Matsya Purana — Chapter 138
MtP 138.1
मघवा तु निहन्तुं तानसुरानमरेश्वरः लोकपाला ययुः सर्वे गणपालाश्च सर्वशः
maghavā tu nihantuṃ tānasurānamareśvaraḥ lokapālā yayuḥ sarve gaṇapālāśca sarvaśaḥ
And Maghavan, lord of the immortals, (went) to slay those asuras; all the world-guardians went, and the troop-leaders from every side.
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MtP 138.2
ईश्वरा मोदिताः सर्व उत्पेतुश्चाम्बरे तदा खगतास्तु विरेजुस्ते पक्षवन्त इवाचलाः
īśvarā moditāḥ sarva utpetuścāmbare tadā khagatāstu virejuste pakṣavanta ivācalāḥ
All the lords, rejoicing, then flew up into the sky; and moving through the air they shone like mountains that had wings.
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MtP 138.3
प्रययुस्तत्पुरं हन्तुं शरीरमिव व्याधयः शङ्खाडम्बरनिर्घोषैः पणवान्पटहानपि नादयन्तः पुरो देवा दृष्टास्त्रिपुरवासिभिः
prayayustatpuraṃ hantuṃ śarīramiva vyādhayaḥ śaṅkhāḍambaranirghoṣaiḥ paṇavānpaṭahānapi nādayantaḥ puro devā dṛṣṭāstripuravāsibhiḥ
They advanced to destroy that city, as diseases (assail) a body; with the roar of conches and war-drums, and sounding paṇavas and paṭahas as well, the gods were seen in front (of them) by the dwellers of Tripura.
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MtP 138.4
हरः प्राप्त इतीवोक्त्वा बलिनस्ते महासुराः आजग्मुः परमं क्षोभम् अत्ययेष्विव सागराः
haraḥ prāpta itīvoktvā balinaste mahāsurāḥ ājagmuḥ paramaṃ kṣobham atyayeṣviva sāgarāḥ
Saying, as it were, "Hara has come!", those mighty great demons fell into extreme agitation, like oceans at the times of world-dissolution.
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MtP 138.5
सुरतूर्यरवं श्रुत्वा दानवा भीमदर्शनाः निनेदुर्वादयन्तश्च नानावाद्यान्यनेकशः
suratūryaravaṃ śrutvā dānavā bhīmadarśanāḥ ninedurvādayantaśca nānāvādyānyanekaśaḥ
Hearing the sound of the gods' war-drums, the Dānavas, terrible to look upon, roared, and sounded many kinds of instruments over and over.
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MtP 138.6
भूयोदीरितवीर्यास्ते परस्परकृतागसः पूर्वदेवाश्च देवाश्च सूदयन्तः परस्परम्
bhūyodīritavīryāste parasparakṛtāgasaḥ pūrvadevāśca devāśca sūdayantaḥ parasparam
Their valour roused up again, having done injury to one another, the former gods (the asuras) and the gods went on slaying each other.
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MtP 138.7
आक्रोशे ऽपि समप्रख्ये तेषां देहनिकृन्तनम् प्रवृत्तं युद्धमतुलं प्रहारकृतनिःस्वनम्
ākrośe 'pi samaprakhye teṣāṃ dehanikṛntanam pravṛttaṃ yuddhamatulaṃ prahārakṛtaniḥsvanam
Amid the war-cry, which sounded alike on both sides, the hewing apart of their bodies went on; an unmatched battle was under way, loud with the noise of blows struck.
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MtP 138.8
निष्पतन्त इवादित्याः प्रज्वलन्त इवाग्नयः शंसन्त इव नागेन्द्रा भ्रमन्त एव पक्षिणः गिरीन्द्रा इव कम्पन्तो गर्जन्त इव तोयदाः
niṣpatanta ivādityāḥ prajvalanta ivāgnayaḥ śaṃsanta iva nāgendrā bhramanta eva pakṣiṇaḥ girīndrā iva kampanto garjanta iva toyadāḥ
(They were) like suns bursting forth, like fires blazing up, like lordly serpents hissing, like birds wheeling about, like great mountains quaking, like rain-clouds thundering.
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MtP 138.9
जृम्भन्त इव शार्दूलाः गर्जन्त इव तोयदाः प्रवृद्धोर्मितरंगौघाः क्षुभ्यन्त इव सागराः
jṛmbhanta iva śārdūlāḥ garjanta iva toyadāḥ pravṛddhormitaraṃgaughāḥ kṣubhyanta iva sāgarāḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
MtP 138.10
प्रमथाश्च महाशूरा दानवाश्च महाबलाः युयुधुर्निश्चला भूत्वा वज्रा इव महाचलैः
pramathāśca mahāśūrā dānavāśca mahābalāḥ yuyudhurniścalā bhūtvā vajrā iva mahācalaiḥ
The Pramathas, great heroes, and the Dānavas, of great might, fought, standing unmoved, like thunderbolts (clashing) with great mountains.
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MtP 138.11
कार्मुकाणां विकृष्टानां बभूवुर्दारुणा रवाः कालानुगानां मेघानां यथा वियति वायुना
kārmukāṇāṃ vikṛṣṭānāṃ babhūvurdāruṇā ravāḥ kālānugānāṃ meghānāṃ yathā viyati vāyunā
Terrible were the sounds of the bows as they were drawn, like those of clouds that come with the season (driven) by the wind in the sky.
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MtP 138.12
आहुश्च युद्धे मा भैषीः क्व यास्यसि मृतो ह्यसि प्रहराशु स्थितो ऽस्म्यत्र एहि दर्शय पौरुषम्
āhuśca yuddhe mā bhaiṣīḥ kva yāsyasi mṛto hyasi praharāśu sthito 'smyatra ehi darśaya pauruṣam
And they called out in the battle: "Do not be afraid! Where will you go? You are as good as dead! Strike quickly — I am standing right here; come, show your manhood!"
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MtP 138.13
गृहाण छिन्द्धि भिन्द्धीति खाद मारय दारय इत्यन्योन्यम् अनूच्चार्य प्रययुर्यमसादनम्
gṛhāṇa chinddhi bhinddhīti khāda māraya dāraya ityanyonyam anūccārya prayayuryamasādanam
"Seize him! Cut! Split! Devour! Kill! Tear apart!" — shouting such things at one another, they went on to Yama's abode.
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MtP 138.14
खड्गापवर्जिताः केचित् केचिच्छिन्नाः परश्वधैः केचिन्मुद्गरचूर्णाश्च केचिद्बाहुभिराहताः
khaḍgāpavarjitāḥ kecit kecicchinnāḥ paraśvadhaiḥ kecinmudgaracūrṇāśca kecidbāhubhirāhatāḥ
Some were cast down by swords, some cut apart by axes, some pulverized by maces, and some struck down by (bare) arms.
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MtP 138.15
पट्टिशैः सूदिताः केचित् केचिच्छूलविदारिताः दानवाः शरपुष्पाभाः सवना इव पर्वताः निपतन्त्यर्णवजले भीमनक्रतिमिङ्गिले
paṭṭiśaiḥ sūditāḥ kecit kecicchūlavidāritāḥ dānavāḥ śarapuṣpābhāḥ savanā iva parvatāḥ nipatantyarṇavajale bhīmanakratimiṅgile
Some were slain by spears, some torn open by lances: the Dānavas, bright as arrow-blossoms, like mountains with their groves, fall into the water of the ocean that teems with terrible crocodiles and timiṅgila fish.
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MtP 138.16
व्यसुभिः सुनिबद्धाङ्गैः पतमानैः सुरेतरैः संबभूवार्णवे शब्दः सजलाम्बुदनिस्वनः
vyasubhiḥ sunibaddhāṅgaiḥ patamānaiḥ suretaraiḥ saṃbabhūvārṇave śabdaḥ sajalāmbudanisvanaḥ
As the lifeless (bodies) of the demons, their limbs well knit, fell, there arose in the ocean a sound like the roar of rain-laden clouds.
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MtP 138.17
तेन शब्देन मकरा नक्रास्तिमितिमिङ्गिलाः मत्ता लोहितगन्धेन क्षोभयन्तो महार्णवम्
tena śabdena makarā nakrāstimitimiṅgilāḥ mattā lohitagandhena kṣobhayanto mahārṇavam
At that sound the makaras, crocodiles, timi and timiṅgila fish, maddened by the smell of blood, churning up the great ocean,
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MtP 138.18
परस्परेण कलहं कुर्वाणा भीममूर्तयः भ्रमन्ते भक्षयन्तश्च दानवानां च लोहितम्
paraspareṇa kalahaṃ kurvāṇā bhīmamūrtayaḥ bhramante bhakṣayantaśca dānavānāṃ ca lohitam
quarreling with one another, of fearsome form, roam about, devouring also the blood of the Dānavas.
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MtP 138.19
सरथान् सायुधान् साश्वान् सवस्त्राभरणावृतान् जग्रसुस्तिमयो दैत्यान् द्रावयन्तो जलेचरान्
sarathān sāyudhān sāśvān savastrābharaṇāvṛtān jagrasustimayo daityān drāvayanto jalecarān
The timi fish swallowed the Daityas together with their chariots, weapons and horses, wrapped in their garments and ornaments, driving off the (other) water-dwellers.
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MtP 138.20
मृधं यथासुराणां च प्रमथानां प्रवर्तते अम्बरे ऽम्भसि च तथा युद्धं चक्रुर्जलेचराः
mṛdhaṃ yathāsurāṇāṃ ca pramathānāṃ pravartate ambare 'mbhasi ca tathā yuddhaṃ cakrurjalecarāḥ
Just as the battle of the Asuras and the Pramathas was going on in the sky, so too in the water the water-dwellers made war.
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MtP 138.21
यथा भ्रमन्ति प्रमथाः सदैत्यास् तथा भ्रमन्ते तिमयः सनक्राः यथैव छिन्दन्ति परस्परं तु तथैव क्रन्दन्ति विभिन्नदेहाः
yathā bhramanti pramathāḥ sadaityās tathā bhramante timayaḥ sanakrāḥ yathaiva chindanti parasparaṃ tu tathaiva krandanti vibhinnadehāḥ
As the Pramathas whirl about with the Daityas, so the timi fish whirl about with the crocodiles; and just as they cut one another, so too they cry out with their bodies split open.
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MtP 138.22
व्रणाननैर् अङ्गरसं स्रवद्भिः सुरासुरैर्नक्रतिमिङ्गिलैश्च कृतो मुहूर्तेन समुद्रदेशः सरक्ततोयः समुदीर्णतोयः
vraṇānanair aṅgarasaṃ sravadbhiḥ surāsurairnakratimiṅgilaiśca kṛto muhūrtena samudradeśaḥ saraktatoyaḥ samudīrṇatoyaḥ
By the gods and Asuras and by the crocodiles and timiṅgilas, oozing the fluid of their limbs from their gaping wounds, the ocean region was in a moment made red-watered and its waters heaved up.
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MtP 138.23
पूर्वं महाम्भोधरपर्वताभं द्वारं महान्तं त्रिपुरस्य शक्रः निपीड्य तस्थौ महता बलेन युक्तो ऽमराणां महता बलेन
pūrvaṃ mahāmbhodharaparvatābhaṃ dvāraṃ mahāntaṃ tripurasya śakraḥ nipīḍya tasthau mahatā balena yukto 'marāṇāṃ mahatā balena
Shakra, joined with the great army of the immortals, pressed hard upon the great eastern gate of Tripura, which was like a huge rain-cloud or a mountain, and took his stand there with mighty force.
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MtP 138.24
तथोत्तरं सो ऽन्तरजो हरस्य बालार्कजाम्बूनदतुल्यवर्णः स्कन्दः पुरद्वारमथारुरोह वृद्धो ऽस्तशृङ्गं प्रपतन्निवार्कः
tathottaraṃ so 'ntarajo harasya bālārkajāmbūnadatulyavarṇaḥ skandaḥ puradvāramathāruroha vṛddho 'staśṛṅgaṃ prapatannivārkaḥ
And the northern gate of the city — he, born of Hara's inner (self), Skanda, whose color equals the young sun and pure gold, then mounted it, grown great, like the sun sinking onto the Western Mountain's peak.
