Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 5 — Chapter 15
DB 5 15.1
असिलोमबिडालाख्यवधवर्णनम् व्यास उवाच तौ तया निहतौ श्रुत्वा महिषो विस्मयान्वितः । प्रेषयामास दैतेयांस्तद्वधार्थं महाबलान्
asilomabiḍālākhyavadhavarṇanam vyāsa uvāca tau tayā nihatau śrutvā mahiṣo vismayānvitaḥ | preṣayāmāsa daiteyāṃstadvadhārthaṃ mahābalān
The description of the slaying of those named Asiloma and Biḍāla. Vyāsa said: Hearing that those two had been slain by her, Mahiṣa was filled with astonishment, and he sent forth Daiteyas of great strength to kill her,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.2
असिलोमबिडालाख्यप्रमुखान् युद्धदुर्मदान् । सैन्येन महता युक्तान्सायुधान्सपरिच्छदान्
asilomabiḍālākhyapramukhān yuddhadurmadān | sainyena mahatā yuktānsāyudhānsaparicchadān
headed by those named Asiloma and Biḍāla, drunk with the frenzy of battle, joined with a great army, with their weapons and their equipment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.3
ते तत्र ददृशुर्देवीं सिंहस्योपरि संस्थिताम् । अष्टादशभुजां दिव्यां खड्गखेटकधारिणीम्
te tatra dadṛśurdevīṃ siṃhasyopari saṃsthitām | aṣṭādaśabhujāṃ divyāṃ khaḍgakheṭakadhāriṇīm
There they saw the Goddess seated upon the lion, eighteen-armed, divine, bearing sword and shield.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.4
असिलोमाग्रतो गत्वा तामुवाच हसन्निव । विनयावनतः शान्तो देवीं दैत्यवधोद्यताम्
asilomāgrato gatvā tāmuvāca hasanniva | vinayāvanataḥ śānto devīṃ daityavadhodyatām
Asiloma went forward and, as if smiling, bowed low in courtesy and calm, spoke to her, the Goddess intent on slaying the Daityas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.5
असिलोमोवाच देवि ब्रूहि वचः सत्यं किमर्थमिह सुन्दरि । आगतासि किमर्थं वा हंसि दैत्यान्निरागसः
asilomovāca devi brūhi vacaḥ satyaṃ kimarthamiha sundari | āgatāsi kimarthaṃ vā haṃsi daityānnirāgasaḥ
Asiloma said: O Goddess, speak a true word: for what purpose, O beautiful one, have you come here? And why do you kill the Daityas, who are without offence?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.6
कारणं कथयाद्य त्वं त्वया सन्धिं करोम्यहम् । काञ्चनं मणिरत्नानि भाजनानि वराणि च
kāraṇaṃ kathayādya tvaṃ tvayā sandhiṃ karomyaham | kāñcanaṃ maṇiratnāni bhājanāni varāṇi ca
Tell the reason today, and I will make a treaty with you. Gold, gems and jewels, and excellent vessels—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.7
यानीच्छसि वरारोहे गहीत्वा गच्छ मा चिरम् । किमर्थं युद्धकामासि दुःखसन्तापवर्धनम्
yānīcchasi varārohe gahītvā gaccha mā ciram | kimarthaṃ yuddhakāmāsi duḥkhasantāpavardhanam
whatever you desire, O fair-hipped one, take it and go, without delay. Why do you desire battle, which increases pain and grief?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.8
कथयन्ति महात्मानो युद्धं सर्वसुखापहम् । कोमलेऽतीव ते देहे पुष्पघातासहे भृशम्
kathayanti mahātmāno yuddhaṃ sarvasukhāpaham | komale'tīva te dehe puṣpaghātāsahe bhṛśam
Great-souled men declare that war takes away all happiness. Your body is exceedingly delicate, quite unable to bear even the blow of a flower;
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DB 5 15.9
किमर्थं शस्त्रसम्पातान्सहसीति विसिस्मिये । चातुर्यस्य फलं शान्तिः सततं सुखसेवनम्
kimarthaṃ śastrasampātānsahasīti visismiye | cāturyasya phalaṃ śāntiḥ satataṃ sukhasevanam
why then do you endure the falling of weapons? At this I am amazed. The fruit of cleverness is peace, the constant enjoyment of pleasure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.10
तत्किमर्थं दुःखहेतुं संग्रामं कर्तुमिच्छसि । संसारेऽत्र सुखं ग्राह्यं दुःखं हेयमिति स्थितिः
tatkimarthaṃ duḥkhahetuṃ saṃgrāmaṃ kartumicchasi | saṃsāre'tra sukhaṃ grāhyaṃ duḥkhaṃ heyamiti sthitiḥ
So why do you wish to make war, which is the cause of pain? In this world the rule is that happiness is to be taken up and pain rejected.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.11
तत्सुखं द्विविधं प्रोक्तं नित्यानित्यप्रभेदतः । आत्मज्ञानं सुखं नित्यमनित्यं भोगजं स्मृतम्
tatsukhaṃ dvividhaṃ proktaṃ nityānityaprabhedataḥ | ātmajñānaṃ sukhaṃ nityamanityaṃ bhogajaṃ smṛtam
That happiness is said to be of two kinds, by the distinction of eternal and non-eternal: knowledge of the Self is eternal happiness, while that born of enjoyments is held to be non-eternal.
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DB 5 15.12
नाशात्मकं तु तत्त्याज्यं वेदशास्त्रार्थचिन्तकैः । सौगतानां मतं चेत्त्वं स्वीकरोषि वरानने
nāśātmakaṃ tu tattyājyaṃ vedaśāstrārthacintakaiḥ | saugatānāṃ mataṃ cettvaṃ svīkaroṣi varānane
But that (non-eternal happiness), being of a perishable nature, is to be abandoned by those who reflect on the meaning of the Vedas and the scriptures. Yet if you accept the doctrine of the Buddhists, O fair-faced one,
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DB 5 15.13
तथापि यौवनं प्राप्य भुंक्ष्व भोगाननुत्तमान् । परलोकस्य सन्देहो यदि तेऽस्ति कृशोदरि
tathāpi yauvanaṃ prāpya bhuṃkṣva bhogānanuttamān | paralokasya sandeho yadi te'sti kṛśodari
Still, having attained youth, enjoy the most excellent pleasures; if you have doubt about the world beyond, O slender-waisted one—
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DB 5 15.14
स्वर्गभोगपरा नित्यं भव भामिनि भूतले । अनित्यं यौवनं देहे ज्ञात्वेति सुकृतं चरेत्
svargabhogaparā nityaṃ bhava bhāmini bhūtale | anityaṃ yauvanaṃ dehe jñātveti sukṛtaṃ caret
—then, O beautiful lady, be always intent on heavenly enjoyments here on earth. Knowing thus that youth in the body is impermanent, one should perform meritorious deeds.
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DB 5 15.15
परोपतापनं कार्यं वर्जनीयं सदा बुधैः । अविरोधेन कर्तव्यं धर्मार्थकामसेवनम् इति श्रीमद्देवीभागवते महायुराणेऽष्टादशसाहस्र्यां संहितायां पञ्चमस्कन्धे असिलोमबिडालाख्यवधवर्णनं नाम पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः
paropatāpanaṃ kāryaṃ varjanīyaṃ sadā budhaiḥ | avirodhena kartavyaṃ dharmārthakāmasevanam iti śrīmaddevībhāgavate mahāyurāṇe'ṣṭādaśasāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pañcamaskandhe asilomabiḍālākhyavadhavarṇanaṃ nāma pañcadaśo'dhyāyaḥ
Action that torments others is always to be shunned by the wise; the pursuit of duty, wealth, and pleasure is to be carried on without mutual conflict. — Thus, in the glorious Devībhāgavata, the great Purāṇa, the collection of eighteen thousand (verses), in the fifth book, the fifteenth chapter, called the description of the slaying of those named Asiloman and Biḍāla.
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DB 5 15.16
तस्मात्त्वमपि कल्याणि मतिं धर्मे सदा कुरु । अपराधं विना दैत्यान्कस्मान्मारयसेऽम्बिके
tasmāttvamapi kalyāṇi matiṃ dharme sadā kuru | aparādhaṃ vinā daityānkasmānmārayase'mbike
Therefore you too, O auspicious lady, always set your mind on dharma. Why, O Ambikā, do you have the Daityas killed without an offence (on their part)?
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DB 5 15.17
दयाधर्मोऽस्य देहोऽस्ति सत्ये प्राणाः प्रकीर्तिताः । तस्माद्दया तथा सत्यं रक्षणीयं सदा बुधैः
dayādharmo'sya deho'sti satye prāṇāḥ prakīrtitāḥ | tasmāddayā tathā satyaṃ rakṣaṇīyaṃ sadā budhaiḥ
Compassion is the body of this dharma, and its life-breaths are declared to lie in truth; therefore compassion and likewise truth are always to be guarded by the wise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.18
कारणं वद सुश्रोणि दानवानां वधे तव । देव्युवाच त्वया पृष्टं महाबाहो किमर्थमिह चागता
kāraṇaṃ vada suśroṇi dānavānāṃ vadhe tava | devyuvāca tvayā pṛṣṭaṃ mahābāho kimarthamiha cāgatā
Tell (us) the reason, O fair-hipped one, for your slaying of the Dānavas. The Goddess said: You have asked, O mighty-armed one, for what purpose I have come here;
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DB 5 15.19
तदहं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि हनने च प्रयोजनम् । विचरामि सदा दैत्य सर्वलोकेषु सर्वदा
tadahaṃ sampravakṣyāmi hanane ca prayojanam | vicarāmi sadā daitya sarvalokeṣu sarvadā
that I shall fully declare, and the purpose in the killing. I roam always, O Daitya, in all the worlds at all times,
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DB 5 15.20
न्यायान्यायौ च भूतानां पश्यन्ती साक्षिरूपिणी । न मे कदापि भोगेच्छा न लोभो न च वैरिता
nyāyānyāyau ca bhūtānāṃ paśyantī sākṣirūpiṇī | na me kadāpi bhogecchā na lobho na ca vairitā
seeing the just and the unjust (deeds) of beings, in the form of a witness. Never do I have a desire for enjoyment, nor greed, nor enmity.
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DB 5 15.21
धर्मार्थं विचराम्यत्र संसारे साधुरक्षणम् । व्रतमेतत्तु नियतं पालयामि निजं सदा
dharmārthaṃ vicarāmyatra saṃsāre sādhurakṣaṇam | vratametattu niyataṃ pālayāmi nijaṃ sadā
For the sake of dharma I roam here in this world—the protection of the good; this fixed vow of mine I always keep.
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DB 5 15.22
साधूनां रक्षणं कार्यं हन्तव्या येऽप्यसाधवः । वेदसंरक्षणं कार्यमवतारैरनेकशः
sādhūnāṃ rakṣaṇaṃ kāryaṃ hantavyā ye'pyasādhavaḥ | vedasaṃrakṣaṇaṃ kāryamavatārairanekaśaḥ
The good are to be protected, and those who are not good are to be slain; the Vedas are to be protected—by many incarnations.
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DB 5 15.23
युगे युगे तानेवाहमवतारान्बिभर्मि च । महिषस्तु दुराचारो देवान्वै हन्तुमुद्यतः
yuge yuge tānevāhamavatārānbibharmi ca | mahiṣastu durācāro devānvai hantumudyataḥ
In age after age I bear those very incarnations. But Mahiṣa, of evil conduct, has set out to kill the gods;
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DB 5 15.24
ज्ञात्वाहं तद्वधार्थं भोः प्राप्तास्मि राक्षसाधुना । तं हनिष्ये दुराचारं सुरशत्रुं महाबलम्
jñātvāhaṃ tadvadhārthaṃ bhoḥ prāptāsmi rākṣasādhunā | taṃ haniṣye durācāraṃ suraśatruṃ mahābalam
knowing this, I have come, sirs, for the purpose of his slaying, by this demonic (form? path?). I shall slay that evil-doing, very powerful enemy of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 5 15.25
गच्छ वा तिष्ठ कामं त्वं सत्यमेतदुदाहृतम् । ब्रूहि वा तं दुरात्मानं राजानं महिषीसुतम्
gaccha vā tiṣṭha kāmaṃ tvaṃ satyametadudāhṛtam | brūhi vā taṃ durātmānaṃ rājānaṃ mahiṣīsutam
Go or stay, as you please; this that has been declared is the truth. Or tell that evil-souled king, the son of the buffalo-cow:
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DB 5 15.26
किमन्यान् प्रेषयस्यत्र स्वयं युद्धं कुरुष्व ह । सन्धिञ्चेत्कर्तुमिच्छास्ति राज्ञस्तव मया सह
kimanyān preṣayasyatra svayaṃ yuddhaṃ kuruṣva ha | sandhiñcetkartumicchāsti rājñastava mayā saha
"Why do you send others here? Fight yourself! And if your king wishes to make peace with me,
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DB 5 15.27
सर्वे गच्छन्तु पातालं वैरं त्यक्त्वा यथासुखम् । देवद्रव्यं तु यत्किञ्चिद्धृतं जित्वा रणे सुरान् । तद्दत्त्वा यान्तु पातालं प्रह्लादो यत्र तिष्ठति
sarve gacchantu pātālaṃ vairaṃ tyaktvā yathāsukham | devadravyaṃ tu yatkiñciddhṛtaṃ jitvā raṇe surān | taddattvā yāntu pātālaṃ prahlādo yatra tiṣṭhati
let them all abandon enmity and go comfortably to the netherworld; and whatever property of the gods was carried off by conquering the gods in battle—having given that back, let them go to the netherworld, where Prahlāda dwells."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.28
व्यास उवाच तच्छुत्वा वचनं देव्या असिलोमा पुरःस्थितः । बिडालाख्यं महावीरं पप्रच्छ प्रीतिपूर्वकम्
vyāsa uvāca tacchutvā vacanaṃ devyā asilomā puraḥsthitaḥ | biḍālākhyaṃ mahāvīraṃ papraccha prītipūrvakam
Vyāsa said: Having heard that speech of the Goddess, Asiloman, standing before (her), affectionately asked the great hero named Biḍāla:
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DB 5 15.29
असिलोमोवाच श्रुतं तेऽद्य बिडालाख्य भवान्या कथितं च यत् । एवं गते किं कर्तव्यो विग्रहः सन्धिरेव वा
asilomovāca śrutaṃ te'dya biḍālākhya bhavānyā kathitaṃ ca yat | evaṃ gate kiṃ kartavyo vigrahaḥ sandhireva vā
Asiloman said: You have heard today, O Biḍāla, what was spoken by Bhavānī. Things being so, what is to be done—war, or peace?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.30
बिडालाख्य उवाच न सन्धिकामोऽस्ति नृपोऽभिमानी युद्धे च मृत्युं नियतं हि जानन् । दृष्ट्वा हतान् प्रेरयते तथास्मा- न्दैव हि कोऽतिक्रमितुं समर्थः
biḍālākhya uvāca na sandhikāmo'sti nṛpo'bhimānī yuddhe ca mṛtyuṃ niyataṃ hi jānan | dṛṣṭvā hatān prerayate tathāsmā- ndaiva hi ko'tikramituṃ samarthaḥ
Biḍāla said: The king is proud and has no desire for peace, and though he knows death in battle is certain, seeing (his men) slain he still urges us on; for who is able to overstep fate?
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DB 5 15.31
(दुःसाध्य एवास्त्विह सेवकानां धर्मः सदा मानविवर्जितानाम् । आज्ञापराणां वशवर्तिकानां पाञ्चालिकानामिव सूत्रभेदात् ॥) गत्वा कथं तस्य पुरस्त्वया च मयापि वक्तव्यमिदं कठोरम् । गच्छन्तु पातालमितश्च सर्वे दत्त्वाथ रत्नानि धनं सुराणाम्
(duḥsādhya evāstviha sevakānāṃ dharmaḥ sadā mānavivarjitānām | ājñāparāṇāṃ vaśavartikānāṃ pāñcālikānāmiva sūtrabhedāt ||) gatvā kathaṃ tasya purastvayā ca mayāpi vaktavyamidaṃ kaṭhoram | gacchantu pātālamitaśca sarve dattvātha ratnāni dhanaṃ surāṇām
(Hard indeed to fulfil here is the duty of servants, ever devoid of self-respect, bent on orders, subject to another's will, like puppets moved by the pulling of strings.) And how, having gone before him, are you or I to speak this harsh thing: "Let all go from here to the netherworld, giving back the jewels and the wealth of the gods"?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.32
(प्रियं हि वक्तव्यमसत्यमेव न च प्रियं स्याद्धितकृत्तु भाषितम् । सत्यं प्रियं नो भवतीह कामं मौनं ततो बुद्धिमतां प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥) न फल्गुवाक्यैः प्रतिबोधनीयो राजा तु वीरैरिति नीतिशास्त्रम्
(priyaṃ hi vaktavyamasatyameva na ca priyaṃ syāddhitakṛttu bhāṣitam | satyaṃ priyaṃ no bhavatīha kāmaṃ maunaṃ tato buddhimatāṃ pratiṣṭhitam ||) na phalguvākyaiḥ pratibodhanīyo rājā tu vīrairiti nītiśāstram
(One should speak what is pleasing, even if untrue; what is beneficial when spoken may not be pleasing. Here what is true is not, as a rule, pleasing; hence silence is established as the course of the wise.) "A king is not to be admonished by heroes with feeble words"—so says the science of policy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.33
न नूनं तत्र गन्तव्यं हितं वा वक्तुमादरात् । प्रष्टुं वापि गते राजा कोपयुक्तो भविष्यति
na nūnaṃ tatra gantavyaṃ hitaṃ vā vaktumādarāt | praṣṭuṃ vāpi gate rājā kopayukto bhaviṣyati
"Surely one should not go there, nor respectfully speak what is beneficial, nor even ask (him anything); for if (one) goes, the king will become filled with anger.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 5 15.34
इति सञ्चिन्त्य कर्तव्यं युद्धं प्राणस्य संशये । स्वामिकार्यं परं मत्वा मरणं तृणवत्तथा
iti sañcintya kartavyaṃ yuddhaṃ prāṇasya saṃśaye | svāmikāryaṃ paraṃ matvā maraṇaṃ tṛṇavattathā
Having reflected thus, the battle must be fought, at the risk of (our) lives, holding the master's business supreme and death as a mere blade of grass."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.35
व्यास उवाच इति सञ्चिन्त्य तौ वीरौ संस्थितौ युद्धतत्परौ । धनुर्बाणधरौ तत्र सन्नद्धौ रथसङ्गतौ
vyāsa uvāca iti sañcintya tau vīrau saṃsthitau yuddhatatparau | dhanurbāṇadharau tatra sannaddhau rathasaṅgatau
Vyāsa said: Having reflected thus, the two heroes stood intent on battle, bearing bow and arrows, armoured, joined there with their chariots.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.36
प्रथमं तु बिडालाख्यः सप्तबाणान्मुमोच ह । असिलोमा स्थितो दूरे प्रेक्षकः परमास्त्रवित्
prathamaṃ tu biḍālākhyaḥ saptabāṇānmumoca ha | asilomā sthito dūre prekṣakaḥ paramāstravit
First the one named Biḍāla loosed seven arrows; Asiloman, who knew the highest weapons, stood at a distance as an onlooker.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.37
चिच्छेद तांस्तथाप्राप्तानम्बिका स्वशरैः शरान् । बिडालाख्यं त्रिभिर्बाणैर्जघान च शिलाशितैः
ciccheda tāṃstathāprāptānambikā svaśaraiḥ śarān | biḍālākhyaṃ tribhirbāṇairjaghāna ca śilāśitaiḥ
As those arrows arrived, Ambikā cut them apart with her own arrows, and she struck the one named Biḍāla with three shafts sharpened on stone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.38
प्राप्य बाणव्यथां दैत्यः पपात समराङ्गणे । मूर्च्छितोऽथ ममाराशु दानवो दैवयोगतः
prāpya bāṇavyathāṃ daityaḥ papāta samarāṅgaṇe | mūrcchito'tha mamārāśu dānavo daivayogataḥ
Suffering the pain of the arrows, the Daitya fell on the field of battle; then, having swooned, the Dānava quickly died, by the working of fate.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.39
बिडालाख्यं हतं दृष्ट्वा रणे शक्तिशरोत्करैः । असिलोमा धनुष्पाणिः संस्थितो युद्धतत्परः
biḍālākhyaṃ hataṃ dṛṣṭvā raṇe śaktiśarotkaraiḥ | asilomā dhanuṣpāṇiḥ saṃsthito yuddhatatparaḥ
Seeing the one named Biḍāla slain in battle by the masses of her spear and arrows, Asiloman, bow in hand, stood ready for combat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.40
ऊर्ध्वं सव्यं करं कृत्वा तामुवाच मितं वचः । देवि जानामि मरणं दानवानां दुरात्मनाम्
ūrdhvaṃ savyaṃ karaṃ kṛtvā tāmuvāca mitaṃ vacaḥ | devi jānāmi maraṇaṃ dānavānāṃ durātmanām
Raising his left hand aloft, he spoke to her these measured words: "Goddess, I know the death of the evil-souled Dānavas (is at hand).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.41
तथापि युद्धं कर्तव्यं पराधीनेन वै मया । महिषो मन्दबुद्धिश्च न जानाति प्रियाप्रिये
tathāpi yuddhaṃ kartavyaṃ parādhīnena vai mayā | mahiṣo mandabuddhiśca na jānāti priyāpriye
Even so, battle must be waged by me, who am dependent on another; and Mahiṣa is dull of wit and does not distinguish what is agreeable from what is not.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.42
तदग्रे नैव वक्तव्यं हितं चैवाप्रियं मया । मर्तव्यं वीरधर्मेण शुभं वाप्यशुभं भवेत्
tadagre naiva vaktavyaṃ hitaṃ caivāpriyaṃ mayā | martavyaṃ vīradharmeṇa śubhaṃ vāpyaśubhaṃ bhavet
Therefore before him what is beneficial but unpleasant must not be spoken by me. (I) must die by the hero's law, whether the outcome be good or bad.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.43
दैवमेव परं मन्ये धिपौरुषमनर्थकम् । पतन्ति दानवास्तूर्णं तव बाणहता भुवि
daivameva paraṃ manye dhipauruṣamanarthakam | patanti dānavāstūrṇaṃ tava bāṇahatā bhuvi
I hold fate alone to be supreme — fie on manly effort, it is fruitless! Struck by your arrows, the Dānavas fall swiftly to the ground.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.44
इत्युक्त्वा शरवृष्टिं स चकार दानवोत्तमः । देवी चिच्छेद तान्बाणैरप्राप्तांस्तु निजान्तिके
ityuktvā śaravṛṣṭiṃ sa cakāra dānavottamaḥ | devī ciccheda tānbāṇairaprāptāṃstu nijāntike
Having said this, that best of Dānavas made a rain of arrows; the Goddess cut those arrows down before they reached her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.45
अन्यैर्विव्याध तं तूर्णमसिलोमानमाशुगैः । वीक्षितामरसङ्घैश्च कोपपूर्णानना तदा
anyairvivyādha taṃ tūrṇamasilomānamāśugaiḥ | vīkṣitāmarasaṅghaiśca kopapūrṇānanā tadā
With other swift shafts she at once pierced that Asiloman, her face full of wrath, while the hosts of immortals looked on.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.46
शुशुभे दानवः कामं बाणैर्विद्धतनुः किल । स्रवद्रुधिरधारः स प्रफुल्लः किंशुको यथा
śuśubhe dānavaḥ kāmaṃ bāṇairviddhatanuḥ kila | sravadrudhiradhāraḥ sa praphullaḥ kiṃśuko yathā
The Dānava, his body pierced with arrows, indeed shone splendidly, streaming torrents of blood, like a kiṃśuka tree in full bloom.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.47
असिलोमा गदां गुर्वीं लौहीमुद्यम्य वेगतः । दुद्राव चण्डिकां कोपात्सिंहं मूर्ध्नि जघान ह
asilomā gadāṃ gurvīṃ lauhīmudyamya vegataḥ | dudrāva caṇḍikāṃ kopātsiṃhaṃ mūrdhni jaghāna ha
Asiloman, swiftly lifting up a heavy iron club, rushed at Caṇḍikā in fury and struck the lion on the head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.48
सिंहोऽपि नखराघातैस्तं ददार भुजान्तरे । अगणय्य गदाघातं कृतं तेन बलीयसा
siṃho'pi nakharāghātaistaṃ dadāra bhujāntare | agaṇayya gadāghātaṃ kṛtaṃ tena balīyasā
The lion too, disregarding the club-blow delivered by that mighty one, tore him with strokes of its claws between the shoulders.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.49
उत्पत्य तरसा दैत्यो गदापाणिः सुदारुणः । सिंहमूर्ध्नि समारुह्य जघान गदयाम्बिकाम्
utpatya tarasā daityo gadāpāṇiḥ sudāruṇaḥ | siṃhamūrdhni samāruhya jaghāna gadayāmbikām
Leaping up with force, the exceedingly terrible Daitya, club in hand, mounted the lion's head and struck Ambikā with the club.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.50
कृतं तेन प्रहारं तु वञ्चयित्वा विशांपते । खड्गेन शितधारेण शिरश्चिच्छेद कण्ठतः
kṛtaṃ tena prahāraṃ tu vañcayitvā viśāṃpate | khaḍgena śitadhāreṇa śiraściccheda kaṇṭhataḥ
But evading the blow he had made, O lord of men, she cut off his head from the neck with her sharp-edged sword.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.51
छिन्ने शिरसि दैत्येन्द्रः पपात तरसा क्षितौ । हाहाकारो महानासीत्सैन्ये तस्य दुरात्मनः
chinne śirasi daityendraḥ papāta tarasā kṣitau | hāhākāro mahānāsītsainye tasya durātmanaḥ
His head severed, that lord of Daityas fell headlong to the earth; a great cry of "Alas! Alas!" arose in the army of that evil-souled one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.52
जय देवीति देवास्ता तुष्टुवुर्जगदम्बिकाम् । देवदुन्दुभयो नेदुर्जगुश्च नृप किन्नराः
jaya devīti devāstā tuṣṭuvurjagadambikām | devadundubhayo nedurjaguśca nṛpa kinnarāḥ
"Victory to the Goddess!" — thus the gods praised her, the World-Mother; the gods' drums resounded, and the Kinnaras sang, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.53
निहतौ दानवौ वीक्ष्य पतितौ च रणाङ्गणे । निहताः सैनिकाः सर्वे तत्र केसरिणा बलात्
nihatau dānavau vīkṣya patitau ca raṇāṅgaṇe | nihatāḥ sainikāḥ sarve tatra kesariṇā balāt
Seeing the two Dānavas slain and fallen on the battlefield — all the soldiers there were killed by the lion by force,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.54
भक्षिताश्च तथा केचिन्निःशेषं तद्रणं कृतम् । भग्नाः केचिद् गता मन्दा महिषं प्रति दुःखिताः
bhakṣitāśca tathā kecinniḥśeṣaṃ tadraṇaṃ kṛtam | bhagnāḥ kecid gatā mandā mahiṣaṃ prati duḥkhitāḥ
and some were devoured as well; that battle was made complete (leaving none). Some, broken and sluggish, went, grieving, toward Mahiṣa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.55
चुक्रुशू रुरुदुश्चैव त्राहि त्राहीति भाषणैः । असिलोमबिडालाख्यौ निहतौ नृपसत्तम
cukruśū ruruduścaiva trāhi trāhīti bhāṣaṇaiḥ | asilomabiḍālākhyau nihatau nṛpasattama
They cried out and wept, with the words "Save us! Save us!" — "Asiloma and the one named Biḍāla have been slain, O best of kings;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.56
अन्ये ये सैनिका राजन् सिंहेन भक्षिताश्च ते । एवं ब्रुवन्तो राजानं तदा चक्रुश्च वैशसम्
anye ye sainikā rājan siṃhena bhakṣitāśca te | evaṃ bruvanto rājānaṃ tadā cakruśca vaiśasam
and the other soldiers, O king, they were devoured by the lion." Speaking thus to the king, they then made a lament (over the slaughter).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 15.57
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तेषां महिषो दुर्मनास्तदा । बभूव चिन्ताकुलितो विमना दुःखसंयुतः
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ teṣāṃ mahiṣo durmanāstadā | babhūva cintākulito vimanā duḥkhasaṃyutaḥ
Hearing that speech of theirs, Mahiṣa then became downcast; he grew troubled with anxiety, dejected, filled with sorrow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition