Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 115
PdP 2 115.1
कुंजल उवाच- ततस्त्वसौ संयति राजमानः समुद्यतश्चापधरो महात्मा । यथैव कालः कुपितः सलोकान्संहर्तुमैच्छत्तु तथा सुदानवान्
kuṃjala uvāca- tatastvasau saṃyati rājamānaḥ samudyataścāpadharo mahātmā | yathaiva kālaḥ kupitaḥ salokānsaṃhartumaicchattu tathā sudānavān
Kuñjala said: Then that great-souled one, shining in the fight, risen up, bearing his bow — just as enraged Time wishes to destroy (all) together with the worlds, so he (wished to destroy) the Dānavas.
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PdP 2 115.2
महास्त्रजालै रवितेजतुल्यैः सुदीप्तिमद्भिर्निजघान दानवान् । वायुर्यथोन्मूलयतीह पादपांस्तथैव राजा निजघान दानवान्
mahāstrajālai ravitejatulyaiḥ sudīptimadbhirnijaghāna dānavān | vāyuryathonmūlayatīha pādapāṃstathaiva rājā nijaghāna dānavān
With great nets of missiles, equal to the sun's blaze and exceedingly brilliant, he struck down the Dānavas; as the wind here uproots trees, just so the king struck down the Dānavas.
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PdP 2 115.3
वायुर्यथा मेघचयं च दिव्यं संचालयेत्स्वेन बलेन तेजसा । तथा स राजा असुरान्मदोत्कटाननाशयद्बाणवरैः सुतीक्ष्णैः
vāyuryathā meghacayaṃ ca divyaṃ saṃcālayetsvena balena tejasā | tathā sa rājā asurānmadotkaṭānanāśayadbāṇavaraiḥ sutīkṣṇaiḥ
As the wind would drive the heavenly mass of clouds by its own force and energy, so that king destroyed the demons, frenzied with intoxication, with his excellent, very sharp arrows.
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PdP 2 115.4
न शेकुर्दानवाः सर्वे बाणवर्षं महात्मनः । मृताः केचिद्द्रुताः केचित्केचिन्नष्टा महाहवात्
na śekurdānavāḥ sarve bāṇavarṣaṃ mahātmanaḥ | mṛtāḥ keciddrutāḥ kecitkecinnaṣṭā mahāhavāt
All the Dānavas could not (withstand) the arrow-rain of that great-souled one: some were dead, some fled, and some were lost from the great battle.
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PdP 2 115.5
सूत उवाच- महातेजं महाप्राज्ञं महादानवनाशनम् । चुक्रोध हुंडो दुष्टात्मा दृष्ट्वा तं नृपनंदनम्
sūta uvāca- mahātejaṃ mahāprājñaṃ mahādānavanāśanam | cukrodha huṃḍo duṣṭātmā dṛṣṭvā taṃ nṛpanaṃdanam
The bard said: Seeing that prince of great splendour, of great wisdom, the destroyer of the great Dānavas, the evil-souled Huṇḍa grew angry.
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PdP 2 115.6
स्थितो गत्वेदमाभाष्य तिष्ठतिष्ठेति चाहवे । त्वामद्य च नयिष्यामि आयुपुत्र यमांतिकम्
sthito gatvedamābhāṣya tiṣṭhatiṣṭheti cāhave | tvāmadya ca nayiṣyāmi āyuputra yamāṃtikam
Going (up to him) he stood and said this: "Stand, stand in battle! Today I will lead you, son of Āyu, into Yama's presence."
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PdP 2 115.7
नहुष उवाच- स्थितोस्मि समरे पश्य त्वामहं हंतुमागतः । अहं त्वां तु हनिष्यामि दानवं पापचेतनम्
nahuṣa uvāca- sthitosmi samare paśya tvāmahaṃ haṃtumāgataḥ | ahaṃ tvāṃ tu haniṣyāmi dānavaṃ pāpacetanam
Nahuṣa said: "Look, I stand in the battle; I have come to kill you. It is I who will slay you, a Dānava of sinful mind."
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PdP 2 115.8
इत्युक्त्वा धनुरादाय बाणानग्निशिखोपमान् । छत्रेण ध्रियमाणेन शुशुभे सोऽपि संयुगे
ityuktvā dhanurādāya bāṇānagniśikhopamān | chatreṇa dhriyamāṇena śuśubhe so'pi saṃyuge
Having said this, taking up his bow and arrows like flames of fire, he too shone in the battle, with a parasol held over him.
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PdP 2 115.9
इंद्रस्य सारथिं दिव्यं मातलिं वाक्यमब्रवीत् । वाहयतु रथं मेऽद्य हुंडस्य सम्मुखं भवान्
iṃdrasya sārathiṃ divyaṃ mātaliṃ vākyamabravīt | vāhayatu rathaṃ me'dya huṃḍasya sammukhaṃ bhavān
He spoke these words to Mātali, Indra's divine charioteer: "Let your honour drive my chariot today straight in front of Huṇḍa."
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PdP 2 115.10
इत्युक्तस्तेन वीरेण मातलिर्लघुविक्रमः । तुरगांश्चोदयामास महावातजवोपमान्
ityuktastena vīreṇa mātalirlaghuvikramaḥ | turagāṃścodayāmāsa mahāvātajavopamān
Thus addressed by that hero, Mātali, nimble in action, urged on the horses, which were like the speed of a great wind.
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PdP 2 115.11
उत्पेतुश्च ततो वाहा हंसा इव यथांबरे । छत्रेण इंदुवर्णेन रथेनापि पताकिना
utpetuśca tato vāhā haṃsā iva yathāṃbare | chatreṇa iṃduvarṇena rathenāpi patākinā
Then the steeds flew up, like geese in the sky, together with the moon-coloured parasol and the banner-bearing chariot as well.
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PdP 2 115.12
नभस्तलं तु संप्राप्य यथा सूर्यो विराजते । आयुपुत्रस्तथा संख्ये तेजसा विक्रमेण तु
nabhastalaṃ tu saṃprāpya yathā sūryo virājate | āyuputrastathā saṃkhye tejasā vikrameṇa tu
As the sun, having reached the vault of heaven, shines forth, so did the son of Āyu in the battle, by his splendour and by his valour.
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PdP 2 115.13
अथ हुंडो रथस्थोऽपि राजमानः स्वतेजसा । सर्वायुधैश्च संयुक्तस्तद्वद्वीरव्रते स्थितः
atha huṃḍo rathastho'pi rājamānaḥ svatejasā | sarvāyudhaiśca saṃyuktastadvadvīravrate sthitaḥ
Then Huṇḍa too, standing in his chariot, shining with his own splendour, equipped with all weapons, likewise stood firm in the vow of a warrior.
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PdP 2 115.14
उभयोर्वीरयोर्युद्धं देवविस्मयकारकम् । तदा आसीन्महाप्राज्ञ दारुणं भीतिदायकम्
ubhayorvīrayoryuddhaṃ devavismayakārakam | tadā āsīnmahāprājña dāruṇaṃ bhītidāyakam
Then, O greatly wise one, the fight of the two heroes, which caused amazement to the gods, was terrible and inspired fear.
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PdP 2 115.15
सुबाणैर्निशितैस्तीक्ष्णैः कंकपत्रैः शिलीमुखैः । हुंडेन ताडितो राजा सुबाह्वोरंतरे तदा
subāṇairniśitaistīkṣṇaiḥ kaṃkapatraiḥ śilīmukhaiḥ | huṃḍena tāḍito rājā subāhvoraṃtare tadā
Then, with fine arrows, sharpened and keen, heron-feathered, shaft-headed, the king was struck by Huṇḍa between his two arms.
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PdP 2 115.16
सुभाले पंचभिर्बाणैर्विद्धः क्रुद्धोऽभवत्तदा । सविद्धस्तु तदा बाणैरधिकं शुशुभे नृपः
subhāle paṃcabhirbāṇairviddhaḥ kruddho'bhavattadā | saviddhastu tadā bāṇairadhikaṃ śuśubhe nṛpaḥ
Pierced with five arrows in his fine forehead, he then became enraged; and pierced thus by the arrows, the king shone all the more.
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PdP 2 115.17
सारुणः करमालाभिरुदयंश्च दिवाकरः । रुधिरेण तु दिग्धांगो हेमबाणैस्तनुस्थितैः
sāruṇaḥ karamālābhirudayaṃśca divākaraḥ | rudhireṇa tu digdhāṃgo hemabāṇaistanusthitaiḥ
Like the rising sun with its garland of rays, reddish—his limbs smeared with blood, with the golden arrows lodged in his body—
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PdP 2 115.18
सूर्यवच्छोभते राजा पूर्वकालस्य चांबरे । दृष्ट्वा तु पौरुषं तस्य दानवं वाक्यमब्रवीत्
sūryavacchobhate rājā pūrvakālasya cāṃbare | dṛṣṭvā tu pauruṣaṃ tasya dānavaṃ vākyamabravīt
the king shines like the sun in the sky at the early time (of day). But seeing that one's manliness, he spoke words to the Dānava:
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PdP 2 115.19
तिष्ठतिष्ठ क्षणं दैत्य पश्य मे लाघवं पुनः । इत्युक्त्वा तु रणे दैत्यं जघान दशभिः शरैः
tiṣṭhatiṣṭha kṣaṇaṃ daitya paśya me lāghavaṃ punaḥ | ityuktvā tu raṇe daityaṃ jaghāna daśabhiḥ śaraiḥ
"Stand, stand a moment, Daitya; see my quickness once again!" And having said this, he struck the Daitya in the battle with ten arrows.
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PdP 2 115.20
मुखे भाले हतस्तेन मूर्च्छितो निपपात ह । पश्यामानैः सुरैर्दिव्यै रथोपरि महाबलः
mukhe bhāle hatastena mūrcchito nipapāta ha | paśyāmānaiḥ surairdivyai rathopari mahābalaḥ
Struck by him in the face and on the forehead, that mighty one fell down senseless upon his chariot, while the divine gods looked on.
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PdP 2 115.21
देवैश्च चारणैः सिद्धैः कृतः शब्दः सुहर्षजः । जयजयेति राजेंद्र शंखान्दध्मुः पुनः पुनः
devaiśca cāraṇaiḥ siddhaiḥ kṛtaḥ śabdaḥ suharṣajaḥ | jayajayeti rājeṃdra śaṃkhāndadhmuḥ punaḥ punaḥ
And by the gods, the Cāraṇas and the Siddhas a sound born of great joy was made: "Victory, victory!", O lord of kings, and again and again they blew their conches.
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PdP 2 115.22
सकोलाहलशब्दस्तु तुमलो देवतेरितः । कर्णरंध्रमाविवेश हुंडस्य मूर्छितस्य च
sakolāhalaśabdastu tumalo devateritaḥ | karṇaraṃdhramāviveśa huṃḍasya mūrchitasya ca
But that tumultuous sound, with its uproar, raised by the gods, entered the ear-hole of Huṇḍa as he lay senseless.
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PdP 2 115.23
श्रुत्वा सधनुरादाय बाणमाशीविषोपमम् । स्थीयतां स्थीयतां युद्धे न मृतोस्मि त्वया हतः
śrutvā sadhanurādāya bāṇamāśīviṣopamam | sthīyatāṃ sthīyatāṃ yuddhe na mṛtosmi tvayā hataḥ
Hearing it, taking up his bow and an arrow like a venomous snake (he said): "Stand fast, stand fast in the fight! I am not dead, though struck by you."
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PdP 2 115.24
इत्युक्त्वा पुनरुत्थाय लाघवेन समन्वितः । एकविंशतिभिर्बाणैर्नहुषं चाहनत्पुनः
ityuktvā punarutthāya lāghavena samanvitaḥ | ekaviṃśatibhirbāṇairnahuṣaṃ cāhanatpunaḥ
Having said this, rising up again, endowed with quickness, he struck Nahuṣa once more with twenty-one arrows:
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PdP 2 115.25
एकेन मुष्टिमध्ये तु चतुर्भिर्बाहुमध्यतः । चतुर्भिश्च महाश्वांश्च छत्रमेकेन तेन वै
ekena muṣṭimadhye tu caturbhirbāhumadhyataḥ | caturbhiśca mahāśvāṃśca chatramekena tena vai
with one in the middle of his fist, with four in the middle of his arm, and with four the great horses, and with one the parasol—by him indeed;
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PdP 2 115.26
पंचभिर्मातलिं विद्ध्वा रथनीडं तु सप्तभिः । ध्वजदंडं त्रिभिस्तीक्ष्णैर्दानवः शिखिपत्रिभिः
paṃcabhirmātaliṃ viddhvā rathanīḍaṃ tu saptabhiḥ | dhvajadaṃḍaṃ tribhistīkṣṇairdānavaḥ śikhipatribhiḥ
piercing Mātali with five, and the chariot-box with seven, and the flagstaff with three keen ones—the Dānava, with his flame-feathered shafts.
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PdP 2 115.27
आदानं तु निदानं तु लक्षमोक्षं दुरात्मनः । लाघवं तस्य संदृष्ट्वा देवता विस्मयंगताः
ādānaṃ tu nidānaṃ tu lakṣamokṣaṃ durātmanaḥ | lāghavaṃ tasya saṃdṛṣṭvā devatā vismayaṃgatāḥ
Seeing the evil-souled one's taking (of the arrow), his fixing (of it), and his release at the target, and his quickness, the gods went into amazement.
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PdP 2 115.28
तस्य पौरुषमापश्य स राजा दानवोत्तमम् । शूरोसि कृतविद्योसि धीरोसि रणपंडितः
tasya pauruṣamāpaśya sa rājā dānavottamam | śūrosi kṛtavidyosi dhīrosi raṇapaṃḍitaḥ
Seeing his manliness, that king (said) to the foremost of the Dānavas: "You are a hero, you are trained in the (martial) science, you are steadfast, you are skilled in battle."
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PdP 2 115.29
इत्युक्वा दानवं तं तु धनुर्विस्फार्य भूपतिः । मार्गणैर्दशभिस्तं तु विव्याध लघुविक्रमः
ityukvā dānavaṃ taṃ tu dhanurvisphārya bhūpatiḥ | mārgaṇairdaśabhistaṃ tu vivyādha laghuvikramaḥ
Having said this to that Dānava, the lord of the earth drew his bow and, swift in his prowess, pierced him with ten arrows.
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PdP 2 115.30
त्रिभिर्ध्वजं प्रचिच्छेद स पपात धरातले । तुरगान्पातयामास चतुर्भिस्तस्य सायकैः
tribhirdhvajaṃ praciccheda sa papāta dharātale | turagānpātayāmāsa caturbhistasya sāyakaiḥ
With three (arrows) he cut through the banner, and it fell to the ground; with four of his shafts he brought down the horses.
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PdP 2 115.31
एकेन छत्रं तस्यापि चकर्त लघुविक्रमः । दशभिः सारथिस्तस्य प्रेषितो यममंदिरम्
ekena chatraṃ tasyāpi cakarta laghuvikramaḥ | daśabhiḥ sārathistasya preṣito yamamaṃdiram
With one (arrow) he of swift prowess cut his parasol as well; with ten his charioteer was dispatched to the house of Yama.
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PdP 2 115.32
दंशनं दशभिश्छित्त्वा शरैश्च विदलीकृतः । सर्वांगेषु च त्रिंशद्भिर्विव्याध दनुजेश्वरम्
daṃśanaṃ daśabhiśchittvā śaraiśca vidalīkṛtaḥ | sarvāṃgeṣu ca triṃśadbhirvivyādha danujeśvaram
Cutting through his armour with ten (arrows), he was also torn apart by the shafts; and with thirty he pierced the lord of the Danu-born in all his limbs.
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PdP 2 115.33
हताश्वो विरथो जातो बाणपाणिर्धनुर्धरः । अभ्यधावत्स वेगेन वर्षयन्निशितैः शरैः
hatāśvo viratho jāto bāṇapāṇirdhanurdharaḥ | abhyadhāvatsa vegena varṣayanniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
His horses slain, become chariotless, arrow in hand and holding a bow, he rushed forward with speed, raining down sharpened arrows.
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PdP 2 115.34
खड्गचर्मधरो दैत्यो राजानं तमधावत । धावमानस्य हुंडस्य खड्गं चिच्छेद भूपतिः
khaḍgacarmadharo daityo rājānaṃ tamadhāvata | dhāvamānasya huṃḍasya khaḍgaṃ ciccheda bhūpatiḥ
Bearing sword and shield the Daitya charged at that king; and as Huṇḍa charged, the lord of the earth cut through his sword.
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PdP 2 115.35
क्षुरप्रैर्निशितैर्बाणैश्चर्म चिच्छेद भूपतिः । अथ हुंडः स दुष्टात्मा समालोक्य समंततः
kṣuraprairniśitairbāṇaiścarma ciccheda bhūpatiḥ | atha huṃḍaḥ sa duṣṭātmā samālokya samaṃtataḥ
With sharp razor-edged arrows the lord of the earth cut through the shield; then that evil-souled Huṇḍa, looking all around,
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PdP 2 115.36
जग्राह मुद्गरं तूर्णं मुमोच लघुविक्रमः । वज्रवेगं समायांतं ददृशे नृपतिस्तदा
jagrāha mudgaraṃ tūrṇaṃ mumoca laghuvikramaḥ | vajravegaṃ samāyāṃtaṃ dadṛśe nṛpatistadā
quickly seized a mallet and, swift in prowess, hurled it; the king then saw it coming on with the speed of a thunderbolt,
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PdP 2 115.37
मुद्गरं स्वनवंतं चापातयदंबरात्ततः । दशभिर्निशितैर्बाणैः क्षुरप्रैश्च स्वविक्रमात्
mudgaraṃ svanavaṃtaṃ cāpātayadaṃbarāttataḥ | daśabhirniśitairbāṇaiḥ kṣurapraiśca svavikramāt
and by his own prowess he brought the loudly whistling mallet down from the sky with ten sharp arrows and razor-edged shafts.
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PdP 2 115.38
मुद्गरं पतितं दृष्ट्वा दशखण्डमयं भुवि । गदामुद्यम्य वेगेन राजानमभ्यधावत
mudgaraṃ patitaṃ dṛṣṭvā daśakhaṇḍamayaṃ bhuvi | gadāmudyamya vegena rājānamabhyadhāvata
Seeing the mallet fallen on the ground in ten pieces, he raised his club and rushed swiftly at the king.
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PdP 2 115.39
खड्गेन तीक्ष्णधारेण तस्य बाहुं विचिच्छिदे । सगदं पतितं भूमौ सांगदं कटकान्वितम्
khaḍgena tīkṣṇadhāreṇa tasya bāhuṃ vicicchide | sagadaṃ patitaṃ bhūmau sāṃgadaṃ kaṭakānvitam
With his sharp-edged sword he cut off his arm; it fell to the ground together with the club, with its armlet and its bracelet.
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PdP 2 115.40
महारावं ततः कृत्वा वज्रस्फोटसमं तदा । रुधिरेणापि दिग्धांगो धावमानो महाहवे
mahārāvaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā vajrasphoṭasamaṃ tadā | rudhireṇāpi digdhāṃgo dhāvamāno mahāhave
Then, uttering a great roar like the crash of a thunderbolt, his limbs smeared with blood, running about in that great battle,
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PdP 2 115.41
क्रोधेन महताविष्टो ग्रस्तुमिच्छति भूपतिम् । दुर्निवार्यः समायातः पार्श्वं तस्य च भूपतेः
krodhena mahatāviṣṭo grastumicchati bhūpatim | durnivāryaḥ samāyātaḥ pārśvaṃ tasya ca bhūpateḥ
possessed by great anger he wishes to devour the lord of the earth; irresistible, he came right up to the side of that king.
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PdP 2 115.42
नहुषेण महाशक्त्या ताडितो हृदि दानवः । पतितः सहसा भूमौ वज्राहत इवाचलः
nahuṣeṇa mahāśaktyā tāḍito hṛdi dānavaḥ | patitaḥ sahasā bhūmau vajrāhata ivācalaḥ
Struck in the heart by Nahuṣa with the great spear, the Dānava fell suddenly to the ground like a mountain smitten by a thunderbolt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 115.43
तस्मिन्दैत्ये गते भूमावितरे दानवा गताः । विविशुः कति दुर्गेषु कति पातालमाश्रिताः
tasmindaitye gate bhūmāvitare dānavā gatāḥ | viviśuḥ kati durgeṣu kati pātālamāśritāḥ
When that Daitya had gone to the ground, the other Dānavas fled: some entered strongholds, some took refuge in Pātāla.
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PdP 2 115.44
देवाः प्रहर्षमाजग्मुर्गंधर्वाः सिद्धचारणाः । हते तस्मिन्महापापे नहुषेण महात्मना
devāḥ praharṣamājagmurgaṃdharvāḥ siddhacāraṇāḥ | hate tasminmahāpāpe nahuṣeṇa mahātmanā
The gods came to great joy, and the Gandharvas, Siddhas and Cāraṇas, when that great sinner was slain by the great-souled Nahuṣa.
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PdP 2 115.45
तस्मिन्हते दैत्यवरे महाहवे देवाश्च सर्वे प्रमुदं प्रलेभिरे । तां देवरूपां तपसा प्रवर्द्धितां स आयुपुत्रः प्रतिलभ्य हर्षितः
tasminhate daityavare mahāhave devāśca sarve pramudaṃ pralebhire | tāṃ devarūpāṃ tapasā pravarddhitāṃ sa āyuputraḥ pratilabhya harṣitaḥ
When that foremost of Daityas was slain in the great battle, all the gods too obtained delight; and the son of Āyu, having won back her of divine form, grown (great) through austerity, was gladdened.
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