Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 5 — Chapter 25
DB 5 25.1
देव्यासह युद्धाय चण्डमुण्डप्रेषणम् व्यास उवाच इत्युक्त्वा विररामासौ वचनं धूम्रलोचनः । प्रत्युवाच तदा काली प्रहस्य ललितं वचः
devyāsaha yuddhāya caṇḍamuṇḍapreṣaṇam vyāsa uvāca ityuktvā virarāmāsau vacanaṃ dhūmralocanaḥ | pratyuvāca tadā kālī prahasya lalitaṃ vacaḥ
The sending of Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa to fight with the Devī. Vyāsa said: Having spoken thus, that Dhūmralocana ceased his speech; then Kālī laughed and replied with charming words.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.2
विदूषकोऽसि जाल्म त्वं शैलूष इव भाषसे । वृथा मनोरथांश्चित्ते करोषि मधुरं वदन्
vidūṣako'si jālma tvaṃ śailūṣa iva bhāṣase | vṛthā manorathāṃścitte karoṣi madhuraṃ vadan
You are a buffoon, you wretch; you talk like an actor. In vain do you make wishes in your mind, speaking sweetly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.3
बलवान्बलसंयुक्तः प्रेषितोऽसि दुरात्मना । कुरु युद्धं वृथा वादं मुञ्च मूढमतेऽधुना
balavānbalasaṃyuktaḥ preṣito'si durātmanā | kuru yuddhaṃ vṛthā vādaṃ muñca mūḍhamate'dhunā
Strong and equipped with an army, you have been sent by that evil-souled one: make war! Give up idle talk now, you dull-witted one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.4
हत्वा शुम्भं निशुम्भञ्च त्वदन्यान्वा बलाधिकान् । देवी क्रुद्धा शराघातैर्व्रजिष्यति निजालयम्
hatvā śumbhaṃ niśumbhañca tvadanyānvā balādhikān | devī kruddhā śarāghātairvrajiṣyati nijālayam
Having slain Śumbha and Niśumbha, and others besides you of greater strength, the angry Devī will go to her own abode by the striking of her arrows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.5
क्वासौ मन्दमतिः शुम्भः क्व वा विश्वविमोहिनी । अयुक्तः खलु संसारे विवाहविधिरेतयोः
kvāsau mandamatiḥ śumbhaḥ kva vā viśvavimohinī | ayuktaḥ khalu saṃsāre vivāhavidhiretayoḥ
Where is that dull-witted Śumbha, and where she who bewilders the universe? Surely a marriage rite between those two is unfitting in this world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.6
सिंही किं त्वतिकामार्ता जम्बुकं कुरुते पतिम् । करिणी गर्दभं वापि गवयं सुरभिः किमु
siṃhī kiṃ tvatikāmārtā jambukaṃ kurute patim | kariṇī gardabhaṃ vāpi gavayaṃ surabhiḥ kimu
Does a lioness, though sorely stricken with desire, make a jackal her husband? Or a she-elephant a donkey, or a cow a gayal?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.7
गच्छ शुम्भं निशुम्भं च वद सत्यं वचो मम । कुरु युद्धं न चेद्याहि पातालं तरसाधुना
gaccha śumbhaṃ niśumbhaṃ ca vada satyaṃ vaco mama | kuru yuddhaṃ na cedyāhi pātālaṃ tarasādhunā
Go and tell Śumbha and Niśumbha this true word of mine: make war; and if not, go swiftly now to the netherworld.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.8
व्यास उवाच कालिकायावचः श्रुत्वा स दैत्यो धूम्रलोचनः । तामुवाच महाभाग क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः
vyāsa uvāca kālikāyāvacaḥ śrutvā sa daityo dhūmralocanaḥ | tāmuvāca mahābhāga krodhasaṃraktalocanaḥ
Vyāsa said: Having heard Kālikā's speech, that demon Dhūmralocana, his eyes reddened with anger, said to her, O greatly fortunate one:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.9
दुर्दर्शे त्वां निहत्याजौ सिंहञ्च मदगर्वितम् । गृहीत्वैनां गमिष्यामि राजानं प्रत्यहं किल
durdarśe tvāṃ nihatyājau siṃhañca madagarvitam | gṛhītvaināṃ gamiṣyāmi rājānaṃ pratyahaṃ kila
"O ill-favoured one, having slain you in battle, and the lion too that is proud with rut, I shall seize her and go to the king indeed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.10
रसभङ्गभयात्कालि बिभेमि त्विह साम्प्रतम् । नोचेत्त्वां निशितैर्बाणैर्हन्म्यद्य कलहप्रिये
rasabhaṅgabhayātkāli bibhemi tviha sāmpratam | nocettvāṃ niśitairbāṇairhanmyadya kalahapriye
It is only from fear of spoiling the pleasure (of the affair), O Kālī, that I hold back here at present; otherwise I would kill you today with sharpened arrows, O lover of quarrels."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 5 25.11
कालिकोवाच किं विकत्थसि मन्दात्मन्नायं धर्मो धनुष्मताम् । स्वशक्त्या मुञ्च विशिखान्गन्तासि यमसंसदि
kālikovāca kiṃ vikatthasi mandātmannāyaṃ dharmo dhanuṣmatām | svaśaktyā muñca viśikhāngantāsi yamasaṃsadi
Kālikā said: Why do you boast, you dull-souled one? This is not the way of bowmen. Loose your arrows with your own strength—you shall go to the assembly of Yama.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.12
व्यास उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं दैत्यः संगृह्य कार्मुकं दृढम् । कालिकां तां शरासारैर्ववर्षातिशिलाशितैः
vyāsa uvāca tacchrutvā vacanaṃ daityaḥ saṃgṛhya kārmukaṃ dṛḍham | kālikāṃ tāṃ śarāsārairvavarṣātiśilāśitaiḥ
Vyāsa said: Hearing that speech, the demon took up his firm bow and rained upon that Kālikā torrents of arrows whetted very sharp on stone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.13
देवास्तु प्रेक्षकास्तत्र विमानवरसंस्थिताः । तां स्तुवन्तो जयेत्यूचुर्देवीं शक्रपुरोगमाः
devāstu prekṣakāstatra vimānavarasaṃsthitāḥ | tāṃ stuvanto jayetyūcurdevīṃ śakrapurogamāḥ
But the gods, seated in their excellent celestial cars, were spectators there; praising her, with Indra at their head, they cried "Victory!" to the Devī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.14
तयोः परस्परं युद्धं प्रवृत्तं चातिदारुणम् । बाणखड्गगदाशक्तिमुसलादिभिरुत्कटम्
tayoḥ parasparaṃ yuddhaṃ pravṛttaṃ cātidāruṇam | bāṇakhaḍgagadāśaktimusalādibhirutkaṭam
A most terrible battle broke out between the two of them, fierce with arrows, swords, maces, spears, clubs and the like.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.15
कालिका बाणपातैस्तु हत्वा पूर्वं खरानथ । बभञ्ज तद्रथं व्यूढं जहास च मुहुर्मुहुः
kālikā bāṇapātaistu hatvā pūrvaṃ kharānatha | babhañja tadrathaṃ vyūḍhaṃ jahāsa ca muhurmuhuḥ
Kālikā, having first killed the donkeys with the fall of her arrows, smashed that well-built chariot of his and laughed again and again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.16
स चान्यं रथमारूढः कोपेन प्रज्वलन्निव । बाणवृष्टिं चकारोग्रां कालिकोपरि भारत
sa cānyaṃ rathamārūḍhaḥ kopena prajvalanniva | bāṇavṛṣṭiṃ cakārogrāṃ kālikopari bhārata
And he, mounting another chariot, as if blazing with rage, made a fierce shower of arrows upon Kālikā, O Bhārata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.17
सापि चिच्छेद तरसा तस्य बाणानसङ्गतान् । मुमोचान्यानुग्रवेगान्दानवोपरि कालिका
sāpi ciccheda tarasā tasya bāṇānasaṅgatān | mumocānyānugravegāndānavopari kālikā
She too swiftly cut apart his arrows before they reached her, and Kālikā loosed others of terrible speed upon the Dānava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.18
तैर्बाणैर्निहतास्तस्य पार्ष्णिग्राहा सहस्रशः । बभञ्ज च रथं वेगात्सूतं हत्वा खरानपि
tairbāṇairnihatāstasya pārṣṇigrāhā sahasraśaḥ | babhañja ca rathaṃ vegātsūtaṃ hatvā kharānapi
By those arrows his flank-guards were slain by the thousands; and she swiftly shattered his chariot, killing the driver and the asses too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.19
चिच्छेद तद्धनुः सद्यो बाणैरुरगसन्निभैः । मुदं चक्रे सुराणां सा शङ्खनादं तथाकरोत्
ciccheda taddhanuḥ sadyo bāṇairuragasannibhaiḥ | mudaṃ cakre surāṇāṃ sā śaṅkhanādaṃ tathākarot
At once she cut through that bow with arrows like serpents; she gave joy to the gods, and likewise sounded her conch.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.20
विरथः परिघं गृह्य सर्वलोहमयं दृढम् । आजगाम रथोपस्थं कुपितो धूम्रलोचनः
virathaḥ parighaṃ gṛhya sarvalohamayaṃ dṛḍham | ājagāma rathopasthaṃ kupito dhūmralocanaḥ
Deprived of his chariot, taking up a stout club made entirely of iron, the enraged Dhūmralocana came to where the chariot stood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.21
वाचा निर्भर्त्सयन्कालीं करालः कालसन्निभः । अद्यैव त्वां हनिष्यामि कुरूपे पिङ्गलोचने
vācā nirbhartsayankālīṃ karālaḥ kālasannibhaḥ | adyaiva tvāṃ haniṣyāmi kurūpe piṅgalocane
With words the gaping-mouthed one, like Death himself, reviled Kālī: "This very day I shall kill you, you ugly one with tawny eyes!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.22
इत्युक्त्वा सहसाऽऽगत्य परिघं क्षिपते यदा । हुङ्कारेणैव तं भस्म चकार तरसाम्बिका
ityuktvā sahasā''gatya parighaṃ kṣipate yadā | huṅkāreṇaiva taṃ bhasma cakāra tarasāmbikā
Having said this, when he rushed up and hurled the club, Ambikā swiftly reduced him to ashes by a mere roar of "hum!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.23
दृष्ट्वा भस्मीकृतं दैत्यं सैनिका भयविह्वलाः । चक्रुः पलायनं सद्यो हा तातेत्यब्रुवन्पथि
dṛṣṭvā bhasmīkṛtaṃ daityaṃ sainikā bhayavihvalāḥ | cakruḥ palāyanaṃ sadyo hā tātetyabruvanpathi
Seeing the Daitya turned to ashes, the soldiers, overcome with fear, at once took to flight, crying on the road, "Alas, father!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.24
देवास्तं निहतं दृष्ट्वा दानवं धूम्रलोचनम् । मुमुचुः पुष्पवृष्टिं ते मुदिता गगने स्थिताः
devāstaṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā dānavaṃ dhūmralocanam | mumucuḥ puṣpavṛṣṭiṃ te muditā gagane sthitāḥ
The gods, seeing that Dānava Dhūmralocana slain, released a rain of flowers, delighted, standing in the sky.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.25
रणभूमिस्तदा राजन् दारुणा समपद्यत । निहतैर्दानवैरश्वैः खरैश्च वारणैस्तथा देव्यासह युद्धाय चण्डमुण्डप्रेषणं नाम पञ्चविंशोऽध्यायः
raṇabhūmistadā rājan dāruṇā samapadyata | nihatairdānavairaśvaiḥ kharaiśca vāraṇaistathā devyāsaha yuddhāya caṇḍamuṇḍapreṣaṇaṃ nāma pañcaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
Then, O king, the battlefield became dreadful, with slain Dānavas, horses, asses, and elephants. [Colophon: The twenty-fifth chapter, called "The Sending of Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa to Fight with the Goddess."]
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.26
गृध्राः काका वटाः श्येना वरफा जम्बुकास्तथा । ननृतुश्चुक्रुशुः प्रेतान्पतितान् रणभूमिषु
gṛdhrāḥ kākā vaṭāḥ śyenā varaphā jambukāstathā | nanṛtuścukruśuḥ pretānpatitān raṇabhūmiṣu
Vultures, crows, vaṭas, hawks, varaphas and jackals danced and shrieked (over) the corpses fallen on the battlefields.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 5 25.27
अम्बिका तद्रणस्थानं त्यक्त्वा दूरं स्थलान्तरे । गत्वा चकार चाप्युग्रं शङ्खनादं भयप्रदम्
ambikā tadraṇasthānaṃ tyaktvā dūraṃ sthalāntare | gatvā cakāra cāpyugraṃ śaṅkhanādaṃ bhayapradam
Ambikā, leaving that battle-ground and going far off to another place, sounded a terrible conch-blast that inspired fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.28
तं श्रुत्वा दरशब्दं तु शुम्भः सद्मनि संस्थितः । दृष्ट्वाथ दानवान्भग्नानागतान् रुधिरोक्षितान्
taṃ śrutvā daraśabdaṃ tu śumbhaḥ sadmani saṃsthitaḥ | dṛṣṭvātha dānavānbhagnānāgatān rudhirokṣitān
Hearing that conch-sound, Śumbha, who was staying in his palace, then saw the Dānavas come back broken and drenched with blood,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.29
छिन्नपादकराक्षांश्च मञ्चकारोपितानपि । भग्नपृष्ठकटिग्रीवान्क्रन्दमानाननेकशः
chinnapādakarākṣāṃśca mañcakāropitānapi | bhagnapṛṣṭhakaṭigrīvānkrandamānānanekaśaḥ
and those with feet, hands and eyes cut off, some borne on litters, with backs, hips and necks broken, many of them wailing—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.30
वीक्ष्य शुम्भो निशुम्भश्च क्व गतो धूम्रलोचनः । कथं भग्नाः समायाता नानीता किं वरानना
vīkṣya śumbho niśumbhaśca kva gato dhūmralocanaḥ | kathaṃ bhagnāḥ samāyātā nānītā kiṃ varānanā
Seeing (this), Śumbha and Niśumbha (said): "Where has Dhūmralocana gone? How is it you have come back broken? Why has the fair-faced one not been brought?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.31
सैन्यं कुत्र गतं मन्दाः कथयन्तु यथोचितम् । कस्यायं शङ्खनादोऽद्य श्रूयते भयवर्धनः
sainyaṃ kutra gataṃ mandāḥ kathayantu yathocitam | kasyāyaṃ śaṅkhanādo'dya śrūyate bhayavardhanaḥ
Where has the army gone, you dullards? Tell it as it happened. Whose is this conch-blast, increasing fear, that is heard now?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.32
गणा ऊचुः बलञ्च पातितं सर्वं निहतो धूम्रलोचनः । कृतं कालिकया कर्म रणभूमावमानुषम्
gaṇā ūcuḥ balañca pātitaṃ sarvaṃ nihato dhūmralocanaḥ | kṛtaṃ kālikayā karma raṇabhūmāvamānuṣam
The attendants said: "The whole force has been laid low, Dhūmralocana is slain; a superhuman deed has been done by Kālikā on the battlefield.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.33
शङ्खनादोऽम्बिकायास्तु गगनं व्याप्य राजते । हर्षदः सुरसङ्घानां दानवानाञ्च शोककृत्
śaṅkhanādo'mbikāyāstu gaganaṃ vyāpya rājate | harṣadaḥ surasaṅghānāṃ dānavānāñca śokakṛt
And it is Ambikā's conch-blast that resounds, filling the sky—giving joy to the hosts of gods and causing grief to the Dānavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.34
यदा निपातिताः सर्वे तेन केसरिणा विभो । रथा भग्ना हयाश्चैव बाणपातैर्विनाशिताः
yadā nipātitāḥ sarve tena kesariṇā vibho | rathā bhagnā hayāścaiva bāṇapātairvināśitāḥ
When all were struck down by that lion, O lord, the chariots were shattered and the horses too destroyed by the fall of arrows,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.35
गगनस्थाः सुराश्चक्रुः पुष्पवृष्टिं मुदान्विताः । दृष्ट्वा भग्नं बलं सर्वं पातितं धूम्रलोचनम्
gaganasthāḥ surāścakruḥ puṣpavṛṣṭiṃ mudānvitāḥ | dṛṣṭvā bhagnaṃ balaṃ sarvaṃ pātitaṃ dhūmralocanam
the gods standing in the sky, filled with joy, made a rain of flowers, seeing the whole army broken and Dhūmralocana laid low.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.36
निश्चयस्तु कृतोऽस्माभिर्जयो नैव भवेदिति । विचारं कुरु राजेन्द्र मन्त्रिभिर्मन्त्रवित्तमैः
niścayastu kṛto'smābhirjayo naiva bhavediti | vicāraṃ kuru rājendra mantribhirmantravittamaiḥ
And we have come to the conclusion that there can be no victory (for us). Deliberate, O lord of kings, with ministers most skilled in counsel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.37
विस्मयोऽयं महाराज यदेका जगदम्बिका । भवद्भिः सह युद्धाय संस्थिता सैन्यवर्जिता
vismayo'yaṃ mahārāja yadekā jagadambikā | bhavadbhiḥ saha yuddhāya saṃsthitā sainyavarjitā
This is a wonder, great king, that the Mother of the world, alone, without an army, has taken her stand to fight with you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.38
निर्भयैकाकिनी बाला सिंहारूढा मदोत्कटा । चित्रमेतन्महाराज भासतेऽद्भुतमञ्जसा
nirbhayaikākinī bālā siṃhārūḍhā madotkaṭā | citrametanmahārāja bhāsate'dbhutamañjasā
Fearless, alone, a young girl, mounted on a lion, wild with intoxication — this is strange, great king; it truly appears astonishing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.39
सन्धिर्वा विग्रहो वाद्य स्थानं निर्याणमेव च । मन्त्रयित्वा महाराज कुरु कार्यं यथारुचि
sandhirvā vigraho vādya sthānaṃ niryāṇameva ca | mantrayitvā mahārāja kuru kāryaṃ yathāruci
Peace, or war, or holding your position, or marching out — after taking counsel, great king, do whatever pleases you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.40
तत्सन्निधौ बलं नास्ति तथापि शत्रुतापन । पार्ष्णिग्राहा सुराः सर्वे भविष्यन्ति किलापदि
tatsannidhau balaṃ nāsti tathāpi śatrutāpana | pārṣṇigrāhā surāḥ sarve bhaviṣyanti kilāpadi
In her presence there is no army; still, O scorcher of foes, all the gods will surely become her flank-guards in time of trouble.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.41
समये तत्समीपस्थौ ज्ञातौ च हरिशङ्करौ । लोकपालाः समीपेऽद्य वर्तन्ते गगने स्थिताः
samaye tatsamīpasthau jñātau ca hariśaṅkarau | lokapālāḥ samīpe'dya vartante gagane sthitāḥ
At the (proper) time Hari and Śaṅkara are known to be standing near her; the guardians of the worlds too are present today, stationed in the sky.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.42
रक्षोगणाश्च गन्धर्वाः किन्नरा मानुषास्तथा । तत्सहायाश्च मन्तव्याः समये सुरतापन
rakṣogaṇāśca gandharvāḥ kinnarā mānuṣāstathā | tatsahāyāśca mantavyāḥ samaye suratāpana
And the hosts of demons, the gandharvas, the kinnaras, and men likewise are to be reckoned her helpers when the time comes, O tormentor of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.43
अस्माकं मतिमानेन ज्ञायते सर्वथेदृशम् । अम्बिकायाः सहायाशा तत्कार्याशा न काचन
asmākaṃ matimānena jñāyate sarvathedṛśam | ambikāyāḥ sahāyāśā tatkāryāśā na kācana
By our understanding it is known that it is entirely of this sort: for Ambikā there is (only) the prospect of helpers — of that (help) actually being needed there is no prospect at all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 5 25.44
एका नाशयितुं शक्ता जगत्सर्वं चराचरम् । का कथा दानवानां तु सर्वेषामिति निश्चयः
ekā nāśayituṃ śaktā jagatsarvaṃ carācaram | kā kathā dānavānāṃ tu sarveṣāmiti niścayaḥ
She alone is able to destroy the whole world, moving and unmoving; what then to say of the dānavas, of all of them? — such is our conclusion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.45
इति ज्ञात्वा महाभाग यथारुचि तथा कुरु । हितं सत्यं मितं वाक्यं वक्तव्यमनुयायिभिः
iti jñātvā mahābhāga yathāruci tathā kuru | hitaṃ satyaṃ mitaṃ vākyaṃ vaktavyamanuyāyibhiḥ
Knowing this, greatly fortunate one, do as you please; a speech that is beneficial, true, and measured is what followers should speak.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.46
व्यास उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तेषां शुम्भः परबलार्दनः । कनीयांसं समानीय पप्रच्छ रहसि स्थितः
vyāsa uvāca tacchrutvā vacanaṃ teṣāṃ śumbhaḥ parabalārdanaḥ | kanīyāṃsaṃ samānīya papraccha rahasi sthitaḥ
Vyāsa said: Hearing that speech of theirs, Śumbha, crusher of enemy forces, brought his younger brother and, sitting in private, questioned him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.47
भ्रातः कालिकयाद्यैव निहतो धूम्रलोचनः । बलञ्च शातितं सर्वं गणा भग्नाः समागताः
bhrātaḥ kālikayādyaiva nihato dhūmralocanaḥ | balañca śātitaṃ sarvaṃ gaṇā bhagnāḥ samāgatāḥ
"Brother, this very day Dhūmralocana has been slain by Kālikā, and the whole force has been cut down; the troops have come back broken.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.48
अम्बिका शङ्खनादं वै करोति मदगर्विता । ज्ञानिनां चैव दुर्ज्ञेया गतिः कालस्य सर्वथा
ambikā śaṅkhanādaṃ vai karoti madagarvitā | jñānināṃ caiva durjñeyā gatiḥ kālasya sarvathā
Ambikā, proud with intoxication, sounds her conch; the course of Time is in every way hard to know even for the wise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.49
तृणं वज्रायते नूनं वज्रं चैव तृणायते । बलवान्बलहीनः स्याद्दैवस्य गतिरीदृशी
tṛṇaṃ vajrāyate nūnaṃ vajraṃ caiva tṛṇāyate | balavānbalahīnaḥ syāddaivasya gatirīdṛśī
Surely a blade of grass becomes a thunderbolt, and a thunderbolt becomes a blade of grass; the strong becomes weak — such is the course of fate.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.50
पृच्छामि त्वां महाभाग किं कर्तव्यमितः परम् । अभोग्या चाम्बिका नूनं कारणादत्र चागता
pṛcchāmi tvāṃ mahābhāga kiṃ kartavyamitaḥ param | abhogyā cāmbikā nūnaṃ kāraṇādatra cāgatā
I ask you, greatly fortunate one: what is to be done next? Ambikā is surely not to be enjoyed; she has come here for a reason.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.51
युक्तं पलायनं वीर युद्धं वा वद सत्वरम् । लघुं ज्येष्ठं विजानामि त्वामहं कार्यसङ्कटे
yuktaṃ palāyanaṃ vīra yuddhaṃ vā vada satvaram | laghuṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ vijānāmi tvāmahaṃ kāryasaṅkaṭe
Say quickly, hero, whether flight is fitting, or battle; though younger, I regard you as elder in a crisis of affairs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.52
निशुम्भ उवाच न वा पलायनं युक्तं न दुर्गग्रहणं तथा । युद्धमेव परं श्रेयः सर्वथैवानयानघ
niśumbha uvāca na vā palāyanaṃ yuktaṃ na durgagrahaṇaṃ tathā | yuddhameva paraṃ śreyaḥ sarvathaivānayānagha
Niśumbha said: Neither is flight fitting, nor taking to a fortress; battle alone is the highest good in every way here, O sinless one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.53
ससैन्योऽहं गमिष्यामि रणे तु प्रवराश्रितः । हत्वा तामागमिष्यामि तरसा त्वबलामिमाम्
sasainyo'haṃ gamiṣyāmi raṇe tu pravarāśritaḥ | hatvā tāmāgamiṣyāmi tarasā tvabalāmimām
I shall go with the army, relying on the best (warriors) in battle; having killed that weak woman, I shall swiftly return.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.54
अथवा बलवद्दैवादन्यथा चेद्भविष्यति । मृते मयि त्वया कार्यं विमृश्य च पुनः पुनः
athavā balavaddaivādanyathā cedbhaviṣyati | mṛte mayi tvayā kāryaṃ vimṛśya ca punaḥ punaḥ
Or else, if by powerful fate it turns out otherwise, then when I am dead you must act after reflecting again and again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.55
इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा शुम्भः प्रोवाच चानुजम् । तिष्ठ त्वं चण्डमुण्डौ द्वौ गच्छेतां बलसंयुतौ
iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā śumbhaḥ provāca cānujam | tiṣṭha tvaṃ caṇḍamuṇḍau dvau gacchetāṃ balasaṃyutau
Hearing his words, Śumbha said to his younger brother: "You stay; let the two, Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa, go with the army.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.56
शशकग्रहणायात्र न युक्तं गजमोचनम् । चण्डमुण्डौ महावीरौ तां हन्तुं सर्वथा क्षमौ
śaśakagrahaṇāyātra na yuktaṃ gajamocanam | caṇḍamuṇḍau mahāvīrau tāṃ hantuṃ sarvathā kṣamau
To catch a rabbit here it is not fitting to loose an elephant; Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa, the two great heroes, are wholly capable of killing her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.57
इत्युक्त्वा भ्रातरं शुम्भः सम्भाष्य च महाबलौ । उवाच वचनं राजा चण्डमुण्डौ पुरःस्थितौ
ityuktvā bhrātaraṃ śumbhaḥ sambhāṣya ca mahābalau | uvāca vacanaṃ rājā caṇḍamuṇḍau puraḥsthitau
Having spoken thus to his brother, King Śumbha addressed the two mighty ones, and spoke these words to Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa, who stood before him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.58
गच्छतं चण्डमुण्डौ द्वौ स्वसैन्यपरिवारितौ । हन्तुं तामबलां शीघ्रं निर्लज्जां मदगर्विताम्
gacchataṃ caṇḍamuṇḍau dvau svasainyaparivāritau | hantuṃ tāmabalāṃ śīghraṃ nirlajjāṃ madagarvitām
"Go, you two, Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa, surrounded by your own troops, to kill quickly that weak woman, shameless and puffed up with intoxication.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.59
गृहीत्वाथ निहत्याजौ कालिकां पिङ्गलोचनाम् । आगम्यतां महाभागौ कृत्वा कार्यं महत्तरम्
gṛhītvātha nihatyājau kālikāṃ piṅgalocanām | āgamyatāṃ mahābhāgau kṛtvā kāryaṃ mahattaram
Then, having seized her, or having slain the tawny-eyed Kālikā in battle, let the two of you greatly fortunate ones come back, having accomplished the greater task.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 25.60
सा नायाति गृहीतापि गर्विता चाम्बिका यदि । तदा बाणैर्महातीक्ष्णैर्हन्तव्याहवमण्डिता
sā nāyāti gṛhītāpi garvitā cāmbikā yadi | tadā bāṇairmahātīkṣṇairhantavyāhavamaṇḍitā
If that proud Ambikā, even when seized, does not come, then she is to be slain with very sharp arrows, adorned (i.e. met) in battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain