Matsya Purana — Chapter 173
MtP 173.1
ततो ऽभयं विष्णुवचः श्रुत्वा दैत्याश्च दानवाः उद्योगं विपुलं चक्रुर् युद्धाय विजयाय च
tato 'bhayaṃ viṣṇuvacaḥ śrutvā daityāśca dānavāḥ udyogaṃ vipulaṃ cakrur yuddhāya vijayāya ca
Then, having heard the fearless speech of Viṣṇu, the Daityas and the Dānavas too made vast preparation for battle and for victory.
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MtP 173.2
मयस्तु काञ्चनमयं त्रिनल्वायतमक्षयम् चतुश्चक्रं सुविपुलं सुकल्पितमहायुगम्
mayastu kāñcanamayaṃ trinalvāyatamakṣayam catuścakraṃ suvipulaṃ sukalpitamahāyugam
Maya (mounted) a chariot made of gold, three nalvas long, indestructible, four-wheeled, very ample, with a well-fashioned great yoke,
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MtP 173.3
किङ्किणीजालनिर्घोषं द्वीपिचर्मपरिष्कृतम् रुचिरं रत्नजालैश्च हेमजालैश्च शोभितम्
kiṅkiṇījālanirghoṣaṃ dvīpicarmapariṣkṛtam ruciraṃ ratnajālaiśca hemajālaiśca śobhitam
resounding with a network of little bells, covered over with leopard skin, lovely, and adorned with nets of jewels and nets of gold,
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MtP 173.4
ईहामृगगणाकीर्णं पक्षिपङ्क्तिविराजितम् दिव्यास्त्रतूणीरधरं पयोधरविनादितम्
īhāmṛgagaṇākīrṇaṃ pakṣipaṅktivirājitam divyāstratūṇīradharaṃ payodharavināditam
strewn with troops of wolves (figured on it), bright with rows of birds, bearing quivers of divine weapons, sounding like a rain-cloud,
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MtP 173.5
स्वक्षं रथवरोदारं सूपस्थं गगनोपमम् गदापरिघसम्पूर्णं मूर्तिमन्तमिवार्णवम्
svakṣaṃ rathavarodāraṃ sūpasthaṃ gaganopamam gadāparighasampūrṇaṃ mūrtimantamivārṇavam
with good axles, lofty as the best of chariots, with a good standing-place, like the sky, filled with maces and iron bars, like the ocean embodied,
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MtP 173.6
हेमकेयूरवलयं स्वर्णमण्डलकूबरम् सपताकध्वजोपेतं सादित्यमिव मन्दरम्
hemakeyūravalayaṃ svarṇamaṇḍalakūbaram sapatākadhvajopetaṃ sādityamiva mandaram
having golden armlets and rings, its pole set with a golden disc, provided with banners and flags, like Mount Mandara with the sun upon it,
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MtP 173.7
गजेन्द्राभोगवपुषं क्वचित्केसरिवर्चसम् युक्तमृक्षसहस्रेण समृद्धाम्बुदनादितम्
gajendrābhogavapuṣaṃ kvacitkesarivarcasam yuktamṛkṣasahasreṇa samṛddhāmbudanāditam
its body (broad) as the coil of a lordly elephant, in places with the sheen of a lion, yoked with a thousand bears, sounding like massed rain-clouds —
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MtP 173.8
दीप्तमाकाशगं दिव्यं रथं पररथारुजम् अध्यतिष्ठद्रणाकाङ्क्षी मेरुं दीप्त इवांशुमान्
dīptamākāśagaṃ divyaṃ rathaṃ pararathārujam adhyatiṣṭhadraṇākāṅkṣī meruṃ dīpta ivāṃśumān
this blazing, sky-going, divine chariot, the crusher of enemy chariots, he mounted, longing for battle, as the blazing sun mounts Meru.
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MtP 173.9
तारमुत्क्रोशविस्तारं सर्वं हेममयं रथम् शैलाकारमसंबाधं नीलाञ्जनचयोपमम्
tāramutkrośavistāraṃ sarvaṃ hemamayaṃ ratham śailākāramasaṃbādhaṃ nīlāñjanacayopamam
A chariot shrill(?) and of the compass of an osprey's cry, entirely made of gold, mountain-shaped, unobstructed, like a heap of black collyrium,
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MtP 173.10
कार्ष्णायसमयं दिव्यं लोहेषाबद्धकूबरम् तिमिरोद्गारिकिरणं गर्जन्तमिव तोयदम्
kārṣṇāyasamayaṃ divyaṃ loheṣābaddhakūbaram timirodgārikiraṇaṃ garjantamiva toyadam
divine, made of black iron, its pole bound with an iron shaft, its beams belching darkness, like a thundering rain-cloud,
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MtP 173.11
लोहजालेन महता सगवाक्षेण दंशितम् आयसैः परिघैः पूर्णं क्षेपणीयैश्च मुद्गरैः
lohajālena mahatā sagavākṣeṇa daṃśitam āyasaiḥ parighaiḥ pūrṇaṃ kṣepaṇīyaiśca mudgaraiḥ
armoured with a great iron net having lattice-windows, filled with iron bars and with mallets for hurling,
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MtP 173.12
प्रासैः पाशैश्च विततैर् असंयुक्तैश्च कण्टकैः शोभितं त्रासयानैश्च तोमरैश्च परश्वधैः
prāsaiḥ pāśaiśca vitatair asaṃyuktaiśca kaṇṭakaiḥ śobhitaṃ trāsayānaiśca tomaraiśca paraśvadhaiḥ
adorned with javelins and outspread nooses and with unattached spikes, and with terrifying lances and axes,
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MtP 173.13
उद्यन्तं द्विषतां हेतोर् द्वितीयमिव मन्दरम् युक्तं खरसहस्रेण सो ऽध्यारोहद्रथोत्तमम्
udyantaṃ dviṣatāṃ hetor dvitīyamiva mandaram yuktaṃ kharasahasreṇa so 'dhyārohadrathottamam
rising up for the sake of (destroying) the foes like a second Mandara, yoked with a thousand asses — that best of chariots he mounted.
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MtP 173.14
विरोचनस्तु संक्रुद्धो गदापाणिरवस्थितः प्रमुखे तस्य सैन्यस्य दीप्तशृङ्ग इवाचलः
virocanastu saṃkruddho gadāpāṇiravasthitaḥ pramukhe tasya sainyasya dīptaśṛṅga ivācalaḥ
But Virocana, greatly enraged, mace in hand, stood at the front of that army like a mountain with a blazing peak.
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MtP 173.15
युक्तं रथसहस्रेण हयग्रीवस्तु दानवः स्यन्दनं वाहयामास सपत्नानीकमर्दनः
yuktaṃ rathasahasreṇa hayagrīvastu dānavaḥ syandanaṃ vāhayāmāsa sapatnānīkamardanaḥ
And the Dānava Hayagrīva, crusher of the ranks of rivals, drove a car yoked with a thousand horses.
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MtP 173.16
व्यायतं किष्कुसाहस्रं धनुर्विस्फारयन्महत् वराहः प्रमुखे तस्थौ सप्ररोह इवाचलः
vyāyataṃ kiṣkusāhasraṃ dhanurvisphārayanmahat varāhaḥ pramukhe tasthau sapraroha ivācalaḥ
Drawing a great bow stretched out a thousand kiṣkus long, Varāha stood at the front like a mountain with young trees growing on it.
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MtP 173.17
खरस्तु विक्षरन्दर्पान् नेत्राभ्यां रोषजं जलम् स्फुरद्दन्तोष्ठनयनः सङ्ग्रामं सो ऽभ्यकाङ्क्षत
kharastu vikṣarandarpān netrābhyāṃ roṣajaṃ jalam sphuraddantoṣṭhanayanaḥ saṅgrāmaṃ so 'bhyakāṅkṣata
But Khara, shedding from his two eyes, out of pride, water born of rage, his teeth, lips and eyes twitching, longed for the fight.
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MtP 173.18
त्वष्टा त्वष्टगजं घोरं यानमास्थाय दानवः व्यूहितुं दानवव्यूहं परिचक्राम वीर्यवान्
tvaṣṭā tvaṣṭagajaṃ ghoraṃ yānamāsthāya dānavaḥ vyūhituṃ dānavavyūhaṃ paricakrāma vīryavān
The Dānava Tvaṣṭā, mounting a terrible vehicle drawn by trained (tvaṣṭa) elephants, ranged about, valorous, to array the Dānava battle-formation.
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MtP 173.19
विप्रचित्तिसुतः श्वेतः श्वेतकुण्डलभूषणः श्वेतशैलप्रतीकाशो युद्धायाभिमुखे स्थितः
vipracittisutaḥ śvetaḥ śvetakuṇḍalabhūṣaṇaḥ śvetaśailapratīkāśo yuddhāyābhimukhe sthitaḥ
Śveta, son of Vipracitti, adorned with white earrings, resembling a white mountain, stood facing (the foe) for battle.
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MtP 173.20
अरिष्टो बलिपुत्रश्च वरिष्ठो ऽद्रिशिलायुधः युद्धायाभिमुखस्तस्थौ धराधरविकम्पनः
ariṣṭo baliputraśca variṣṭho 'driśilāyudhaḥ yuddhāyābhimukhastasthau dharādharavikampanaḥ
And Ariṣṭa, son of Bali, most excellent, with a rock-slab for his weapon, stood facing (the foe) for battle, shaking the mountains that bear the earth.
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MtP 173.21
किशोरस्त्वतिसंहर्षात् किशोर इति चोदितः सबला दानवाश्चैव संनह्यन्ते यथाक्रमम्
kiśorastvatisaṃharṣāt kiśora iti coditaḥ sabalā dānavāścaiva saṃnahyante yathākramam
And Kiśora, out of exceeding excitement, urged on with the cry 'Kiśora!'—and the Dānavas with their forces armed themselves in due order.
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MtP 173.22
अभवद्दैत्यसैन्यस्य मध्ये रविरिवोदितः लम्बस्तु नवमेघाभः प्रलम्बाम्बरभूषणः
abhavaddaityasainyasya madhye ravirivoditaḥ lambastu navameghābhaḥ pralambāmbarabhūṣaṇaḥ
In the midst of the Daitya army he was like the risen sun; and Lamba, with the sheen of a fresh cloud, adorned with a long-hanging garment,
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MtP 173.23
दैत्यव्यूहगतो भाति सनीहार इवांशुमान् स्वर्भानुरास्ययोधी तु दशनोष्ठेक्षणायुधः
daityavyūhagato bhāti sanīhāra ivāṃśumān svarbhānurāsyayodhī tu daśanoṣṭhekṣaṇāyudhaḥ
stationed in the Daitya formation, shines like the sun with mist about it; but Svarbhānu, who fights with his mouth, whose weapons are teeth, lips and eyes,
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MtP 173.24
हसंस्तिष्ठति दैत्यानां प्रमुखे स महाग्रहः अन्ये हयगतास्तत्र गजस्कन्धगताः परे
hasaṃstiṣṭhati daityānāṃ pramukhe sa mahāgrahaḥ anye hayagatāstatra gajaskandhagatāḥ pare
that great planet (Svarbhānu) stands laughing at the head of the Daityas. Others there were mounted on horses, others on the shoulders of elephants,
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MtP 173.25
सिंहव्याघ्रगताश्चान्ये वराहर्क्षेषु चापरे केचित्खरोष्ट्रयातारः केचिच्छ्वापदवाहनाः
siṃhavyāghragatāścānye varāharkṣeṣu cāpare kecitkharoṣṭrayātāraḥ kecicchvāpadavāhanāḥ
and others rode on lions and tigers, and others on boars and bears; some travelled on donkeys and camels, some had beasts of prey for mounts.
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MtP 173.26
पत्तिनस्त्वपरे दैत्या भीषणा विकृताननाः एकपादार्धपादाश्च ननृतुर्युद्धकाङ्क्षिणः
pattinastvapare daityā bhīṣaṇā vikṛtānanāḥ ekapādārdhapādāśca nanṛturyuddhakāṅkṣiṇaḥ
But other Daityas were foot-soldiers, dreadful, with misshapen faces; and those with one foot and half a foot danced, longing for battle.
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MtP 173.27
आस्फोटयन्तो बहवः क्ष्वेडन्तश्च तथा परे हृष्टशार्दूलनिर्घोषा नेदुर्दानवपुंगवाः
āsphoṭayanto bahavaḥ kṣveḍantaśca tathā pare hṛṣṭaśārdūlanirghoṣā nedurdānavapuṃgavāḥ
Many of them slapping their arms, and others yelling likewise, the Dānava bulls roared with the cry of delighted tigers.
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MtP 173.28
ते गदापरिघैरुग्रैः शिलामुसलपाणयः बाहुभिः परिघाकारैस् तर्जयन्ति स्म देवताः
te gadāparighairugraiḥ śilāmusalapāṇayaḥ bāhubhiḥ parighākārais tarjayanti sma devatāḥ
With fierce clubs and iron bars, with rock-slabs and pestles in their hands, with arms shaped like iron bars, they went on threatening the gods.
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MtP 173.29
पाशैः प्रासैश्च परिघैस् तोमराङ्कुशपट्टिशैः चिक्रीडुस्ते शतघ्नीभिः शतधारैश्च मुद्गरैः
pāśaiḥ prāsaiśca parighais tomarāṅkuśapaṭṭiśaiḥ cikrīḍuste śataghnībhiḥ śatadhāraiśca mudgaraiḥ
With nooses and darts and iron bars, with lances, hooks and spears, with hundred-slayers and hundred-edged mallets they made sport.
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MtP 173.30
गण्डशैलैश्च शैलैश्च परिघैश्चोत्तमायसैः चक्रैश्च दैत्यप्रवराश् चक्रुर् आनन्दितं बलम्
gaṇḍaśailaiśca śailaiśca parighaiścottamāyasaiḥ cakraiśca daityapravarāś cakrur ānanditaṃ balam
With boulders and rocks and iron bars of the finest metal, and with discs, the foremost Daityas made the army rejoice.
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MtP 173.31
एतद्दानवसैन्यं तत् सर्वं युद्धमदोत्कटम् देवानभिमुखे तस्थौ मेघानीकमिवोद्धतम्
etaddānavasainyaṃ tat sarvaṃ yuddhamadotkaṭam devānabhimukhe tasthau meghānīkamivoddhatam
This whole Dānava army, frenzied with the intoxication of battle, stood facing the gods, uprisen like a host of clouds.
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MtP 173.32
तदद्भुतं दैत्यसहस्रगाढं वाय्वग्निशैलाम्बुदतोयकल्पम् बलं रणौघाभ्युदये ऽभ्युदीर्णं युयुत्सयोन्मत्तम् इवाबभासे
tadadbhutaṃ daityasahasragāḍhaṃ vāyvagniśailāmbudatoyakalpam balaṃ raṇaughābhyudaye 'bhyudīrṇaṃ yuyutsayonmattam ivābabhāse
That wondrous army, dense with thousands of Daityas, like wind, fire, mountains, clouds and water, surging up at the swelling of the flood of battle, appeared as if maddened with the desire to fight.
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