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MtP 138.25
यमश्च वित्ताधिपतिश्च देवो दण्डान्वितः पाशवरायुधश्च देवारिणस्तस्य पुरस्य द्वारं ताभ्यां तु तत्पश्चिमतो निरुद्धम्
yamaśca vittādhipatiśca devo daṇḍānvitaḥ pāśavarāyudhaśca devāriṇastasya purasya dvāraṃ tābhyāṃ tu tatpaścimato niruddham
And Yama, and the god who is lord of wealth — the one armed with the rod, the other with the noose as his chief weapon — by these two the western gate of that city of the gods' enemy was blocked.
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MtP 138.26
दक्षारिरुद्रस्तपनायुताभः स भास्वता देवरथेन देवः तद्दक्षिणद्वारमरेः पुरस्य रुद्ध्वावतस्थौ भगवांस्त्रिनेत्रः
dakṣārirudrastapanāyutābhaḥ sa bhāsvatā devarathena devaḥ taddakṣiṇadvāramareḥ purasya ruddhvāvatasthau bhagavāṃstrinetraḥ
Rudra, the foe of Dakṣa, radiant as ten thousand suns, that god with his shining divine chariot — having blocked the southern gate of the enemy's city, the three-eyed Lord stood there.
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MtP 138.27
तुङ्गानि वेश्मानि सगोपुराणि स्वर्णानि कैलासशशिप्रभाणि प्रह्लादरूपाः प्रमथावरुद्धा ज्योतींषि मेघा इव चाश्मवर्षाः
tuṅgāni veśmāni sagopurāṇi svarṇāni kailāsaśaśiprabhāṇi prahlādarūpāḥ pramathāvaruddhā jyotīṃṣi meghā iva cāśmavarṣāḥ
The lofty dwellings with their gate-towers, golden, gleaming like Kailāsa and the moon, delightful in form, were beset by the Pramathas — like clouds (covering) the lights, and rains of stones.
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MtP 138.28
उत्पात्य चोत्पाट्य गृहाणि तेषां सशैलमालासमवेदिकानि प्रक्षिप्य प्रक्षिप्य समुद्रमध्ये कालाम्बुदाभाः प्रमथा विनेदुः
utpātya cotpāṭya gṛhāṇi teṣāṃ saśailamālāsamavedikāni prakṣipya prakṣipya samudramadhye kālāmbudābhāḥ pramathā vineduḥ
Tearing up and tearing up their houses, with their rows of rocks and level terraces, and hurling them again and again into the midst of the ocean, the Pramathas, dark as storm-clouds, roared.
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MtP 138.29
रक्तानि चाशेषवनैर्युतानि साशोकखण्डानि सकोकिलानि गृहाणि हे नाथ पितः सुतेति भ्रातेति कान्तेति प्रियेति चापि उत्पाट्यमानेषु गृहेषु नार्यस् त्व् अनार्यशब्दान्विविधान्प्रचक्रुः
raktāni cāśeṣavanairyutāni sāśokakhaṇḍāni sakokilāni gṛhāṇi he nātha pitaḥ suteti bhrāteti kānteti priyeti cāpi utpāṭyamāneṣu gṛheṣu nāryas tv anāryaśabdānvividhānpracakruḥ
(They tore up) the red (houses) furnished with unbroken gardens, with groves of aśoka trees and with cuckoos; and while the houses were being uprooted the women uttered various unseemly cries: "O lord! O father! O son! O brother! O beloved! O dear one!"
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MtP 138.30
कलत्रपुत्रक्षयप्राणनाशे तस्मिन्पुरे युद्धमतिप्रवृत्ते महासुराः सागरतुल्यवेगा गणेश्वराः कोपवृताः प्रतीयुः
kalatraputrakṣayaprāṇanāśe tasminpure yuddhamatipravṛtte mahāsurāḥ sāgaratulyavegā gaṇeśvarāḥ kopavṛtāḥ pratīyuḥ
When wives and sons were being destroyed and lives lost, when the battle in that city was fully raging, the great Asuras, of speed equal to the ocean, filled with wrath, came against the lords of the hosts.
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MtP 138.31
परश्वधैस्तत्र शिलोपलैश्च त्रिशूलवज्रोत्तमकम्पनैश्च शरीरसद्मक्षपणं सुघोरं युद्धं प्रवृत्तं दृढवैरबद्धम्
paraśvadhaistatra śilopalaiśca triśūlavajrottamakampanaiśca śarīrasadmakṣapaṇaṃ sughoraṃ yuddhaṃ pravṛttaṃ dṛḍhavairabaddham
There with axes and rocks and stones, with tridents, foremost thunderbolts and kampana weapons, a most terrible battle broke out, bound by firm enmity, destroying the dwelling that is the body.
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MtP 138.32
अन्योन्यमुद्दिश्य विमर्दतां च प्रधावतां चैव विनिघ्नतां च शब्दो बभूवामरदानवानां युगान्तकालेष्विव सागराणाम्
anyonyamuddiśya vimardatāṃ ca pradhāvatāṃ caiva vinighnatāṃ ca śabdo babhūvāmaradānavānāṃ yugāntakāleṣviva sāgarāṇām
As they aimed at one another, crushing, rushing forward and striking one another down, the noise of the gods and the Dānavas became like that of the oceans at the times of the world's end.
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MtP 138.33
व्रणैरजस्रं क्षतजं वमन्तः कोपोपरक्ता बहुधा नदन्तः गणेश्वरास्ते ऽसुरपुंगवाश्च युध्यन्ति शब्दं च महदुद्गिरन्तः
vraṇairajasraṃ kṣatajaṃ vamantaḥ kopoparaktā bahudhā nadantaḥ gaṇeśvarāste 'surapuṃgavāśca yudhyanti śabdaṃ ca mahadudgirantaḥ
Vomiting blood ceaselessly from their wounds, reddened with rage, roaring again and again, those lords of the (Śiva's) hosts and the bulls among the Asuras fight, belching forth a great din.
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MtP 138.34
मार्गाः पुरे लोहितकर्दमालाः स्वर्णेष्टकास्फाटिकभिन्नचित्राः कृता मुहूर्तेन सुखेन गन्तुं छिन्नोत्तमाङ्गाङ्घ्रिकराः करालाः
mārgāḥ pure lohitakardamālāḥ svarṇeṣṭakāsphāṭikabhinnacitrāḥ kṛtā muhūrtena sukhena gantuṃ chinnottamāṅgāṅghrikarāḥ karālāḥ
In the city the roads, garlanded with mire of blood, variegated with shattered golden bricks and crystal, were in a moment made easy to walk upon — gruesome, (strewn) with severed heads, feet and hands.
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MtP 138.35
कोपावृताक्षः स तु तारकाख्यः संख्ये सवृक्षः सगिरिर्निलीनः तस्मिन्क्षणे द्वारवरं रिरक्षो रुद्धं भवेनाद्भुतविक्रमेण
kopāvṛtākṣaḥ sa tu tārakākhyaḥ saṃkhye savṛkṣaḥ sagirirnilīnaḥ tasminkṣaṇe dvāravaraṃ rirakṣo ruddhaṃ bhavenādbhutavikrameṇa
But he called Tāraka, his eyes overspread with rage, hid himself in the battle along with trees and mountains; in that instant, wishing to guard the chief gate, (he found it) blocked by Bhava of wondrous valour.
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MtP 138.36
स तत्र प्राकारागतांश्च भूताञ् छातन् महानद्भुतवीर्यसत्त्वः चचार चाप्तेन्द्रियगर्वदृप्तः पुराद्विनिष्क्रम्य ररास घोरम्
sa tatra prākārāgatāṃśca bhūtāñ chātan mahānadbhutavīryasattvaḥ cacāra cāptendriyagarvadṛptaḥ purādviniṣkramya rarāsa ghoram
There, cutting down the beings who had come to the rampart, that great one of wondrous valour and strength roamed about, puffed up with pride in his mastered senses, and having come forth from the city he roared terribly.
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MtP 138.37
ततः स दैत्योत्तमपर्वताभो यथाञ्जसा नाग इवाभिमत्तः निवारितो रुद्ररथं जिघृक्षुर् यथार्णवः सर्पति चातिवेलः
tataḥ sa daityottamaparvatābho yathāñjasā nāga ivābhimattaḥ nivārito rudrarathaṃ jighṛkṣur yathārṇavaḥ sarpati cātivelaḥ
Then that best of Daityas, resembling a mountain, like an elephant straightway in rut, though held back, wishing to seize Rudra's chariot, creeps on like an ocean overflowing its shore.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 138.38
शेषः सुधन्वा गिरिशश्च देवश् चतुर्मुखो यः स त्रिलोचनश्च ते तारकाख्याभिगता गताजौ क्षोभं यथा वायुवशात्समुद्राः
śeṣaḥ sudhanvā giriśaśca devaś caturmukho yaḥ sa trilocanaśca te tārakākhyābhigatā gatājau kṣobhaṃ yathā vāyuvaśātsamudrāḥ
Śeṣa, Sudhanvan, and the god Giriśa, he who is four-faced, and the three-eyed one — these, when the one named Tāraka came upon them, went into agitation in the battle, as the seas do by force of the wind.
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MtP 138.39
शेषो गिरीशः सपितामहेशश् चोत्क्षुभ्यमाणः स रथे ऽम्बरस्थः बिभेद संधीषु बलाभिपन्नः कूजन्निनादांश्च करोति घोरान्
śeṣo girīśaḥ sapitāmaheśaś cotkṣubhyamāṇaḥ sa rathe 'mbarasthaḥ bibheda saṃdhīṣu balābhipannaḥ kūjanninādāṃśca karoti ghorān
Śeṣa, Girīśa together with the Grandfather's lord, being shaken — he, standing in the chariot in the sky, overcome by (Tāraka's) strength, split apart at the joints, and groaning makes terrible noises.
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MtP 138.40
एकं तु ऋग्वेदतुरंगमस्य पृष्ठे पदं न्यस्य वृषस्य चैकम् तस्थौ भवः सोद्यतबाणचापः पुरस्य तत्सङ्गसमीक्षमाणः
ekaṃ tu ṛgvedaturaṃgamasya pṛṣṭhe padaṃ nyasya vṛṣasya caikam tasthau bhavaḥ sodyatabāṇacāpaḥ purasya tatsaṅgasamīkṣamāṇaḥ
Setting one foot on the back of the horse that is the Ṛgveda and one on the bull, Bhava stood with bow and arrow raised, watching that clash for the city (i.e. at the city).
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MtP 138.41
तदा भवपदन्यासाद् धयस्य वृषभस्य च पेतुः स्तनाश्च दन्ताश्च पीडिताभ्यां त्रिशूलिना
tadā bhavapadanyāsād dhayasya vṛṣabhasya ca petuḥ stanāśca dantāśca pīḍitābhyāṃ triśūlinā
Then, from Bhava's setting down of his feet, the teats of the horse and the teeth of the bull fell off, the two being pressed by the trident-bearer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 138.42
ततःप्रभृति चाश्वानां स्तना दन्ता गवां तथा मूढाः समभवंस्तेन चादृश्यत्वमुपागताः
tataḥprabhṛti cāśvānāṃ stanā dantā gavāṃ tathā mūḍhāḥ samabhavaṃstena cādṛśyatvamupāgatāḥ
From that time on the teats of horses and likewise the teeth of cattle became rudimentary and thereby came to be invisible.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 138.43
तारकाख्यस्तु भीमाक्षो रौद्ररक्तान्तरेक्षणः रुद्रान्तिके सुसंरुद्धो नन्दिना कुलनन्दिना
tārakākhyastu bhīmākṣo raudraraktāntarekṣaṇaḥ rudrāntike susaṃruddho nandinā kulanandinā
But the one named Tāraka, of dreadful eyes, whose eye-corners were red with fury, was well held back near Rudra by Nandin, the delighter of his family.
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MtP 138.44
परश्वधेन तीक्ष्णेन स नन्दी दानवेश्वरम् तक्षयामास वै तक्षा चन्दनं गन्धदो यथा
paraśvadhena tīkṣṇena sa nandī dānaveśvaram takṣayāmāsa vai takṣā candanaṃ gandhado yathā
With a sharp axe that Nandin hewed the lord of the Dānavas, as a carpenter (hews) sandalwood, or a perfumer (grinds it).
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MtP 138.45
परश्वधहतः शूरः शैलादिः शरभो यथा दुद्राव खड्गं निष्कृष्य तारकाख्यो गणेश्वरम्
paraśvadhahataḥ śūraḥ śailādiḥ śarabho yathā dudrāva khaḍgaṃ niṣkṛṣya tārakākhyo gaṇeśvaram
Struck by the axe, the hero, son of Śilāda, (was attacked): Tāraka, like a śarabha, drawing his sword, rushed at the lord of the hosts.
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MtP 138.46
यज्ञोपवीतम् आदाय चिछेद च ननाद च ततः सिंहरवो घोरः शङ्खशब्दश्च भैरवः गणेश्वरैः कृतस्तत्र तारकाख्ये निषूदिते
yajñopavītam ādāya cicheda ca nanāda ca tataḥ siṃharavo ghoraḥ śaṅkhaśabdaśca bhairavaḥ gaṇeśvaraiḥ kṛtastatra tārakākhye niṣūdite
Taking hold of the sacred thread, he cut (him) down and roared; then a terrible lion-roar and a fearsome sound of conches was made there by the lords of the hosts, when the one named Tāraka had been slain.
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MtP 138.47
प्रमथारसितं श्रुत्वा वादित्रस्वनमेव च पार्श्वस्थः सुमहापार्श्वं विद्युन्मालिं मयो ऽब्रवीत्
pramathārasitaṃ śrutvā vāditrasvanameva ca pārśvasthaḥ sumahāpārśvaṃ vidyunmāliṃ mayo 'bravīt
Hearing the outcry of the Pramathas and the sound of the instruments, Maya, standing at his side, said to Vidyunmālin of the mighty flank:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 138.48
बहुवदनवतां किमेष शब्दो नदतां श्रूयते भिन्नसागराभः वद वचनं तडिन्मालिन् किं किम् एतद्गणपाला युयुधुर्ययुर्गजेन्द्राः
bahuvadanavatāṃ kimeṣa śabdo nadatāṃ śrūyate bhinnasāgarābhaḥ vada vacanaṃ taḍinmālin kiṃ kim etadgaṇapālā yuyudhuryayurgajendrāḥ
"What is this noise, heard as of many-mouthed ones roaring, like oceans burst asunder? Speak a word, Taḍinmālin: what is this? Have the guardians of the hosts fought? Have the lordly elephants gone (into battle)?"
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MtP 138.49
इति मयवचनाङ्कुशार्दितस्तं तडिन्माली रविरिवांशुमाली रणशिरसि समागतः सुराणां निजगादेदम् अरिंदमो ऽतिहर्षात्
iti mayavacanāṅkuśārditastaṃ taḍinmālī ravirivāṃśumālī raṇaśirasi samāgataḥ surāṇāṃ nijagādedam ariṃdamo 'tiharṣāt
Thus goaded by the hook of Maya's words, Taḍinmālin, like the sun garlanded with rays, having come to the forefront of the battle of the gods, that subduer of foes, said this out of great joy:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 138.50
यमवरुणमहेन्द्ररुद्रवीर्यस् तव यशसो निधिर्धीर तारकाख्यः सकलसमरशीर्षपर्वतेन्द्रो युद्ध्वा यस्तपति हि तारको गणेन्द्रैः
yamavaruṇamahendrarudravīryas tava yaśaso nidhirdhīra tārakākhyaḥ sakalasamaraśīrṣaparvatendro yuddhvā yastapati hi tārako gaṇendraiḥ
"He of the valour of Yama, Varuṇa, great Indra and Rudra, the treasury of your fame, O steadfast one, the one named Tāraka, the lordly mountain at the head of every battle — that Tāraka indeed burns, fighting with the lords of the hosts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 138.51
मृदितम् उपनिशम्य तारकाख्यं रविदीप्तानलभीषणायताक्षम् हृषितसकलनेत्रलोमसत्त्वाः प्रमथास्तोयमुचो यथा नदन्ति
mṛditam upaniśamya tārakākhyaṃ ravidīptānalabhīṣaṇāyatākṣam hṛṣitasakalanetralomasattvāḥ pramathāstoyamuco yathā nadanti
Having heard that the one named Tāraka, whose long eyes were dreadful as fire blazing like the sun, has been crushed, the Pramathas, with all their eyes, hair and being thrilled, roar like rain-clouds."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 138.52
इति सुहृदो वचनं निशम्य तत् त्वं तडिमालेः स मयः सुवर्णमाली रणशिरस्य् असिताञ्जनाचलाभो जगदे वाक्यमिदं नवेन्दुमालिम्
iti suhṛdo vacanaṃ niśamya tat tvaṃ taḍimāleḥ sa mayaḥ suvarṇamālī raṇaśirasy asitāñjanācalābho jagade vākyamidaṃ navendumālim
Having heard that speech of his friend, that Maya, garlanded with gold, resembling a mountain of black collyrium, at the head of the battle spoke this word to (Vidyunmālin,) the wearer of a garland of new moons.
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MtP 138.53
विद्युन्मालिन्न नः कालः साधितुं ह्यवहेलया करोमि विक्रमेणैतत् पुरं व्यसनवर्जितम्
vidyunmālinna naḥ kālaḥ sādhituṃ hyavahelayā karomi vikrameṇaitat puraṃ vyasanavarjitam
"Vidyunmālin, we have no time to accomplish (this) by negligence; by valour I will make this city free of calamity."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 138.54
विद्युन्माली ततः क्रुद्धो मयश्च त्रिपुरेश्वरः गणाञ्जघ्नुस्तु द्राघिष्ठाः सहितास्तैर्महासुरैः
vidyunmālī tataḥ kruddho mayaśca tripureśvaraḥ gaṇāñjaghnustu drāghiṣṭhāḥ sahitāstairmahāsuraiḥ
Then Vidyunmālin, enraged, and Maya the lord of Tripura, together with those great asuras, struck down the very tall gaṇas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 138.55
येन येन ततो विद्युन् माली याति मयश्च सः तेन तेन पुरं शून्यं प्रमथैः प्रहृतैः कृतम्
yena yena tato vidyun mālī yāti mayaśca saḥ tena tena puraṃ śūnyaṃ pramathaiḥ prahṛtaiḥ kṛtam
Then wherever Vidyunmālin and that Maya went, there the city was emptied, the Pramathas being struck down.
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MtP 138.56
अथ यमवरुणमृदङ्गघोषैः पणवडिण्डिमज्यास्वनप्रघोषैः सकरतलपुटैश्च सिंहनादैर् भवमभिपूज्य तदा सुरा अवतस्थुः
atha yamavaruṇamṛdaṅgaghoṣaiḥ paṇavaḍiṇḍimajyāsvanapraghoṣaiḥ sakaratalapuṭaiśca siṃhanādair bhavamabhipūjya tadā surā avatasthuḥ
Then with the sounds of yama and varuṇa drums, with the noises of paṇava and ḍiṇḍima drums and the twang of bowstrings, and with clappings of the hollowed palms and with lion-roars, the gods, having worshipped Bhava, took their stand.
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MtP 138.57
सम्पूज्यमानो दितिजैर्महात्मभिः सहस्ररश्मिप्रतिमौजसैर् विभुः अभिष्टुतः सत्यरतैस् तपोधनैर् यथास्तशृङ्गाभिगतो दिवाकरः
sampūjyamāno ditijairmahātmabhiḥ sahasraraśmipratimaujasair vibhuḥ abhiṣṭutaḥ satyaratais tapodhanair yathāstaśṛṅgābhigato divākaraḥ
The Lord, being worshipped by the great-souled sons of Diti whose energy equalled the thousand-rayed (sun), hymned by those devoted to truth and rich in austerity, was like the sun arrived at the peak of the western mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain