Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 5 — Chapter 14
DB 5 14.1
ताम्रचिक्षुराख्यवधवर्णनम् व्यास उवाच दुर्मुखं निहतं श्रुत्वा महिषः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः । उवाच दानवान्सर्वान्किं जातमिति चासकृत्
tāmracikṣurākhyavadhavarṇanam vyāsa uvāca durmukhaṃ nihataṃ śrutvā mahiṣaḥ krodhamūrcchitaḥ | uvāca dānavānsarvānkiṃ jātamiti cāsakṛt
The account of the slaying of the one named Tāmra and Cikṣura. Vyāsa said: Hearing that Durmukha had been slain, Mahiṣa, stupefied with rage, said to all the Dānavas repeatedly, "What has happened?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.2
निहतौ दानवौ शूरौ रणे दुर्मुखबाष्कलौ । तन्व्या तत्परमाश्चर्यं पश्यन्तु दैवचेष्टितम्
nihatau dānavau śūrau raṇe durmukhabāṣkalau | tanvyā tatparamāścaryaṃ paśyantu daivaceṣṭitam
"Two heroic Dānavas, Durmukha and Bāṣkala, have been slain in battle by a slender woman — that is the greatest marvel; let (you all) look upon the workings of fate."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.3
कालो हि बलवान्कर्ता सततं सुखदुःखयोः । नराणां परतन्त्राणां पुण्यपापानुयोगतः
kālo hi balavānkartā satataṃ sukhaduḥkhayoḥ | narāṇāṃ paratantrāṇāṃ puṇyapāpānuyogataḥ
"For Time is the mighty maker, always, of the pleasure and pain of men, who are dependent on another, in accordance with their merit and demerit."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.4
निहतौ दानवश्रेष्ठौ किं कर्तव्यमतः परम् । ब्रुवन्तु मिलिताः सर्वे यद्युक्तं कार्यसङ्कटे
nihatau dānavaśreṣṭhau kiṃ kartavyamataḥ param | bruvantu militāḥ sarve yadyuktaṃ kāryasaṅkaṭe
"The two best of the Dānavas are slain; what is to be done now beyond this? Let all assemble and say what is fitting in this crisis of action."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.5
व्यास उवाच एवं ब्रुवति राजेन्द्र महिषेऽतिबलान्विते । चिक्षुराख्यस्तु सेनानीस्तमुवाच महारथः
vyāsa uvāca evaṃ bruvati rājendra mahiṣe'tibalānvite | cikṣurākhyastu senānīstamuvāca mahārathaḥ
Vyāsa said: When Mahiṣa, endowed with immense strength, spoke thus, O best of kings, the general named Cikṣura, a great chariot-warrior, said to him:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.6
राजन्नहं हनिष्यामि का चिन्ता स्त्रीविहिंसने । इत्युक्त्वा स्वबलैर्युक्तः प्रययौ रथसंयुतः
rājannahaṃ haniṣyāmi kā cintā strīvihiṃsane | ityuktvā svabalairyuktaḥ prayayau rathasaṃyutaḥ
"O king, I shall kill (her); what worry is there in the slaying of a woman?" Having said this, joined by his own forces and mounted on a chariot, he set out.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.7
द्वितीयं पार्ष्णिरक्षं तु कृत्वा ताम्रं महाबलम् । महता सैन्यघोषेण पूरयन्गगनं दिशः
dvitīyaṃ pārṣṇirakṣaṃ tu kṛtvā tāmraṃ mahābalam | mahatā sainyaghoṣeṇa pūrayangaganaṃ diśaḥ
Making the mighty Tāmra his second, the guard of his rear, filling the sky and the quarters with the great din of the army,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.8
तमागच्छन्तमालोक्य देवी भगवती शिवा । चकार शङ्खज्याघोषं घण्टानादं महाद्भुतम्
tamāgacchantamālokya devī bhagavatī śivā | cakāra śaṅkhajyāghoṣaṃ ghaṇṭānādaṃ mahādbhutam
Seeing him coming, the Goddess, the blessed Śivā, made the sound of her conch and bowstring and a most wondrous pealing of her bell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.9
तत्रसुस्तेन शब्देन ते च सर्वे सुरारयः । किमेतदिति भाषन्तो दुद्रुवुर्भयकम्पिताः
tatrasustena śabdena te ca sarve surārayaḥ | kimetaditi bhāṣanto dudruvurbhayakampitāḥ
At that sound they were terrified, and all those enemies of the gods, saying "What is this?", ran away trembling with fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.10
चिक्षुराख्यस्तु तान्दृष्ट्वा पलायनपरायणान् । उवाचातीव संकुद्धः किं भयं वः समागतम्
cikṣurākhyastu tāndṛṣṭvā palāyanaparāyaṇān | uvācātīva saṃkuddhaḥ kiṃ bhayaṃ vaḥ samāgatam
But the one named Cikṣura, seeing them intent on flight, said, exceedingly enraged: "What fear has come upon you?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.11
अद्यैवाहं हनिष्यामि बाणैर्बालां मदोन्नताम् । तिष्ठन्त्वत्र भयं त्यक्त्वा दैत्याः समरमूर्धनि
adyaivāhaṃ haniṣyāmi bāṇairbālāṃ madonnatām | tiṣṭhantvatra bhayaṃ tyaktvā daityāḥ samaramūrdhani
"This very day I shall kill with my arrows that girl swollen with pride. Let the daityas stand here at the front of the battle, abandoning fear."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.12
इत्युक्त्वा दानवश्रेष्ठश्चापपाणिर्बलान्वितः । आगत्य सङ्गरे देवीमित्युवाच गतव्यथः
ityuktvā dānavaśreṣṭhaścāpapāṇirbalānvitaḥ | āgatya saṅgare devīmityuvāca gatavyathaḥ
Having said this, that best of dānavas, bow in hand, endowed with strength, came into the battle and, free of agitation, spoke thus to the Goddess:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.13
किं गर्जसि विशालाक्षि भीषयन्तीतरान्नरान् । नाहं बिभेमि तन्वङ्गि श्रुत्वा तेऽद्य विचेष्टितम्
kiṃ garjasi viśālākṣi bhīṣayantītarānnarān | nāhaṃ bibhemi tanvaṅgi śrutvā te'dya viceṣṭitam
"Why do you roar, wide-eyed one, frightening other men? I am not afraid, slender-limbed one, hearing today of your doings."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.14
स्त्रीवधे दूषणं ज्ञात्वा तथैवाकीर्तिसम्भवम् । उपेक्षां कुरुते चित्तं मदीयं वामलोचने पञ्चमस्कन्धे ताम्रचिक्षुराख्यवधवर्णनं नाम चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः
strīvadhe dūṣaṇaṃ jñātvā tathaivākīrtisambhavam | upekṣāṃ kurute cittaṃ madīyaṃ vāmalocane pañcamaskandhe tāmracikṣurākhyavadhavarṇanaṃ nāma caturdaśo'dhyāyaḥ
"Knowing the fault in killing a woman, and likewise the arising of ill fame, my mind holds back, O fair-eyed one." [In the fifth book, the fourteenth chapter, called the description of the slaying of the one named Tāmra and of Cikṣura.]
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.15
स्त्रीणां युद्धं कटाक्षैश्च तथा हावैश्च सुन्दरि । न शस्त्रैर्विहितं क्वापि त्वादृशीनां कदाचन
strīṇāṃ yuddhaṃ kaṭākṣaiśca tathā hāvaiśca sundari | na śastrairvihitaṃ kvāpi tvādṛśīnāṃ kadācana
"For women, O beautiful one, warfare is with sidelong glances and with amorous gestures; nowhere has it ever been ordained that women like you (fight) with weapons."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.16
पुष्पैरपि न योद्धव्यं किं पुनर्निशितैः शरैः । भवादृशीनां देहेषु दुनोति मालतीदलम्
puṣpairapi na yoddhavyaṃ kiṃ punarniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ | bhavādṛśīnāṃ deheṣu dunoti mālatīdalam
"Not even with flowers should (you) be fought, much less with sharpened arrows; on the bodies of such as you even a jasmine petal causes pain."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.17
धिग्जन्म मानुषे लोके क्षात्रधर्मानुजीविनाम् । लालितोऽयं प्रियो देहः कृन्तनीयः शितैः शरैः
dhigjanma mānuṣe loke kṣātradharmānujīvinām | lālito'yaṃ priyo dehaḥ kṛntanīyaḥ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ
"A curse upon birth in the world of men for those who live by the kṣatriya duty: this dear body, so pampered, must be cut apart by sharp arrows."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.18
तैलाभ्यङ्गैः पुष्पवातैस्तथा मिष्टान्नभोजनैः । पोषितोऽयं प्रियो देहो घातनीयः परेषुभिः
tailābhyaṅgaiḥ puṣpavātaistathā miṣṭānnabhojanaiḥ | poṣito'yaṃ priyo deho ghātanīyaḥ pareṣubhiḥ
"This dear body, nourished with oil-massages, with breezes of flowers, and with meals of sweet food, must be destroyed by the arrows of enemies."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.19
देहं छित्त्वासिधाराभिर्धनभृज्जायते नरः । धिग्धनं दुःखदं पूर्वं पश्चात्किं सुखदं भवेत्
dehaṃ chittvāsidhārābhirdhanabhṛjjāyate naraḥ | dhigdhanaṃ duḥkhadaṃ pūrvaṃ paścātkiṃ sukhadaṃ bhavet
"A man becomes wealthy by having his body cut with sword-blades. A curse on wealth that gives pain first — how could it give happiness afterwards?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.20
त्वमप्यज्ञैव वामोरु युद्धमाकाङ्क्षसे यतः । सुखं सम्भोगजं त्यक्त्वा कं गुणं वेत्सि सङ्गरे
tvamapyajñaiva vāmoru yuddhamākāṅkṣase yataḥ | sukhaṃ sambhogajaṃ tyaktvā kaṃ guṇaṃ vetsi saṅgare
"You too are simply ignorant, fair-thighed one, since you long for battle. Abandoning the happiness born of enjoyment, what merit do you see in combat?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.21
खड्गपातं गदाघातं भेदनञ्ज शिलीमुखैः । मरणान्ते तु संस्कारो गोमायुमुखकर्षणम्
khaḍgapātaṃ gadāghātaṃ bhedanañja śilīmukhaiḥ | maraṇānte tu saṃskāro gomāyumukhakarṣaṇam
"(There is) the fall of the sword, the blow of the mace, and piercing by arrows; and at the end, in death, the funeral rite is the dragging by the mouths of jackals."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.22
तस्यैव कविभिर्धूर्तैः कृतं चातीव शंसनम् । रणे मृतानां स्वःप्राप्तिरर्थवादोऽस्ति केवलः
tasyaiva kavibhirdhūrtaiḥ kṛtaṃ cātīva śaṃsanam | raṇe mṛtānāṃ svaḥprāptirarthavādo'sti kevalaḥ
"And extravagant praise of that very thing has been made by cunning poets; the attainment of heaven by those who die in battle is mere eulogistic exaggeration."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.23
तस्माद् गच्छ वरारोहे यत्र ते रमते मनः । भज वा भूपतिं नाथं हयारिं सुरमर्दनम्
tasmād gaccha varārohe yatra te ramate manaḥ | bhaja vā bhūpatiṃ nāthaṃ hayāriṃ suramardanam
"Therefore go, fair-hipped one, wherever your mind takes pleasure; or take as your lord the king Hayāri, crusher of the gods."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.24
व्यास उवाच एवं ब्रुवाणं तं दैत्यं प्रोवाच जगदम्बिका । किं मृषा भाषसे मूढ बुद्धिमानिव पण्डितः
vyāsa uvāca evaṃ bruvāṇaṃ taṃ daityaṃ provāca jagadambikā | kiṃ mṛṣā bhāṣase mūḍha buddhimāniva paṇḍitaḥ
Vyāsa said: To that daitya speaking thus the Mother of the world replied: "Why do you talk falsely, fool, as though you were an intelligent learned man?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.25
नीतिशास्त्रं न जानासि विद्यां चान्वीक्षिकीं तथा । न सेवितास्त्वया वृद्धा न धर्मे मतिरस्ति ते
nītiśāstraṃ na jānāsi vidyāṃ cānvīkṣikīṃ tathā | na sevitāstvayā vṛddhā na dharme matirasti te
"You do not know the science of polity, nor the science of logical inquiry; you have not attended upon elders, and you have no mind for dharma."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.26
मूर्खसेवापरो यस्मात्तस्मात्त्वं मूर्ख एव हि । राजधर्मं न जानासि किं ब्रवीषि ममाग्रतः
mūrkhasevāparo yasmāttasmāttvaṃ mūrkha eva hi | rājadharmaṃ na jānāsi kiṃ bravīṣi mamāgrataḥ
"Since you are devoted to serving a fool, you are therefore a fool yourself. You do not know the duty of kings — what are you saying in front of me?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.27
संग्रामे महिषं हत्वा कृत्वा रुधिरकर्दमम् । यशःस्तम्भं स्थिरं कृत्वा गमिष्यामि यथासुखम्
saṃgrāme mahiṣaṃ hatvā kṛtvā rudhirakardamam | yaśaḥstambhaṃ sthiraṃ kṛtvā gamiṣyāmi yathāsukham
"Having slain Mahiṣa in battle, having made a mire of blood, having set up a firm pillar of fame, I shall go as I please."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.28
देवानां दुःखदातारं दानवं मदगर्वितम् । हनिष्येऽहं दुराचारं युद्धं कुरु स्थिरो भव
devānāṃ duḥkhadātāraṃ dānavaṃ madagarvitam | haniṣye'haṃ durācāraṃ yuddhaṃ kuru sthiro bhava
"I shall slay that dānava of evil conduct, puffed up with pride, the giver of sorrow to the gods. Fight! Stand firm!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.29
जीवितेच्छास्ति चेन्मूढ महिषस्य तथा तव । तदा गच्छन्तु पातालं दानवाः सर्व एव ते
jīvitecchāsti cenmūḍha mahiṣasya tathā tava | tadā gacchantu pātālaṃ dānavāḥ sarva eva te
"If you, fool, and Mahiṣa too wish to live, then let those Dānavas, every one of them, go off to Pātāla.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.30
मुमूर्षा यदि वश्चित्ते युद्धं कुर्वन्तु सत्वराः । सर्वानेव वधिष्यामि निश्चयोऽयं ममाधुना
mumūrṣā yadi vaścitte yuddhaṃ kurvantu satvarāḥ | sarvāneva vadhiṣyāmi niścayo'yaṃ mamādhunā
But if the wish to die is in your minds, then let them fight at once; I shall slay them all — this is now my resolve."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.31
व्यास उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्या दानवो बलदर्पितः । मुमोच बाणवृष्टिं तां घनवृष्टिमिवापराम्
vyāsa uvāca tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasyā dānavo baladarpitaḥ | mumoca bāṇavṛṣṭiṃ tāṃ ghanavṛṣṭimivāparām
Vyāsa said: Hearing that speech of hers, the Dānava, proud of his strength, released a downpour of arrows, like a second downpour from the clouds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.32
चिच्छेद तस्य सा बाणान्स्वबाणैर्निशितैस्तदा । जघान तं तथा घोरैराशीविषसमैः शरैः
ciccheda tasya sā bāṇānsvabāṇairniśitaistadā | jaghāna taṃ tathā ghorairāśīviṣasamaiḥ śaraiḥ
Then she cut off his arrows with her own sharp arrows, and struck him with dreadful shafts that were like venomous snakes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.33
युद्धं परस्परं तत्र बभूव विस्मयप्रदम् । गदया घातयामास तं रथाज्जगदम्बिका
yuddhaṃ parasparaṃ tatra babhūva vismayapradam | gadayā ghātayāmāsa taṃ rathājjagadambikā
There a mutual combat took place, astonishing (to behold); and the Mother of the world struck him down from his chariot with her mace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.34
मूर्च्छां प्राप स दुष्टात्मा गदयाभिहतो भृशम् । मुहूर्तद्वयमात्रं तु रथोपस्थ इवाचलः
mūrcchāṃ prāpa sa duṣṭātmā gadayābhihato bhṛśam | muhūrtadvayamātraṃ tu rathopastha ivācalaḥ
That evil-souled one, hard hit by the mace, fell into a swoon, and for the space of just two moments remained motionless, as if seated on his chariot.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.35
तं तथा मूर्च्छितं दृष्ट्वा ताम्रः परबलार्दनः । आजगाम रणे योद्धुं चण्डिकां प्रति चापलात्
taṃ tathā mūrcchitaṃ dṛṣṭvā tāmraḥ parabalārdanaḥ | ājagāma raṇe yoddhuṃ caṇḍikāṃ prati cāpalāt
Seeing him thus swooning, Tāmra, the crusher of enemy forces, came in his rashness to fight Caṇḍikā in battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.36
आगच्छन्तं तु तं वीक्ष्य हसन्ती प्राह चण्डिका । एह्येहि दानवश्रेष्ठ यमलोकं नयाम्यहम्
āgacchantaṃ tu taṃ vīkṣya hasantī prāha caṇḍikā | ehyehi dānavaśreṣṭha yamalokaṃ nayāmyaham
Seeing him coming on, Caṇḍikā, laughing, said: "Come, come, best of Dānavas — I shall lead you to Yama's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.37
किं भवद्भिः समायातैरबलैश्च गतायुषैः । महिषः किं गृहे मूढः करोति जीवनोद्यमम्
kiṃ bhavadbhiḥ samāyātairabalaiśca gatāyuṣaiḥ | mahiṣaḥ kiṃ gṛhe mūḍhaḥ karoti jīvanodyamam
What use is your coming here, feeble as you are and with your life-spans spent? Why does the deluded Mahiṣa stay at home striving to stay alive?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.38
किं भवद्भिर्हतैर्मन्दैर्ममापि विफलः श्रमः । अहते महिषे पापे सुरशत्रौ दुरात्मनि
kiṃ bhavadbhirhatairmandairmamāpi viphalaḥ śramaḥ | ahate mahiṣe pāpe suraśatrau durātmani
What is gained by your being slain, you dullards? My own labour too is fruitless, so long as the sinful, evil-souled Mahiṣa, the enemy of the gods, is not slain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.39
तस्माद्यूयं गृहं गत्वा महिषं प्रेषयन्त्विह । पश्येन्मां सोऽपि मन्दात्मा यादृशीं तादृशीं स्थिताम्
tasmādyūyaṃ gṛhaṃ gatvā mahiṣaṃ preṣayantviha | paśyenmāṃ so'pi mandātmā yādṛśīṃ tādṛśīṃ sthitām
Therefore go home, you (all), and send Mahiṣa here; let that dull-witted one too see me, standing just as I am."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.40
ताम्रस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा बाणवृष्टिं चकार ह । चण्डिकां प्रति कोपेन कर्णाकृष्टशरासनः
tāmrastadvacanaṃ śrutvā bāṇavṛṣṭiṃ cakāra ha | caṇḍikāṃ prati kopena karṇākṛṣṭaśarāsanaḥ
Hearing that speech, Tāmra, in anger, his bow drawn back to his ear, made a downpour of arrows upon Caṇḍikā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.41
भगवत्यपि ताम्राक्षी समाकृष्य शरासनम् । बाणान्मुमोच तरसा हन्तुकामा सुराहितम्
bhagavatyapi tāmrākṣī samākṛṣya śarāsanam | bāṇānmumoca tarasā hantukāmā surāhitam
The Bhagavatī too, red-eyed, drawing back her bow, swiftly released arrows, wishing to kill the enemy of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.42
चिक्षुराख्योऽपिबलवान्मूर्च्छां त्यक्त्वोत्थितः पुनः । गृहीत्वा सशरं चापं तस्थौ तत्सम्मुखः क्षणात्
cikṣurākhyo'pibalavānmūrcchāṃ tyaktvotthitaḥ punaḥ | gṛhītvā saśaraṃ cāpaṃ tasthau tatsammukhaḥ kṣaṇāt
The mighty one named Cikṣura too, having shaken off his swoon, rose again, and taking up his bow with arrow, in a moment stood facing her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.43
चिक्षुराख्यश्च ताम्रश्च द्वावप्यतिबलोत्कटौ । युयुधाते महावीरौ सह देव्या रणाङ्गणे
cikṣurākhyaśca tāmraśca dvāvapyatibalotkaṭau | yuyudhāte mahāvīrau saha devyā raṇāṅgaṇe
Both the one named Cikṣura and Tāmra, exceedingly formidable in strength, those two great heroes, fought with the Goddess on the field of battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.44
कुपिता च महामाया ववर्ष शरसन्ततिम् । चकार दानवान् सर्वान् बाणक्षततनुच्छदान्
kupitā ca mahāmāyā vavarṣa śarasantatim | cakāra dānavān sarvān bāṇakṣatatanucchadān
And Mahāmāyā, enraged, rained down a continuous stream of arrows, and made all the Dānavas' bodily coverings torn by her shafts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.45
असुराः क्रोधसम्मूढा बभूवुः शरताडिताः । चिक्षिपुः शरजालानि देवीं प्रति रुषान्विताः
asurāḥ krodhasammūḍhā babhūvuḥ śaratāḍitāḥ | cikṣipuḥ śarajālāni devīṃ prati ruṣānvitāḥ
Struck by the arrows, the Asuras became bewildered with rage, and, filled with fury, hurled nets of arrows at the Goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.46
बभुस्ते राक्षसास्तत्र किंशुका इव पुष्पिणः । शिलीमुखक्षताः सर्वे वसन्ते च वने रणे
babhuste rākṣasāstatra kiṃśukā iva puṣpiṇaḥ | śilīmukhakṣatāḥ sarve vasante ca vane raṇe
There those Rākṣasas, all of them wounded by the arrows in the battle, looked like kiṃśuka trees in flower in a forest in spring.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.47
बभूव तुमुलं युद्धं ताम्रेण सह संयुगे । विस्मयं परमं जग्मुर्देवा ये प्रेक्षकाः स्थिताः
babhūva tumulaṃ yuddhaṃ tāmreṇa saha saṃyuge | vismayaṃ paramaṃ jagmurdevā ye prekṣakāḥ sthitāḥ
A tumultuous fight took place in the encounter with Tāmra; the gods who stood watching went into the utmost amazement.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.48
ताम्रो मुसलमादाय लोहजं दारुणं दृढम् । जघान मस्तके सिंहं जहास च ननर्द च
tāmro musalamādāya lohajaṃ dāruṇaṃ dṛḍham | jaghāna mastake siṃhaṃ jahāsa ca nanarda ca
Tāmra, taking up a club made of iron, cruel and hard, struck the lion on the head, and laughed and roared.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.49
नर्दमानं तदा तं तु दृष्ट्वा देवी रुषान्विता । खड्गेन शितधारेण शिरश्चिच्छेद सत्वरा
nardamānaṃ tadā taṃ tu dṛṣṭvā devī ruṣānvitā | khaḍgena śitadhāreṇa śiraściccheda satvarā
But then, seeing him roaring, the Goddess, filled with fury, swiftly cut off his head with her sharp-edged sword.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.50
छिन्ने शिरसि ताम्रस्तु विशीर्षो मुसली बली । बभ्राम क्षणमात्रं तु पपात रणमस्तके
chinne śirasi tāmrastu viśīrṣo musalī balī | babhrāma kṣaṇamātraṃ tu papāta raṇamastake
When his head was severed, Tāmra, the mighty club-bearer, headless, wandered about for just a moment and then fell at the front of the battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.51
पतितं ताम्रमालोक्य चिक्षुराख्यो महाबलः । खड्गमादाय तरसा दुद्राव चण्डिकां प्रति
patitaṃ tāmramālokya cikṣurākhyo mahābalaḥ | khaḍgamādāya tarasā dudrāva caṇḍikāṃ prati
Seeing Tāmra fallen, the one named Cikṣura, of great strength, took up his sword and rushed swiftly against Caṇḍikā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.52
भगवत्यपि तं दृष्ट्वा खड्गपाणिमुपागतम् । दानवं पञ्चभिर्बाणैर्जघान तरसा रणे
bhagavatyapi taṃ dṛṣṭvā khaḍgapāṇimupāgatam | dānavaṃ pañcabhirbāṇairjaghāna tarasā raṇe
And the Blessed Goddess, seeing that Dānava approaching with sword in hand, struck him swiftly in the battle with five arrows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.53
एकेन पातितं खड्गं द्वितीयेन तु तत्करः । कण्ठाच्च मस्तकं तस्य कृन्तितं चापरैः शरैः
ekena pātitaṃ khaḍgaṃ dvitīyena tu tatkaraḥ | kaṇṭhācca mastakaṃ tasya kṛntitaṃ cāparaiḥ śaraiḥ
With one his sword was struck down, with the second his hand, and with the remaining arrows his head was severed from his neck.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.54
एवं तौ निहतौ कूरौ राक्षसौ रणदुर्मदौ । भग्नं सैन्यं तयोस्तूर्णं दिक्षु सन्त्रस्तमानसम्
evaṃ tau nihatau kūrau rākṣasau raṇadurmadau | bhagnaṃ sainyaṃ tayostūrṇaṃ dikṣu santrastamānasam
Thus were those two cruel Rākṣasas, drunk with the frenzy of battle, slain; and their army was at once broken, its mind terrified, (scattering) in all directions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.55
देवाश्च मुदिताः सर्वे दृष्ट्वा तौ निहतौ रणे । पुष्पवृष्टिं मुदा चक्रुर्जयशब्दं नभःस्थिताः
devāśca muditāḥ sarve dṛṣṭvā tau nihatau raṇe | puṣpavṛṣṭiṃ mudā cakrurjayaśabdaṃ nabhaḥsthitāḥ
And all the gods, delighted at seeing those two slain in battle, joyfully rained down flowers and, standing in the sky, raised the cry of victory.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 14.56
ऋषयो देवगन्धर्वा वेतालाः सिद्धचारणाः । ऊचुस्ते जय देवीति चाम्बिकेति पुनः पुनः
ṛṣayo devagandharvā vetālāḥ siddhacāraṇāḥ | ūcuste jaya devīti cāmbiketi punaḥ punaḥ
The sages, gods and Gandharvas, the Vetālas, Siddhas and Cāraṇas said again and again: "Victory to you, O Goddess! O Ambikā!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition