaṃ sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutam | bhūṣitaṃ bhūṣaṇairdivyaistvāmeṣyati rahaḥ kila
"He, having assumed a human form endowed with all (auspicious) marks, adorned with divine ornaments, will surely come to you in private.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.5
त्रैलोक्यविभवं कामं त्वमेष्यसि शुचिस्मिते । महिषे परमं भावं कुरु कान्ते मनोगतम्
trailokyavibhavaṃ kāmaṃ tvameṣyasi śucismite | mahiṣe paramaṃ bhāvaṃ kuru kānte manogatam
"You will obtain the wealth of the three worlds at will, O you of bright smile; set your highest affection on Mahiṣa, O lovely one, (the affection) that is in your heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.6
कृत्वा पतिं महावीरं संसारसुखमद्भुतम् । त्वं प्राप्स्यसि पिकालापे योषितां खलु वाञ्छितम्
kṛtvā patiṃ mahāvīraṃ saṃsārasukhamadbhutam | tvaṃ prāpsyasi pikālāpe yoṣitāṃ khalu vāñchitam
"Making that great hero (your) husband, you will obtain the wondrous happiness of worldly life, O you whose speech is (sweet as) the cuckoo's — indeed what women desire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.7
देव्युवाच जाल्म त्वं किं विजानासि नारीयं काममोहिता । मन्दबुद्धिबलात्यर्थं भजेयं महिषं शठम्
devyuvāca jālma tvaṃ kiṃ vijānāsi nārīyaṃ kāmamohitā | mandabuddhibalātyarthaṃ bhajeyaṃ mahiṣaṃ śaṭham
The Goddess said: "You wretch, what do you know? Is this woman deluded by desire, that by the force of dull wits I should exceedingly serve the cheat Mahiṣa?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 5 13.8
कुलशीलगुणैस्तुल्यं तं भजन्ति कुलस्त्रियः । अधिकं रूपचातुर्यबुद्धिशीलक्षमादिभिः
kulaśīlaguṇaistulyaṃ taṃ bhajanti kulastriyaḥ | adhikaṃ rūpacāturyabuddhiśīlakṣamādibhiḥ
"Women of good family serve him who is equal (to them) in family, character and virtues, or superior in beauty, cleverness, intellect, conduct, forbearance and the like.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.9
का नु कामातुरा नारी भजेच्च पशुरूपिणम् । पशूनामधमं नूनं महिषं देवरूपिणी
kā nu kāmāturā nārī bhajecca paśurūpiṇam | paśūnāmadhamaṃ nūnaṃ mahiṣaṃ devarūpiṇī
"What woman, however tormented by desire, would serve one of animal form? Would (I,) of divine form, serve Mahiṣa, surely the lowest of beasts?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.10
गच्छतं महिषं तूर्णं भूपं बाष्कलदुर्मुखौ । वदतं मद्वचो दैत्यं गजतुल्यं विषाणिनम्
gacchataṃ mahiṣaṃ tūrṇaṃ bhūpaṃ bāṣkaladurmukhau | vadataṃ madvaco daityaṃ gajatulyaṃ viṣāṇinam
"Go quickly, Bāṣkala and Durmukha, to King Mahiṣa; speak my word to that demon, horned and like an elephant:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.11
पातालं गच्छ वाभ्येत्य संग्रामं कुरु वा मया । रणे जाते सहस्राक्षो निर्भयः स्यादिति धुवम्
pātālaṃ gaccha vābhyetya saṃgrāmaṃ kuru vā mayā | raṇe jāte sahasrākṣo nirbhayaḥ syāditi dhuvam
"'Either go to Pātāla, or come and make war with me. When battle has taken place, the Thousand-Eyed One will surely become free of fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.12
हत्वाहं त्वां गमिष्यामि नान्यथा गमनं मम । इत्थं ज्ञात्वा सुदुर्बुद्धे यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु
hatvāhaṃ tvāṃ gamiṣyāmi nānyathā gamanaṃ mama | itthaṃ jñātvā sudurbuddhe yathecchasi tathā kuru
"'I shall go only after killing you; there is no other going for me. Knowing this, O very evil-minded one, do as you wish.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.13
मामनिर्जित्य भूभागे न स्थानं ते कदाचन । भविष्यति चतुष्पाद दिवि वा गिरिकन्दरे महिषसेनाधिप-बाष्कलदुर्मुखनिपातनवर्णनं नाम त्रयोदशोऽध्यायः
māmanirjitya bhūbhāge na sthānaṃ te kadācana | bhaviṣyati catuṣpāda divi vā girikandare mahiṣasenādhipa-bāṣkaladurmukhanipātanavarṇanaṃ nāma trayodaśo'dhyāyaḥ
"'Without having conquered me, there will never be a place for you on the surface of the earth, O four-footed one, nor in heaven nor in a mountain cave.'" — the thirteenth chapter, called "The description of the felling of Bāṣkala and Durmukha, commanders of Mahiṣa's army."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.14
व्यास उवाच इत्युक्तौ तौ तया दैत्यौ कोपाकुलितलोचनौ । धनुर्बाणधरौ वीरौ युद्धकामौ बभूवतुः
vyāsa uvāca ityuktau tau tayā daityau kopākulitalocanau | dhanurbāṇadharau vīrau yuddhakāmau babhūvatuḥ
Vyāsa said: Thus addressed by her, those two demons, their eyes agitated with rage, the heroes bearing bow and arrows, became eager for battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.15
कृत्वा सुविपुलं नादं देवी सा निर्भया स्थिता । उभौ च चक्रतुस्तीव्रा बाणवृष्टिं कुरूद्वह
kṛtvā suvipulaṃ nādaṃ devī sā nirbhayā sthitā | ubhau ca cakratustīvrā bāṇavṛṣṭiṃ kurūdvaha
Having uttered a very great roar, that Goddess stood fearless; and both of them made a fierce rain of arrows, O scion of Kuru.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.16
भगवत्यपि बाणौघान्मुमोच दानवौ प्रति । कृत्वातिमधुरं नादं देवकार्यार्थसिद्धये
bhagavatyapi bāṇaughānmumoca dānavau prati | kṛtvātimadhuraṃ nādaṃ devakāryārthasiddhaye
The Blessed Goddess too released floods of arrows against the two Dānavas, having uttered a most sweet cry, for the accomplishment of the gods' purpose.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.17
तयोस्तु बाष्कलस्तूर्णं सम्मुखोऽभूद् रणाङ्गणे । दुर्मुखः प्रेक्षकस्तत्र देवीमभिमुखः स्थितः
tayostu bāṣkalastūrṇaṃ sammukho'bhūd raṇāṅgaṇe | durmukhaḥ prekṣakastatra devīmabhimukhaḥ sthitaḥ
Of those two, Bāṣkala quickly came face to face (with her) on the battlefield; Durmukha stood there as a spectator, facing the Goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.18
तयोर्युद्धमभूद् घोरं देवीबाष्कलयोस्तदा । बाणासिपरिघाघातैर्भयदं मन्दचेतसाम्
tayoryuddhamabhūd ghoraṃ devībāṣkalayostadā | bāṇāsiparighāghātairbhayadaṃ mandacetasām
Then there was a terrible fight between the Goddess and Bāṣkala, terrifying to the weak-minded with the blows of arrows, swords and iron clubs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.19
ततः क्रुद्धा जगन्माता दृष्ट्वा तं युद्धदुर्मदम् । जघान पञ्चभिर्बाणैः कर्णाकृष्टैः शिलाशितैः
tataḥ kruddhā jaganmātā dṛṣṭvā taṃ yuddhadurmadam | jaghāna pañcabhirbāṇaiḥ karṇākṛṣṭaiḥ śilāśitaiḥ
Then the Mother of the world, angered, seeing him mad with the frenzy of battle, struck (him) with five arrows drawn back to the ear and sharpened on stone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.20
दानवोऽपि शरान्देव्याश्चिच्छेद निशितैः शरैः । सप्तभिस्ताडयामास देवीं सिंहोपरिस्थिताम्
dānavo'pi śarāndevyāściccheda niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ | saptabhistāḍayāmāsa devīṃ siṃhoparisthitām
The demon too cut apart the goddess's arrows with sharp arrows, and with seven he struck the goddess seated upon the lion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.21
सापि तं दशभिस्तीक्ष्णैः सुपीतैः सायकैः खलम् । जघान तच्छरांश्छित्त्वा जहास च मुहुर्मुहुः
sāpi taṃ daśabhistīkṣṇaiḥ supītaiḥ sāyakaiḥ khalam | jaghāna taccharāṃśchittvā jahāsa ca muhurmuhuḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 5 13.22
अर्धचन्द्रेण बाणेन चिच्छेद च शरासनम् । बाष्कलोऽपि गदां गृह्य देवीं हन्तुमुपाययौ
ardhacandreṇa bāṇena ciccheda ca śarāsanam | bāṣkalo'pi gadāṃ gṛhya devīṃ hantumupāyayau
And with a crescent-headed arrow she cut through (his) bow; but Bāṣkala too, taking up his mace, advanced to kill the Goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.23
आगच्छन्तं गदापाणिं दानवं मदगर्वितम् । चण्डिका स्वगदापातैः पातयामास भूतले
āgacchantaṃ gadāpāṇiṃ dānavaṃ madagarvitam | caṇḍikā svagadāpātaiḥ pātayāmāsa bhūtale
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 5 13.24
बाष्कलः पतितो भूमौ मुहूर्तादुत्थितः पुनः । चिक्षेप च गदां सोऽपि चण्डिकां चण्डविक्रमः
bāṣkalaḥ patito bhūmau muhūrtādutthitaḥ punaḥ | cikṣepa ca gadāṃ so'pi caṇḍikāṃ caṇḍavikramaḥ
Bāṣkala, fallen to the ground, rose up again after a moment; and he too, of fierce valor, hurled his mace at Caṇḍikā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.25
तमागच्छन्तमालोक्य देवी शूलेन वक्षसि । जघान बाष्कलं क्रुद्धा पपात च ममार सः
tamāgacchantamālokya devī śūlena vakṣasi | jaghāna bāṣkalaṃ kruddhā papāta ca mamāra saḥ
Seeing him coming on, the goddess, enraged, struck Bāṣkala in the chest with her spear; and he fell and died.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.26
पतिते बाष्कले सैन्यं भग्नं तस्य दुरात्मनः । जयेति च मुदा देवाश्चुक्रुशुर्गगने स्थिताः
patite bāṣkale sainyaṃ bhagnaṃ tasya durātmanaḥ | jayeti ca mudā devāścukruśurgagane sthitāḥ
When Bāṣkala had fallen, the army of that evil-souled one was broken; and the gods, standing in the sky, cried out with joy, "Victory!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.27
तस्मिंश्च निहते दैत्ये दुर्मुखोऽतिबलान्वितः । आजगाम रणे देवीं क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः
tasmiṃśca nihate daitye durmukho'tibalānvitaḥ | ājagāma raṇe devīṃ krodhasaṃraktalocanaḥ
And when that demon had been slain, Durmukha, endowed with immense strength, came against the Goddess in battle, his eyes red with rage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.28
तिष्ठ तिष्ठाबले सोऽपि भाषमाणः पुनः पुनः । धनुर्बाणधरः श्रीमान्रथस्थः कवचावृतः
tiṣṭha tiṣṭhābale so'pi bhāṣamāṇaḥ punaḥ punaḥ | dhanurbāṇadharaḥ śrīmānrathasthaḥ kavacāvṛtaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 5 13.29
तमागच्छन्तमालोक्य देवी शङ्खमवादयत् । कोपयन्ती दानवं तं ज्याघोषञ्च चकार ह
tamāgacchantamālokya devī śaṅkhamavādayat | kopayantī dānavaṃ taṃ jyāghoṣañca cakāra ha
Seeing him coming, the Goddess blew her conch; and, provoking that demon, she also made the twang of her bowstring.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.30
सोऽपि बाणान्मुमोचाशु तीक्ष्णानाशीविषोपमान् । स्वबाणैस्तान्महामाया चिच्छेद च ननाद च
so'pi bāṇānmumocāśu tīkṣṇānāśīviṣopamān | svabāṇaistānmahāmāyā ciccheda ca nanāda ca
He too swiftly released arrows, sharp and like venomous snakes; but the Great Māyā cut them apart with her own arrows, and roared.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.31
तयोः परस्परं युद्धं बभूव तुमुलं नृप । बाणशक्तिगदाघातैर्मुसलैस्तोमरैस्तथा
tayoḥ parasparaṃ yuddhaṃ babhūva tumulaṃ nṛpa | bāṇaśaktigadāghātairmusalaistomaraistathā
A tumultuous battle took place between the two of them, O king, with arrows, spears, blows of maces, with clubs and with lances.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.32
रणभूमौ तदा जाता रुधिरौघवहा नदी । पतितानि तदा तीरे शिरांसि प्रबभुस्तदा
raṇabhūmau tadā jātā rudhiraughavahā nadī | patitāni tadā tīre śirāṃsi prababhustadā
Then on the battlefield there arose a river carrying floods of blood; and the heads that had fallen on its bank shone forth then
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.33
यथा सन्तरणार्थाय यमकिङ्करनायकैः । तुम्बीफलानि नीतानि नवशिक्षापरैर्मुदा
yathā santaraṇārthāya yamakiṅkaranāyakaiḥ | tumbīphalāni nītāni navaśikṣāparairmudā
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 5 13.34
रणभूमिस्तदा घोरा बभूवातीव दुर्गमा । शरीरैः पतितैर्भूमौ खाद्यमानैर्वृकादिभिः
raṇabhūmistadā ghorā babhūvātīva durgamā | śarīraiḥ patitairbhūmau khādyamānairvṛkādibhiḥ
Then the battlefield became terrible, exceedingly hard to traverse, with bodies fallen on the ground being devoured by wolves and other (beasts).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.35
गोमायुसारमेयाश्च काकाः कङ्का अयोमुखाः । गृध्रा श्येनाश्च खादन्ति शरीराणि दुरात्मनाम्
gomāyusārameyāśca kākāḥ kaṅkā ayomukhāḥ | gṛdhrā śyenāśca khādanti śarīrāṇi durātmanām
Jackals and dogs, crows, herons, iron-beaked (birds), vultures and hawks devour the bodies of the evil-souled (demons).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.36
ववौ वायुश्च दुर्गन्धो मृतानां देहसङ्गतः । अभूत्किलकिलाशब्दः खगानां पलभक्षिणाम्
vavau vāyuśca durgandho mṛtānāṃ dehasaṅgataḥ | abhūtkilakilāśabdaḥ khagānāṃ palabhakṣiṇām
And a foul-smelling wind blew, having touched the bodies of the dead; there arose the shrill screeching of the flesh-eating birds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.37
तदा चुकोप दुष्टात्मा दुर्मुखः कालमोहितः । देवीमुवाच गर्वेण कृत्वा चोर्ध्वकरं शुभम्
tadā cukopa duṣṭātmā durmukhaḥ kālamohitaḥ | devīmuvāca garveṇa kṛtvā cordhvakaraṃ śubham
Then the evil-natured Durmukha, deluded by fate (or: by Kāla), grew angry, and raising his handsome hand aloft, spoke to the Goddess with arrogance:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.38
गच्छ चण्डि हनिष्यामि त्वामद्यैव सुबालिशे । दैत्यं वा भज वामोरु महिषं मदगर्वितम्
gaccha caṇḍi haniṣyāmi tvāmadyaiva subāliśe | daityaṃ vā bhaja vāmoru mahiṣaṃ madagarvitam
"Be gone, fierce woman! I shall kill you this very day, you utter fool — or else, O fair-thighed one, take as your lord the Daitya, the buffalo swollen with rut's pride."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.39
देव्युवाच आसन्नमरणः कामं प्रलपस्यद्य मोहितः । अद्यैव त्वां हनिष्यामि यथायं बाष्कलो हतः
devyuvāca āsannamaraṇaḥ kāmaṃ pralapasyadya mohitaḥ | adyaiva tvāṃ haniṣyāmi yathāyaṃ bāṣkalo hataḥ
The Goddess said: With death close at hand you babble freely now, deluded. This very day I shall kill you, just as this Bāṣkala was killed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.40
गच्छ वा तिष्ठ वा मन्द मरणं यदि रोचते । हत्वा त्वां वै वधिष्यामि बालिशं महिषीसुतम्
gaccha vā tiṣṭha vā manda maraṇaṃ yadi rocate | hatvā tvāṃ vai vadhiṣyāmi bāliśaṃ mahiṣīsutam
Go, or stand your ground, fool, if death is what you fancy. Having struck you down I shall surely kill that idiot son of a she-buffalo.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.41
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्या दुर्मुखो मर्तुमुद्यतः । मुमोच बाणवृष्टिं तु चण्डिकां प्रति दारुणाम्
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasyā durmukho martumudyataḥ | mumoca bāṇavṛṣṭiṃ tu caṇḍikāṃ prati dāruṇām
Hearing that speech of hers, Durmukha, bent on dying, loosed a terrible shower of arrows at Caṇḍikā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.42
सापि तां तरसा छित्त्वा बाणवृष्टिं शितैः शरैः । जघान दानवं कृद्धा वृत्रं वज्रधरो यथा
sāpi tāṃ tarasā chittvā bāṇavṛṣṭiṃ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ | jaghāna dānavaṃ kṛddhā vṛtraṃ vajradharo yathā
She too, swiftly cutting apart that shower of arrows with sharp shafts, enraged, struck the Dānava, as the wielder of the thunderbolt struck Vṛtra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.43
तयोः परस्परं युद्धं सञ्जातं चातिकर्कशम् । भयदं कातराणाञ्च शूराणां बलवर्धनम्
tayoḥ parasparaṃ yuddhaṃ sañjātaṃ cātikarkaśam | bhayadaṃ kātarāṇāñca śūrāṇāṃ balavardhanam
A mutual battle arose between the two, exceedingly harsh, giving fear to the faint-hearted and increasing the strength of the brave.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.44
देवी चिच्छेद तरसा धनुस्तस्य करे स्थितम् । तथैव पञ्चभिर्बाणैर्बभञ्ज रथमुत्तमम्
devī ciccheda tarasā dhanustasya kare sthitam | tathaiva pañcabhirbāṇairbabhañja rathamuttamam
The Goddess swiftly cut through the bow that was in his hand, and likewise with five arrows she shattered his excellent chariot.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.45
रथे भग्ने महाबाहुः पदातिर्दुर्मुखस्तदा । गदां गहीत्वा दुर्धर्षां जगाम चण्डिकां प्रति
rathe bhagne mahābāhuḥ padātirdurmukhastadā | gadāṃ gahītvā durdharṣāṃ jagāma caṇḍikāṃ prati
When the chariot was broken, the mighty-armed Durmukha, now on foot, took up an irresistible mace and went toward Caṇḍikā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.46
चकार स गदाघातं सिंहमौलौ महाबलः । न चचाल हरिः स्थानात्ताडितोऽपि महाबलः
cakāra sa gadāghātaṃ siṃhamaulau mahābalaḥ | na cacāla hariḥ sthānāttāḍito'pi mahābalaḥ
That one of great strength delivered a blow of the mace on the lion's head; yet the lion, though struck, of great strength, did not move from its place.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.47
अम्बिका तं समालोक्य गदापाणिं पुरःस्थितम् । खड्गेन शितधारेण शिरश्चिच्छेद मौलिमत्
ambikā taṃ samālokya gadāpāṇiṃ puraḥsthitam | khaḍgena śitadhāreṇa śiraściccheda maulimat
Ambikā, seeing him standing before her with the mace in his hand, cut off his diademed head with a sharp-edged sword.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.48
छिन्ने च मस्तके भूमौ पपात दुर्मुखो मृतः । जयशब्दं तदा चक्रुर्मुदिता निर्जरा भृशम्
chinne ca mastake bhūmau papāta durmukho mṛtaḥ | jayaśabdaṃ tadā cakrurmuditā nirjarā bhṛśam
And when his head was severed, Durmukha fell dead upon the ground; then the gods, greatly delighted, raised the cry of victory.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.49
तुष्टुवुस्तां तदा देवीं दुर्मुखे निहतेऽमराः । पुष्पवृष्टिं तथा चक्रुर्जयशब्दं नभःस्थिताः
tuṣṭuvustāṃ tadā devīṃ durmukhe nihate'marāḥ | puṣpavṛṣṭiṃ tathā cakrurjayaśabdaṃ nabhaḥsthitāḥ
Then, when Durmukha was slain, the immortals praised that Goddess; and standing in the sky they rained down flowers and raised the cry of victory.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 13.50
ऋषयः सिद्धगन्धर्वाः सविद्याधरकिन्नराः । जहृषुस्तं हतं दृष्ट्वा दानवं रणमस्तके
ṛṣayaḥ siddhagandharvāḥ savidyādharakinnarāḥ | jahṛṣustaṃ hataṃ dṛṣṭvā dānavaṃ raṇamastake
The seers, the Siddhas and Gandharvas, together with the Vidyādharas and Kinnaras, rejoiced on seeing that Dānava slain at the head of the battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition