Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 5 — Chapter 18
DB 5 18.1
महिषासुरवधः महिष उवाच ।। तस्यास्तु भगिनी कन्या नाम्ना चेंदुमती शुभा ।। विवाह योग्या संजाता सुरू पाऽवरजा यदा
mahiṣāsuravadhaḥ mahiṣa uvāca || tasyāstu bhaginī kanyā nāmnā ceṃdumatī śubhā || vivāha yogyā saṃjātā surū pā'varajā yadā
The slaying of the demon Mahiṣa. Mahiṣa said: But she had a sister, an auspicious girl named Indumatī; when that beautiful younger one had grown fit for marriage —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.2
तस्या विवाहः संवृत्तः सूजाताश्च स्वयंवरः ।। राजानो बहुदेशीयाः संगतास्तत्र मंडपे
tasyā vivāhaḥ saṃvṛttaḥ sūjātāśca svayaṃvaraḥ || rājāno bahudeśīyāḥ saṃgatāstatra maṃḍape
her marriage took place, and a self-choice (ceremony) was well arranged; kings from many countries assembled there in the pavilion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.3
तया वृतो नृपः कश्चिद्बलवान्रूपसंयुतः ।। कुलशीलसमायुक्तः सर्वलक्षणसंयुतः
tayā vṛto nṛpaḥ kaścidbalavānrūpasaṃyutaḥ || kulaśīlasamāyuktaḥ sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutaḥ
By her a certain king was chosen, strong and endowed with beauty, possessed of good family and character, furnished with all (auspicious) marks.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.4
तदा कामातुरा जाता विटं वीक्ष्य नृपं तु सा ।। चकमे दैवयोगात्तु शठं चातुर्यभूषितम्
tadā kāmāturā jātā viṭaṃ vīkṣya nṛpaṃ tu sā || cakame daivayogāttu śaṭhaṃ cāturyabhūṣitam
Then, looking upon the king, (who was in truth) a libertine, she became stricken with desire; by the working of fate she fell in love with that cheat adorned with cleverness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.5
पितरं प्राह तन्वंगी विवाहं कुरु मे पितः ।। इच्छा मेऽद्य समुद्भूता दृष्ट्वा भद्राधिपं त्विह सैरंध्र्या कथितं तस्यै तया दृष्टः पतिस्तथा ।। उपलंभं ददौ तस्मै स्मितपूर्वं रुषाऽन्विता वचनं कुरु मे तथ्यं नारीणां परमं हितम् ।। अकृत्वा परमं शोकं लप्स्यसे नात्र संशयः ततो भगवती क्रुद्धा तं जघान शितैः शरैः ।। दुर्धरस्तु पपातोर्व्यां गतासुगिरिशृंगवत् तं च केसरिणं वीक्ष्य देवी क्रुद्धा ह्ययोमुखैः ।। शरैरवाकिरत्तीक्ष्णैः शरैराशीविषैरिव मूर्खाऽसि मदमत्ताऽद्य यन्मया सह संगरम् ।। करोषि मोहिताऽतीव मृषा बलवती खरा ताडितोऽसौ पपातोर्व्यां मूर्छांमाप मुहूर्तकम् ।। पुनरुत्थाय चामुंडां पद्भ्यां वेगादताडयत् चंडिकाऽपि रणं त्यक्त्वा शुभे देशेऽथ संस्थिता ।। देवास्तत्राऽऽययुः शीघ्रं स्तोतुकामाः सुखप्रदाम्
pitaraṃ prāha tanvaṃgī vivāhaṃ kuru me pitaḥ || icchā me'dya samudbhūtā dṛṣṭvā bhadrādhipaṃ tviha sairaṃdhryā kathitaṃ tasyai tayā dṛṣṭaḥ patistathā || upalaṃbhaṃ dadau tasmai smitapūrvaṃ ruṣā'nvitā vacanaṃ kuru me tathyaṃ nārīṇāṃ paramaṃ hitam || akṛtvā paramaṃ śokaṃ lapsyase nātra saṃśayaḥ tato bhagavatī kruddhā taṃ jaghāna śitaiḥ śaraiḥ || durdharastu papātorvyāṃ gatāsugiriśṛṃgavat taṃ ca kesariṇaṃ vīkṣya devī kruddhā hyayomukhaiḥ || śarairavākirattīkṣṇaiḥ śarairāśīviṣairiva mūrkhā'si madamattā'dya yanmayā saha saṃgaram || karoṣi mohitā'tīva mṛṣā balavatī kharā tāḍito'sau papātorvyāṃ mūrchāṃmāpa muhūrtakam || punarutthāya cāmuṃḍāṃ padbhyāṃ vegādatāḍayat caṃḍikā'pi raṇaṃ tyaktvā śubhe deśe'tha saṃsthitā || devāstatrā''yayuḥ śīghraṃ stotukāmāḥ sukhapradām
The slender-limbed one said to her father: "Father, arrange my marriage; a wish has arisen in me today on seeing the lord of Bhadra here." It was told to her by the maidservant, and the husband was seen by her thus. She gave him reproof, with a smile, yet filled with anger: "Do my word, which is true and the highest benefit of women; if you do not do it you will meet with great grief — of this there is no doubt." Then the angered Bhagavatī struck him with sharpened arrows; and Durdhara fell to the earth lifeless, like a mountain peak. And seeing that lion(-demon), the goddess in anger covered (him) with sharp iron-tipped arrows, arrows like venomous serpents: "You are a fool, drunk with pride, that today you make battle with me, utterly deluded, falsely strong, harsh (as an ass)." Struck, he fell to the earth and swooned for a moment; rising again, he violently kicked Cāmuṇḍā with his feet. Caṇḍikā too, leaving the battle, then took her stand in an auspicious place; the gods came there swiftly, wishing to praise the bestower of happiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 5 18.6
चंद्रसेनोऽपि तच्छुत्वा पुत्र्या यद्भाषितं रहः ।। प्रहसन्नेव मनसा तत्कार्ये तत्परोऽभवत्
caṃdraseno'pi tacchutvā putryā yadbhāṣitaṃ rahaḥ || prahasanneva manasā tatkārye tatparo'bhavat
Candrasena too, hearing what was said in private by his daughter, laughing inwardly, became intent upon that task.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.7
तमाहूय नृप गेहे विवाहविधिना ददौ ।। कन्यां मंदोदरीं तस्मै पारिबर्हं तथा बहु
tamāhūya nṛpa gehe vivāhavidhinā dadau || kanyāṃ maṃdodarīṃ tasmai pāribarhaṃ tathā bahu
Summoning him, the king in his house gave to him, by the marriage rite, the maiden Mandodarī, and also much wedding-gift.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.8
चारुदेष्णोऽपि तां प्राप्य सुन्दरीं मुदितोऽभवत् ।। जगाम स्वगृहं तुष्टो राजाऽपि सहितः स्त्रिया
cārudeṣṇo'pi tāṃ prāpya sundarīṃ mudito'bhavat || jagāma svagṛhaṃ tuṣṭo rājā'pi sahitaḥ striyā
Cārudeṣṇa too, having obtained that beautiful woman, became delighted; content, he went to his own house, and the king also (returned) together with his wife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.9
रेमे नृपतिशार्दूलः कामिन्या बहुवासरान् ।। कदाचिद्दासपत्न्या स रममाणो रहः किल
reme nṛpatiśārdūlaḥ kāminyā bahuvāsarān || kadāciddāsapatnyā sa ramamāṇo rahaḥ kila
That tiger among kings took his pleasure with the lovely woman for many days; and once, indeed, he was enjoying himself in private with a servant-woman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.11
कदाचिदपि सामान्यां रहो रूपवतीं नृपः ।। क्रीडयंल्लालयन्दृष्टः खेदं प्राप तदैव सा
kadācidapi sāmānyāṃ raho rūpavatīṃ nṛpaḥ || krīḍayaṃllālayandṛṣṭaḥ khedaṃ prāpa tadaiva sā
And once the king, sporting and caressing in private a beautiful common woman, was seen (by her); at that very moment she was struck with grief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.12
न ज्ञातोऽयं शठः पूर्वं यदा दृष्टः स्वयंवरे ।। किं कृतं तु मया मोहाद्वंचिताऽहं नृपेण ह
na jñāto'yaṃ śaṭhaḥ pūrvaṃ yadā dṛṣṭaḥ svayaṃvare || kiṃ kṛtaṃ tu mayā mohādvaṃcitā'haṃ nṛpeṇa ha
"This cheat was not known (for what he is) before, when he was seen at the self-choice. What have I done, out of delusion! I have indeed been deceived by the king."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.13
किं करोम्यद्य संताप निर्लज्जे निर्घृणे शठे ।। का प्रीतिरीदृशे पत्यौ धिगद्य मम जीवितम्
kiṃ karomyadya saṃtāpa nirlajje nirghṛṇe śaṭhe || kā prītirīdṛśe patyau dhigadya mama jīvitam
"What shall I do now, O grief! (He is) shameless, pitiless, a cheat. What affection can there be for such a husband? Fie now upon my life!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.14
अद्यप्रभृति संसारे सुखं त्यक्तं मया खलु ।। पतिसंभोगजं सर्वं संतोषोऽद्य मया कृतः
adyaprabhṛti saṃsāre sukhaṃ tyaktaṃ mayā khalu || patisaṃbhogajaṃ sarvaṃ saṃtoṣo'dya mayā kṛtaḥ
"From today on, in worldly existence, happiness is indeed renounced by me — all that arises from union with a husband; today I have made (my) contentment."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.15
अकर्तव्यं कृतं कार्यं तज्जातं दुःखदं मम ।। देहत्यागः क्रियते चेद्धत्याऽतीव दुरत्यया
akartavyaṃ kṛtaṃ kāryaṃ tajjātaṃ duḥkhadaṃ mama || dehatyāgaḥ kriyate ceddhatyā'tīva duratyayā
"A deed not to be done has been done, and it has turned out to bring me sorrow. And if abandoning of the body is undertaken, (that) self-slaughter is exceedingly hard to get past."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.16
पितृगेहं व्रजाम्याशु तत्राऽपि न सुखं भवेत् ।। हास्ययोग्या सखीनां तु भवेयं नात्र संशयः
pitṛgehaṃ vrajāmyāśu tatrā'pi na sukhaṃ bhavet || hāsyayogyā sakhīnāṃ tu bhaveyaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ
"(If) I go quickly to my father's house, there too there would be no happiness; I would become a fit object of laughter for my companions — of this there is no doubt."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.17
तस्मादत्रैव संवासो वैराग्ययुतया मया ।। कर्तव्यः कालयोगेन त्यक्त्वा कामसुखं पुनः
tasmādatraiva saṃvāso vairāgyayutayā mayā || kartavyaḥ kālayogena tyaktvā kāmasukhaṃ punaḥ
"Therefore dwelling must be here itself for me, endowed with dispassion, in accordance with the (working of) time, having given up once and for all the pleasure of desire."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.18
महिष उवाच ।। इति संचिंत्य सा नारी दुःखशोक परायणा ।। स्थिता पतिगृहं त्यक्त्वा सुखं संसारजं ततः
mahiṣa uvāca || iti saṃciṃtya sā nārī duḥkhaśoka parāyaṇā || sthitā patigṛhaṃ tyaktvā sukhaṃ saṃsārajaṃ tataḥ
Mahiṣa said: Having reflected thus, that woman, given over to sorrow and grief, remained (there), having abandoned then the household of her husband and the happiness born of worldly life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.19
तस्मात्त्वमपि कल्याणि मामनादृत्य भूपतिम् ।। अन्यं कापुरुषं मंदं कामार्ता संश्रयिष्यसि
tasmāttvamapi kalyāṇi māmanādṛtya bhūpatim || anyaṃ kāpuruṣaṃ maṃdaṃ kāmārtā saṃśrayiṣyasi
"Therefore you too, fair lady, disregarding me, a lord of the earth, will resort, stricken with desire, to another man—a coward and a dullard."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.21
देव्युवाच ।। मदात्मन्गच्छ पातालं युद्धं वा कुरु सांप्रतम् ।। हत्वा त्वामसुरान्सर्वान्यमिष्यामि यथासुखम्
devyuvāca || madātmangaccha pātālaṃ yuddhaṃ vā kuru sāṃpratam || hatvā tvāmasurānsarvānyamiṣyāmi yathāsukham
The Goddess said: "Fool, go to the netherworld, or else give battle at once. Having killed you and all the demons, I shall go as I please."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.22
यदा यदा हि साधूनां दुःखं भवति दानव ।। तदा तेषां च रक्षार्थं देहं संधारया म्यहम्
yadā yadā hi sādhūnāṃ duḥkhaṃ bhavati dānava || tadā teṣāṃ ca rakṣārthaṃ dehaṃ saṃdhārayā myaham
"For whenever, O Dānava, sorrow befalls the good, then, for the sake of protecting them, I take on a body."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.23
अरूपायाश्च मे रूपमजन्मायाश्च जन्म च ।। सुराणां रक्षणार्थाय विद्धि दैत्य विनिश्चितम्
arūpāyāśca me rūpamajanmāyāśca janma ca || surāṇāṃ rakṣaṇārthāya viddhi daitya viniścitam
"Though I am without form, I have form; though unborn, I have birth—know it, O Daitya, as determined for the sake of protecting the gods."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.24
सत्यं ब्रवीमि जानीहि प्रार्थिताहं सुरै किल ।। त्वद्वधार्थं हयारे त्वां हत्वा स्थास्यामि निश्चला
satyaṃ bravīmi jānīhi prārthitāhaṃ surai kila || tvadvadhārthaṃ hayāre tvāṃ hatvā sthāsyāmi niścalā
"I speak the truth—know it: I was indeed entreated by the gods for your slaying, O enemy of horses(?); having killed you, I shall abide motionless."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 5 18.25
तस्माद्युध्यस्व वा गच्छ पातालमसुरालयम् ।। सवर्था त्वां हनिष्यामि सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीम्यहम
tasmādyudhyasva vā gaccha pātālamasurālayam || savarthā tvāṃ haniṣyāmi satyametadbravīmyahama
"Therefore either fight, or go to the netherworld, the abode of the demons; I shall kill you together with your army—this I say truly."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.26
व्यास उवाच ।। इत्युक्तः स तया देव्या धनुरादाय दानवः ।। युद्धकामः स्थितस्तत्र संग्रामांगणभूमिषु
vyāsa uvāca || ityuktaḥ sa tayā devyā dhanurādāya dānavaḥ || yuddhakāmaḥ sthitastatra saṃgrāmāṃgaṇabhūmiṣu
Vyāsa said: Thus addressed by that Goddess, the Dānava took up his bow and stood there, eager for battle, on the ground of the field of combat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.27
मुमोच तरसा बाणान्कर्णाऽऽकृष्टाञ्छिलाशितान् ।। देवी चिच्छेद तान्बाणैः क्रोधान्मुक्तै रयोमुखैः
mumoca tarasā bāṇānkarṇā''kṛṣṭāñchilāśitān || devī ciccheda tānbāṇaiḥ krodhānmuktai rayomukhaiḥ
Swiftly he loosed arrows drawn to the ear and whetted on stone; the Goddess cut them apart with arrows released in anger, swift-tipped.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.28
तयोः परस्परं युद्धं संबभूव भयप्रदम् ।। देवानां दानवानां च परस्परजयैषिणाम्
tayoḥ parasparaṃ yuddhaṃ saṃbabhūva bhayapradam || devānāṃ dānavānāṃ ca parasparajayaiṣiṇām
A fearful battle arose between the two of them—and between the gods and the Dānavas, each seeking victory over the other.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.29
मध्ये दुर्धर आगत्य मुमोच शिलीमुखान् ।। देवीं प्रति विषासक्तान्कोपयन्नतिदारुणान्
madhye durdhara āgatya mumoca śilīmukhān || devīṃ prati viṣāsaktānkopayannatidāruṇān
In the midst (of it) Durdhara came and loosed arrows smeared with poison and exceedingly terrible against the Goddess, enraging (her).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.31
तं तया निहतं दृष्ट्वा त्रिनेत्रः परमास्त्रवित् ।। आगत्य सप्तभिर्बाणैर्जघान पर मेश्वरिम्
taṃ tayā nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā trinetraḥ paramāstravit || āgatya saptabhirbāṇairjaghāna para meśvarim
Seeing him slain by her, Trinetra, knowing the supreme weapons, came and struck the supreme Goddess with seven arrows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.32
अनागतांस्तु चिच्छेद देवी तान्विशिखैः शरान् ।। त्रिशूलेन त्रिनेत्रं तु जघान जगदंबिका
anāgatāṃstu ciccheda devī tānviśikhaiḥ śarān || triśūlena trinetraṃ tu jaghāna jagadaṃbikā
But the Goddess cut those arrows with her own shafts before they arrived, and the Mother of the world struck Trinetra with her trident.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.33
अन्धकस्त्वाज गामाशु हतं दृष्ट्वा त्रिलोचनम् ।। गदया लोहमय्याऽऽशु सिंहं विव्याध मस्तके
andhakastvāja gāmāśu hataṃ dṛṣṭvā trilocanam || gadayā lohamayyā''śu siṃhaṃ vivyādha mastake
But Andhaka, seeing Trilocana slain, came swiftly and with an iron mace at once struck the lion on the head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.34
सिंहस्तु नखघातेन तं हत्वा बलवत्तरम् ।। चखाद तरसा मांसमंधकस्य रुषाऽन्वितः
siṃhastu nakhaghātena taṃ hatvā balavattaram || cakhāda tarasā māṃsamaṃdhakasya ruṣā'nvitaḥ
But the lion, killing that very strong one with a blow of its claws, filled with fury, swiftly devoured Andhaka's flesh.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.35
तान्रणे निहतान्वीक्ष्य दानवो विस्मयं गतः ।। चिक्षेप तरसा बाणानतितीक्ष्णाञ्छि लाशितान्
tānraṇe nihatānvīkṣya dānavo vismayaṃ gataḥ || cikṣepa tarasā bāṇānatitīkṣṇāñchi lāśitān
Seeing them slain in battle, the Dānava fell into amazement, and swiftly hurled arrows exceedingly sharp and whetted on stone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.36
द्विधा चक्रे शरान्देवी तानप्राप्ताञ्छिलीमुखैः ।। गदया ताडयामास दैत्यं वक्षसि चांबिका
dvidhā cakre śarāndevī tānaprāptāñchilīmukhaiḥ || gadayā tāḍayāmāsa daityaṃ vakṣasi cāṃbikā
The Goddess split those arrows in two with her own shafts before they reached (her), and Ambikā struck the Daitya on the chest with her mace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.37
स गदाभिहतो मूर्छामवापामरबाधकः ।। विषह्य पीडां पापात्मा पुनरागत्य सत्वरः
sa gadābhihato mūrchāmavāpāmarabādhakaḥ || viṣahya pīḍāṃ pāpātmā punarāgatya satvaraḥ
Struck by the mace, that tormentor of the immortals fell into a swoon; enduring the pain, the evil-souled one came back again in haste,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.38
जघान गदया सिंहं मूर्ध्नि क्रोधसमन्वितः ।। सिंहोऽपि नखघातेन तं ददार महासुरम्
jaghāna gadayā siṃhaṃ mūrdhni krodhasamanvitaḥ || siṃho'pi nakhaghātena taṃ dadāra mahāsuram
and, filled with anger, struck the lion on the head with his mace; but the lion too tore that great demon with a blow of its claws.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.39
विहाय पौरुषं रूपं सोऽपि सिंहो बभूव ह ।। नखैर्विदारयामास देवीसिंहं मदोत्कटम्
vihāya pauruṣaṃ rūpaṃ so'pi siṃho babhūva ha || nakhairvidārayāmāsa devīsiṃhaṃ madotkaṭam
Abandoning his human form, he too became a lion, and with his claws tore at the Goddess's lion, frenzied with rut.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.41
त्यक्त्वा स हरिरूपं तु गजो भूत्वा मदस्रवः ।। शैल शृंगं करे कृत्वा चिक्षेप चंडिकां प्रति
tyaktvā sa harirūpaṃ tu gajo bhūtvā madasravaḥ || śaila śṛṃgaṃ kare kṛtvā cikṣepa caṃḍikāṃ prati
But then, giving up the lion's form, he became an elephant streaming with rut-fluid, and taking a mountain peak in his trunk hurled it at Caṇḍikā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.42
आगच्छंतं गिरेः शृंगं देवी बाणैः शिलाशितैः ।। चकार तिलशः खण्डाञ्जहास जगदंबिका
āgacchaṃtaṃ gireḥ śṛṃgaṃ devī bāṇaiḥ śilāśitaiḥ || cakāra tilaśaḥ khaṇḍāñjahāsa jagadaṃbikā
As the mountain peak came on, the Goddess made it into sesame-sized fragments with arrows sharpened on stone, and the Mother of the world laughed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.43
उत्पत्य च तदा सिंहस्तस्य मूर्ध्नि व्यवस्थितः ।। नखैर्विदारयामास महिषं गजरूपिणम्
utpatya ca tadā siṃhastasya mūrdhni vyavasthitaḥ || nakhairvidārayāmāsa mahiṣaṃ gajarūpiṇam
And then the lion sprang up and took its stand on his head, and with its claws tore apart the buffalo (demon) who had taken the form of an elephant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.44
विहाय गजरूपं च बभूवाष्टापदी तथा ।। हंतुकामो हरिकोपाद्दारुणो बलवत्तरः
vihāya gajarūpaṃ ca babhūvāṣṭāpadī tathā || haṃtukāmo harikopāddāruṇo balavattaraḥ
And abandoning the elephant form he became likewise an eight-footed (śarabha), terrible and mightier still, wishing to kill out of rage at the lion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.45
तं वीक्ष्य शरभं देवी खड्गेन सा रुषाऽन्विता ।। उत्तमांगे जघानाशु सोऽपि तां प्राहरत्तदा
taṃ vīkṣya śarabhaṃ devī khaḍgena sā ruṣā'nvitā || uttamāṃge jaghānāśu so'pi tāṃ prāharattadā
Seeing that śarabha, the Goddess, filled with anger, at once struck him on the head with her sword; and he too then struck her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.46
तयोः परस्परं युद्धं बभूवाति भयप्रदम् ।। माहिषं रूपमास्थाय शृंगाभ्यां प्राहरत्तदा
tayoḥ parasparaṃ yuddhaṃ babhūvāti bhayapradam || māhiṣaṃ rūpamāsthāya śṛṃgābhyāṃ prāharattadā
A mutual combat, exceedingly terrifying, took place between the two; then, assuming the buffalo form, he struck with his two horns.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.47
पुच्छप्रभ्रमणेनाशु शृंगघातैर्महासुरः ।। ताडयामास तन्वंगी घोररूपो भयानकः
pucchaprabhramaṇenāśu śṛṃgaghātairmahāsuraḥ || tāḍayāmāsa tanvaṃgī ghorarūpo bhayānakaḥ
With the whirling of his tail and with blows of his horns the great demon, of dreadful and frightful form, swiftly beat the slender-limbed (Goddess).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.48
पुच्छेन पर्वताञ्छृंगे गृहीत्वा भ्रामयन्बलात् ।। प्रेषयामास पापात्मा प्रहसन्परया मुदा
pucchena parvatāñchṛṃge gṛhītvā bhrāmayanbalāt || preṣayāmāsa pāpātmā prahasanparayā mudā
Seizing mountains with his tail and with his horn and whirling them by force, the evil-souled one hurled them, laughing with the greatest glee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.49
तामुवाच बलोन्मत्तस्तिष्ठ देवि रणांगणे ।। अद्याहं त्वां हनिष्यामि रूप यौवनभूषिताम्
tāmuvāca balonmattastiṣṭha devi raṇāṃgaṇe || adyāhaṃ tvāṃ haniṣyāmi rūpa yauvanabhūṣitām
Mad with strength he said to her: "Stand, O Goddess, on the field of battle! Today I shall slay you, adorned as you are with beauty and youth."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.51
हत्वा त्वां निहनिष्यामि देवान्कपटपं डितान् ।। ये नारीं पुरतः कृत्वा जेतुमिच्छंति मां शठाः
hatvā tvāṃ nihaniṣyāmi devānkapaṭapaṃ ḍitān || ye nārīṃ purataḥ kṛtvā jetumicchaṃti māṃ śaṭhāḥ
"Having killed you I shall slay the gods, those adepts in deceit, who, the rogues, putting a woman in front, wish to conquer me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.52
देव्युवाच ।। मा गर्वं कुरु मंदात्मंस्तिष्ठ तिष्ठ रणांगणे ।। करिष्यामि निरातंकान्हत्वा त्वां सुरसत्तमान्
devyuvāca || mā garvaṃ kuru maṃdātmaṃstiṣṭha tiṣṭha raṇāṃgaṇe || kariṣyāmi nirātaṃkānhatvā tvāṃ surasattamān
The Goddess said: "Do not be proud, dull-souled one; stand, stand on the field of battle! Having killed you I shall make the foremost of the gods free from terror.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.53
पीत्वाऽद्य माधवीमिष्टां शातयामि रणेऽधम ।। देवानां दुःखदं पापं मुनीनां भय कारकम्
pītvā'dya mādhavīmiṣṭāṃ śātayāmi raṇe'dhama || devānāṃ duḥkhadaṃ pāpaṃ munīnāṃ bhaya kārakam
Having drunk sweet mādhavī wine today, I shall cut you down in battle, O base one — you who give sorrow to the gods, sinful, a causer of fear to the sages."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.54
व्यास उवाच ।। इत्युक्त्वा चषकं हैमं गृहीत्वा सुरया युतम् ।। पपौ पुनः पुनः क्रोधाद्धंतुकामा महासुरम्
vyāsa uvāca || ityuktvā caṣakaṃ haimaṃ gṛhītvā surayā yutam || papau punaḥ punaḥ krodhāddhaṃtukāmā mahāsuram
Vyāsa said: Having spoken thus, she took a golden goblet filled with liquor and drank again and again out of wrath, wishing to kill the great demon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.55
पीत्वा द्राक्षासवं मिष्टं शलूमादाय सत्वरा ।। दुद्राव दानवं देवी हर्षयन्देवतागणान्
pītvā drākṣāsavaṃ miṣṭaṃ śalūmādāya satvarā || dudrāva dānavaṃ devī harṣayandevatāgaṇān
Having drunk the sweet grape-wine, taking up her spear in haste, the Goddess rushed at the demon, gladdening the hosts of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 5 18.56
देवास्तां तुष्टुवुः प्रेम्णा चक्रुः कुसुम वर्षणम् ।। जयजीवेति ते प्रोचुर्दुंदुभीनां च निःस्वनैः
devāstāṃ tuṣṭuvuḥ premṇā cakruḥ kusuma varṣaṇam || jayajīveti te procurduṃdubhīnāṃ ca niḥsvanaiḥ
The gods praised her with love and made a rain of flowers; "Victory! Live long!" they cried, along with the sounds of kettledrums.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.57
ऋषयः सिद्धगंधर्वाः पिशाचोरगचारणाः ।। किन्नराः प्रेक्ष्य संग्रामं मुदिता गगने स्थिताः
ṛṣayaḥ siddhagaṃdharvāḥ piśācoragacāraṇāḥ || kinnarāḥ prekṣya saṃgrāmaṃ muditā gagane sthitāḥ
Seers, Siddhas and Gandharvas, Piśācas, serpents and Cāraṇas, and Kinnaras, watching the battle, stood delighted in the sky.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.59
चंडिकाऽपि च तं पापं त्रिशूलेन बलादधृदि ।। ताडयामास तीक्ष्णेन क्रोधादरुणलोचना
caṃḍikā'pi ca taṃ pāpaṃ triśūlena balādadhṛdi || tāḍayāmāsa tīkṣṇena krodhādaruṇalocanā
And Caṇḍikā too, her eyes red with anger, struck that sinful one forcibly in the chest with her sharp trident.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.61
विनिहत्य पदाघातैर्जहास च मुहुर्मुहुः।। रुराव दारुणं शब्दं देवानां भयकारकम्
vinihatya padāghātairjahāsa ca muhurmuhuḥ|| rurāva dāruṇaṃ śabdaṃ devānāṃ bhayakārakam
Having struck (him) down with kicks of her foot she laughed again and again, and roared out a dreadful sound that caused fear even to the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.62
ततो देवी सहस्रारं सुनाभं चक्रमुत्तमम् ।। करे कृत्वा जगादोच्चैः संस्थितं महिषासुरम्
tato devī sahasrāraṃ sunābhaṃ cakramuttamam || kare kṛtvā jagādoccaiḥ saṃsthitaṃ mahiṣāsuram
Then the Goddess, taking in her hand the excellent thousand-spoked discus with its fine hub, spoke loudly to Mahiṣāsura, who stood there:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.63
पश्य चक्रं मदांधाद्य तव कंठनिकृंतनम् ।। क्षणमात्रं स्थिरो भूत्वा यमलोकं व्रजाधुना
paśya cakraṃ madāṃdhādya tava kaṃṭhanikṛṃtanam || kṣaṇamātraṃ sthiro bhūtvā yamalokaṃ vrajādhunā
"Behold, O you blinded by pride, this discus that today will sever your neck. Stand still just a moment and go now to Yama's world."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.64
इत्युक्त्वा दारुणं चक्रं मुमोच जगदंबिका ।। शिरश्छिन्नं रथांगेन दानवस्य तदा रणे
ityuktvā dāruṇaṃ cakraṃ mumoca jagadaṃbikā || śiraśchinnaṃ rathāṃgena dānavasya tadā raṇe
Having said this, the Mother of the world released the dreadful discus, and then in the battle the demon's head was cut off by that wheel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.65
सुस्राव रुधिरं चोष्णं कंठनालाद्गिरेर्यथा ।। गैरिकाद्यरुणं प्रौढं प्रवाहमिव नैर्झरम्
susrāva rudhiraṃ coṣṇaṃ kaṃṭhanālādgireryathā || gairikādyaruṇaṃ prauḍhaṃ pravāhamiva nairjharam
And hot blood flowed from the tube of (his) neck, as from a mountain — reddened as if with red ochre, a swelling stream like a waterfall's flood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.66
कबंधस्तस्य दैत्यस्य भ्रमन्वै पतितः क्षितौ ।। जयशब्दश्च देवानां बभूव सुखवर्धनः
kabaṃdhastasya daityasya bhramanvai patitaḥ kṣitau || jayaśabdaśca devānāṃ babhūva sukhavardhanaḥ
The trunk of that demon, spinning round, fell to the ground; and there arose the gods' shout of victory, increasing (their) joy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.67
सिंहस्त्वतिबलास्तत्र पलायनपरानथ ।। दानवान्भक्षयामास क्षुधार्तं इव संगरे
siṃhastvatibalāstatra palāyanaparānatha || dānavānbhakṣayāmāsa kṣudhārtaṃ iva saṃgare
Then the exceedingly strong lion there devoured the Dānavas who were intent on fleeing in the battle, as though famished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.68
मृते च महिषे क्रूरे दानवा भयपीडिताः ।। मृतशेषाश्च ये केचित्पातालं ते ययुर्नृप
mṛte ca mahiṣe krūre dānavā bhayapīḍitāḥ || mṛtaśeṣāśca ye kecitpātālaṃ te yayurnṛpa
And when the cruel Mahiṣa was slain, the Dānavas, afflicted by fear — whoever were left over from the dead — went to Pātāla, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.69
आनन्दं परमं जग्मुर्देवास्तस्मिन्निपातिते ।। मुनयो मानवाश्चैव ये चान्ये साधवः क्षितौ
ānandaṃ paramaṃ jagmurdevāstasminnipātite || munayo mānavāścaiva ye cānye sādhavaḥ kṣitau
When he had been struck down, the gods attained the highest joy, and so did the sages and men and whatever other good people there were on earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 18.98
सोऽपि नानाविधान्देहान्कृत्वा कृत्वा पुनः पुनः ।। मायामयाञ्जघानाजौ देवी कपटपंडितः
so'pi nānāvidhāndehānkṛtvā kṛtvā punaḥ punaḥ || māyāmayāñjaghānājau devī kapaṭapaṃḍitaḥ
And he too, a master of deceit, making again and again bodies of many kinds, made of illusion — the Goddess slew (them) in battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain