Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 24
PdP 5 24.1
शेष उवाच। शत्रुघ्नस्तु क्रुधाविष्टो दंतान्दंतैर्विनिष्पिषन् । हस्तौ धुन्वंल्लेलिहानमधरं जिह्वया सकृत्
śeṣa uvāca| śatrughnastu krudhāviṣṭo daṃtāndaṃtairviniṣpiṣan | hastau dhunvaṃllelihānamadharaṃ jihvayā sakṛt
Śeṣa said: But Śatrughna, seized with anger, grinding teeth against teeth, shaking his hands, licking his lower lip once with his tongue,
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PdP 5 24.2
पुनः पुनस्तान्पप्रच्छ केनाश्वो नीयते मम । प्रतापाग्र्यः केन जितः सर्वशूरशिरोमणिः
punaḥ punastānpapraccha kenāśvo nīyate mama | pratāpāgryaḥ kena jitaḥ sarvaśūraśiromaṇiḥ
asked them again and again: "By whom is my horse being led away? By whom has Pratāpāgrya, the crest-jewel of all warriors, been conquered?"
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PdP 5 24.3
सेवकास्ते तदा प्रोचुर्दमनोनाम शत्रुहन् । सुबाहुजः प्रतापाग्र्यं जितवान्हयमाहरत्
sevakāste tadā procurdamanonāma śatruhan | subāhujaḥ pratāpāgryaṃ jitavānhayamāharat
Then his servants said: "O slayer of foes, one named Damana, son of Subāhu, has conquered Pratāpāgrya and carried off the horse."
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PdP 5 24.4
इति श्रुत्वा हयं नीतं दमनेन स्ववैरिणा । आजगाम स वेगेन यत्राभूद्रणमंडलम्
iti śrutvā hayaṃ nītaṃ damanena svavairiṇā | ājagāma sa vegena yatrābhūdraṇamaṃḍalam
Hearing thus that the horse had been taken by Damana, his own enemy, he came swiftly to where the battlefield was.
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PdP 5 24.5
तत्रापश्यत्स शत्रुघ्नो गजान्दीर्णकपोलकान् । पर्वतानिव रक्तोदे मज्जमानान्मदोद्धतान्
tatrāpaśyatsa śatrughno gajāndīrṇakapolakān | parvatāniva raktode majjamānānmadoddhatān
There Śatrughna saw elephants with their temples split open, maddened with rut, like mountains sinking in a lake of blood.
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PdP 5 24.6
हयास्तत्र निजारोहकर्तृभिः सहिताः क्षताः । मृता वीरेण ददृशे शत्रुघ्नेन सुकोपिना
hayāstatra nijārohakartṛbhiḥ sahitāḥ kṣatāḥ | mṛtā vīreṇa dadṛśe śatrughnena sukopinā
There horses, wounded together with their own riders, were seen dead by the hero Śatrughna, who was greatly enraged.
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PdP 5 24.7
नरान्रथान्गजान्भग्नान्वीक्षमाणः स शत्रुहा । अतीव चुक्रुधे यद्वत्प्रलये प्रलयार्णवः
narānrathāngajānbhagnānvīkṣamāṇaḥ sa śatruhā | atīva cukrudhe yadvatpralaye pralayārṇavaḥ
Seeing men, chariots and elephants broken, that slayer of foes grew exceedingly angry, like the ocean of dissolution at the time of dissolution.
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PdP 5 24.8
पुरतो दमनं वीक्ष्य हयनेतारमुद्भटम् । प्रतापाग्र्यस्य जेतारं तृणीकृत्य निजं बलम्
purato damanaṃ vīkṣya hayanetāramudbhaṭam | pratāpāgryasya jetāraṃ tṛṇīkṛtya nijaṃ balam
Seeing before him Damana, the formidable one who was leading away the horse, the conqueror of the foremost in valour, treating his own army as (worthless as) straw—
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PdP 5 24.9
तदा राजा प्रत्युवाच योधान्कोपाकुलेक्षणः । कोऽसौ दमन जेताऽत्र सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रधारकः
tadā rājā pratyuvāca yodhānkopākulekṣaṇaḥ | ko'sau damana jetā'tra sarvaśastrāstradhārakaḥ
then the king, his eyes clouded with wrath, replied to his warriors: "Who is this Damana here, the conqueror, bearing all weapons and missiles?
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PdP 5 24.10
यो वै राजसुतं वीरं रणकर्मविशारदम् । जेष्यत्यस्त्रेण निर्भीतः सज्जीभूतो भवत्वयम्
yo vai rājasutaṃ vīraṃ raṇakarmaviśāradam | jeṣyatyastreṇa nirbhītaḥ sajjībhūto bhavatvayam
"Whoever, fearless, will conquer with his missile that heroic prince, skilled in the work of battle—let him be made ready."
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PdP 5 24.11
इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य पुष्कलः परवीरहा । दमनं जेतुमुद्युक्तो जगाद वचनं त्विदम्
iti vākyaṃ samākarṇya puṣkalaḥ paravīrahā | damanaṃ jetumudyukto jagāda vacanaṃ tvidam
Hearing this speech, Puṣkala, slayer of enemy heroes, eager to defeat Damana, spoke these words:
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PdP 5 24.12
स्वामिन्क्वायं दमनकः क्व तेऽपरिमितं बलम् । जेष्येऽहं त्वत्प्रतापेन गच्छाम्येष महामते
svāminkvāyaṃ damanakaḥ kva te'parimitaṃ balam | jeṣye'haṃ tvatpratāpena gacchāmyeṣa mahāmate
"Master, what is this little Damana, and what is your immeasurable strength? I shall conquer (him) by your majesty; here I go, O great-minded one.
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PdP 5 24.13
सेवके मयि युद्धाय स्थिते कैर्नीयते हयः । रघुनाथप्रतापोऽयं सर्वं कृत्यं करिष्यति
sevake mayi yuddhāya sthite kairnīyate hayaḥ | raghunāthapratāpo'yaṃ sarvaṃ kṛtyaṃ kariṣyati
"When I, your servant, stand ready for battle, by whom is the horse to be led away? This majesty of Raghunātha will accomplish the whole deed.
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PdP 5 24.14
स्वामिञ्छृणु प्रतिज्ञां मे तव मोदप्रदायिनीम् । विजेष्ये दमनं युद्धे रणकर्मविचक्षणम्
svāmiñchṛṇu pratijñāṃ me tava modapradāyinīm | vijeṣye damanaṃ yuddhe raṇakarmavicakṣaṇam
"Master, hear my vow, which will give you joy: I shall conquer in battle Damana, who is expert in the work of war.
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PdP 5 24.15
रामचंद्रपदांभोजमध्वास्वादवियोगिनाम् । यदघं तु भवेत्तन्मे दमनं न जयेयदि
rāmacaṃdrapadāṃbhojamadhvāsvādaviyoginām | yadaghaṃ tu bhavettanme damanaṃ na jayeyadi
"Whatever sin belongs to those cut off from tasting the honey of Rāmacandra's lotus-feet, let that be mine if I do not conquer Damana.
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PdP 5 24.16
पुत्रो यो मातृपादान्यत्तीर्थं मत्वा तया सह । विरुद्ध्येत्तत्तमो मह्यं न जयेदमनं यदि
putro yo mātṛpādānyattīrthaṃ matvā tayā saha | viruddhyettattamo mahyaṃ na jayedamanaṃ yadi
"Whatever darkness (of sin) belongs to a son who, holding his mother's feet to be some other (mere) place of pilgrimage, quarrels with her—let that be mine if I do not conquer Damana.
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PdP 5 24.17
अद्य मद्बाणनिर्भिन्न महोरस्को नृपांगजः । अलंकरोतु प्रधने भूतलं शयनेन हि
adya madbāṇanirbhinna mahorasko nṛpāṃgajaḥ | alaṃkarotu pradhane bhūtalaṃ śayanena hi
"Today let the king's son, his great chest pierced through by my arrow, adorn the surface of the earth in battle by lying (there).
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PdP 5 24.18
शेष उवाच। इति प्रतिज्ञामाकर्ण्य पुष्कलस्य रघूद्वहः । जहर्ष चित्ते तेजस्वी निदिदेश रणं प्रति
śeṣa uvāca| iti pratijñāmākarṇya puṣkalasya raghūdvahaḥ | jaharṣa citte tejasvī nidideśa raṇaṃ prati
Śeṣa said: Hearing this vow of Puṣkala, the scion of Raghu, the splendid one, rejoiced in his heart and gave the command for battle.
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PdP 5 24.19
आज्ञप्तोऽसौ ययौ सैन्यैर्बहुभिः परिवारितः । यत्रास्ते दमनो राजपुत्रः शूरकुलोद्भवः
ājñapto'sau yayau sainyairbahubhiḥ parivāritaḥ | yatrāste damano rājaputraḥ śūrakulodbhavaḥ
Thus commanded, he went, surrounded by many troops, to where Damana stood, the prince born of a heroic line.
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PdP 5 24.20
दमनोऽपि तमाज्ञाय ह्यागतं रणमंडले । प्रत्युज्जगाम वीराग्र्यः स्वसैन्यपरिवारितः
damano'pi tamājñāya hyāgataṃ raṇamaṃḍale | pratyujjagāma vīrāgryaḥ svasainyaparivāritaḥ
Damana too, learning that he had come into the battle-arena, went forth to meet him, foremost of heroes, surrounded by his own army.
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PdP 5 24.21
अन्योन्यं तौ संमिलितौ रथस्थौ रथशोभिनौ । समरे शक्रदैत्यौ किं युद्धार्थं रणमागतौ
anyonyaṃ tau saṃmilitau rathasthau rathaśobhinau | samare śakradaityau kiṃ yuddhārthaṃ raṇamāgatau
The two met each other, standing in their chariots, resplendent in their chariots—as if Indra and a demon had come to the field for the sake of combat in battle.
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PdP 5 24.22
उवाच पुष्कलस्तं वै राजपुत्रं महाबलम् । राजपुत्र दमनक मां जानीहि समागतम्
uvāca puṣkalastaṃ vai rājaputraṃ mahābalam | rājaputra damanaka māṃ jānīhi samāgatam
Puṣkala spoke to that prince of great strength: "Prince Damanaka, know that I have come.
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PdP 5 24.23
स प्रतिज्ञं तु युद्धाय भरतात्मजमुद्भटम् । पुष्कलेन स्वनाम्ना च लक्षितं विद्धिसत्तम
sa pratijñaṃ tu yuddhāya bharatātmajamudbhaṭam | puṣkalena svanāmnā ca lakṣitaṃ viddhisattama
"Know me, best of men, as bound by a vow to fight, the formidable son of Bharata, marked by my own name, Puṣkala.
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PdP 5 24.24
रघुनाथपदांभोज नित्यसेवामधुव्रतम् । त्वां जेष्ये शस्त्रसंघेनसज्जीभव महामते
raghunāthapadāṃbhoja nityasevāmadhuvratam | tvāṃ jeṣye śastrasaṃghenasajjībhava mahāmate
"(Know me as) the bee at the lotus-feet of Raghunātha, in constant service. I shall conquer you with a host of weapons; be ready, O great-minded one."
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PdP 5 24.25
इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य दमनः परवीरहा । प्रत्युवाच हसन्वाग्मी निर्भयोद्दृष्टविक्रमः
iti vākyaṃ samākarṇya damanaḥ paravīrahā | pratyuvāca hasanvāgmī nirbhayoddṛṣṭavikramaḥ
Hearing this speech, Damana, slayer of enemy heroes, replied laughing — eloquent, fearless, his valour manifest.
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PdP 5 24.26
सुबाहुपुत्रं दमनं पितृभक्ति हृताघकम् । विद्धि मामश्वनेतारं शत्रुघ्नस्य महीपतेः
subāhuputraṃ damanaṃ pitṛbhakti hṛtāghakam | viddhi māmaśvanetāraṃ śatrughnasya mahīpateḥ
"Know me to be Damana, son of Subāhu, devoted to my father, whose sins are destroyed, the charioteer (driver of the horse) of King Śatrughna."
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PdP 5 24.27
जयो दैवविसृष्टोऽयं यस्य चालंकरिष्यति । स प्राप्नोति निरीक्षस्व बलं मे रणमूर्धनि
jayo daivavisṛṣṭo'yaṃ yasya cālaṃkariṣyati | sa prāpnoti nirīkṣasva balaṃ me raṇamūrdhani
"This victory is dispensed by fate; whomever it will adorn, he obtains it. Behold my strength at the front of battle!"
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PdP 5 24.28
इत्युक्त्वा स शरं चापं विधायाकर्णपूरितम् । मुमोच बाणान्निशितान्वैरिप्राणापहारिणः
ityuktvā sa śaraṃ cāpaṃ vidhāyākarṇapūritam | mumoca bāṇānniśitānvairiprāṇāpahāriṇaḥ
Having said this, he drew the arrow (on) the bow, filled back to his ear, and released sharp shafts that carry off the lives of foes.
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PdP 5 24.29
ते बाणास्त्वाविलीभूताश्छादयामासुरंबरम् । सूर्यभानुप्रभा यत्र बाणच्छायानिवारिता
te bāṇāstvāvilībhūtāśchādayāmāsuraṃbaram | sūryabhānuprabhā yatra bāṇacchāyānivāritā
Those arrows, becoming a dense mass, covered the sky, where the light of the sun's rays was blocked by the shadow of the arrows.
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PdP 5 24.30
गजानां कटभित्त्योघे लग्ना सायकसंततिः । अलंकरोति धातूनां रागा इव विचित्रिताः
gajānāṃ kaṭabhittyoghe lagnā sāyakasaṃtatiḥ | alaṃkaroti dhātūnāṃ rāgā iva vicitritāḥ
The mass of arrows lodged in the expanse of the elephants' temple-walls adorns (them) like variegated streaks of mineral pigments.
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PdP 5 24.31
पतितास्तत्र दृश्यंते नरा वाहा गजा रथाः । शरव्रातेन नृपतेः सुतेन परिताडिताः
patitāstatra dṛśyaṃte narā vāhā gajā rathāḥ | śaravrātena nṛpateḥ sutena paritāḍitāḥ
There men, horses, elephants and chariots are seen fallen, struck down by the multitude of arrows of the king's son.
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PdP 5 24.32
तद्विक्रांतं समालोक्य पुष्कलः परवीरहा । शराणां छायया व्याप्तं रणमंडलमीक्ष्य च
tadvikrāṃtaṃ samālokya puṣkalaḥ paravīrahā | śarāṇāṃ chāyayā vyāptaṃ raṇamaṃḍalamīkṣya ca
Seeing that feat, and seeing the arena of battle pervaded by the shadow of arrows, Puṣkala, slayer of enemy heroes,
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PdP 5 24.33
शरासने समाधत्त बाणं वह्न्यभिमंत्रितम् । आचम्य सम्यग्विधिवन्मोचयामास सायकम्
śarāsane samādhatta bāṇaṃ vahnyabhimaṃtritam | ācamya samyagvidhivanmocayāmāsa sāyakam
set on his bow an arrow consecrated with fire-spells, and, having sipped water properly according to rule, released the shaft.
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PdP 5 24.34
ततोऽग्निप्रादुरभवत्तत्र संग्राममूर्धनि । ज्वालाभिर्विलिहन्व्योम प्रलयाग्निरिवोत्थितः
tato'gniprādurabhavattatra saṃgrāmamūrdhani | jvālābhirvilihanvyoma pralayāgnirivotthitaḥ
Then fire appeared there at the front of the battle, licking the sky with its flames, risen like the fire of universal dissolution.
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PdP 5 24.35
ततोऽस्य सैन्यं निर्दग्धं त्रासं प्राप्तं रणांगणे । पलायनपरं जातं वह्निज्वालाभिपीडितम्
tato'sya sainyaṃ nirdagdhaṃ trāsaṃ prāptaṃ raṇāṃgaṇe | palāyanaparaṃ jātaṃ vahnijvālābhipīḍitam
Then his army, burnt up, came to terror on the battlefield, and, tormented by the fire's flames, took to flight.
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PdP 5 24.36
छत्राणि तु प्रदग्धानि चंद्राकाराणि धन्विनाम् । दृश्यंते जातरूपाभ कांतिधारीणि तत्र ह
chatrāṇi tu pradagdhāni caṃdrākārāṇi dhanvinām | dṛśyaṃte jātarūpābha kāṃtidhārīṇi tatra ha
But the moon-shaped parasols of the bowmen, burnt up, are seen there bearing a lustre like that of gold.
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PdP 5 24.37
हया दग्धाः पलायंते केसरेषु च वैरिणाम् । रथा अपि गता दाहं सुकूबरसमन्विताः
hayā dagdhāḥ palāyaṃte kesareṣu ca vairiṇām | rathā api gatā dāhaṃ sukūbarasamanvitāḥ
The enemies' horses, burnt on their manes, flee; the chariots too, along with their fine poles, went up in burning.
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PdP 5 24.38
मणिमाणिक्यरत्नानि वहंतः करभास्ततः । पलायंते दहनभू ज्वालामालाभिपीडिताः
maṇimāṇikyaratnāni vahaṃtaḥ karabhāstataḥ | palāyaṃte dahanabhū jvālāmālābhipīḍitāḥ
Then the camels carrying gems, rubies and jewels flee, tormented by the garlands of flame from the burning ground.
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PdP 5 24.39
कुत्रचिद्दंतिनो नष्टाः कुत्रचिद्धयसादिनः । कुत्रचित्पत्तयो नष्टा वह्निदग्धकलेवराः
kutraciddaṃtino naṣṭāḥ kutraciddhayasādinaḥ | kutracitpattayo naṣṭā vahnidagdhakalevarāḥ
In one place the tuskers perished, in another the horsemen, in another the foot-soldiers perished, their bodies burnt by the fire.
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PdP 5 24.40
शराः सर्वे नृपसुतप्रमुक्ताः प्रलयं गताः । आशुशुक्षणिकीलाभिर्भस्मीभूताः समंततः
śarāḥ sarve nṛpasutapramuktāḥ pralayaṃ gatāḥ | āśuśukṣaṇikīlābhirbhasmībhūtāḥ samaṃtataḥ
All the arrows loosed by the king's son came to destruction, reduced to ashes on all sides by the tongues of fire.
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PdP 5 24.41
तदा स्वसैन्ये दग्धे च दमनो रोषपूरितः । सर्वास्त्रवित्तच्छांत्यर्थं वारुणास्त्रमथा ददे
tadā svasainye dagdhe ca damano roṣapūritaḥ | sarvāstravittacchāṃtyarthaṃ vāruṇāstramathā dade
Then, his own army being burnt, Damana, filled with rage, knowing all weapons, took up the Varuṇa-weapon to quell it.
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PdP 5 24.42
वारुणं वह्निशांत्यर्थं मुक्तं तेन महीभृता । आप्लावयद्बलं तस्य रथवाजिसमाकुलम्
vāruṇaṃ vahniśāṃtyarthaṃ muktaṃ tena mahībhṛtā | āplāvayadbalaṃ tasya rathavājisamākulam
The Varuṇa (weapon), released by that lord of the earth to quell the fire, flooded his (opponent's) force, thronged with chariots and horses.
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PdP 5 24.43
रथा विप्लावितास्तोये दृश्यंते परिपंथिनाम् । गजाश्चापि परिप्लुष्टाः स्वीयाः शांतिमुपागताः
rathā viplāvitāstoye dṛśyaṃte paripaṃthinām | gajāścāpi paripluṣṭāḥ svīyāḥ śāṃtimupāgatāḥ
The chariots of the adversaries are seen swept away in the water, and his own elephants, scorched, attained relief.
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PdP 5 24.44
वह्निश्च शांतिमगमदग्न्यस्त्र परिमोचितः । शांतिमाप बलं स्वीयं वह्निज्वालाभिपीडितम्
vahniśca śāṃtimagamadagnyastra parimocitaḥ | śāṃtimāpa balaṃ svīyaṃ vahnijvālābhipīḍitam
And the fire, discharged by the fire-weapon, came to quiescence; his own force, tormented by the fire's flames, obtained relief.
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PdP 5 24.45
कंपिताः शीततोयेन सीत्कुर्वंति च वैरिणः । करकावृष्टिभिः क्षिप्ता वायुना च प्रपीडिताः
kaṃpitāḥ śītatoyena sītkurvaṃti ca vairiṇaḥ | karakāvṛṣṭibhiḥ kṣiptā vāyunā ca prapīḍitāḥ
Shivering from the cold water, the enemies hiss; struck by showers of hail and battered by the wind.
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PdP 5 24.46
तदा स्वबलमालोक्य तोयपूरेण पीडितम् । कंपितं क्षुभितं नष्टं वारुणेन विनिर्हृतम्
tadā svabalamālokya toyapūreṇa pīḍitam | kaṃpitaṃ kṣubhitaṃ naṣṭaṃ vāruṇena vinirhṛtam
Then, seeing his own army afflicted by the flood of water — shaken, agitated, destroyed, carried off by the water-weapon —
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PdP 5 24.47
तदातिकोपताम्राक्षः पुष्कलो भरतात्मजः । वायव्यास्त्रं समाधत्त धनुष्येकं महाशरम्
tadātikopatāmrākṣaḥ puṣkalo bharatātmajaḥ | vāyavyāstraṃ samādhatta dhanuṣyekaṃ mahāśaram
then Puṣkala, Bharata's son, his eyes red with extreme rage, fitted to his bow the wind-weapon, a single great arrow.
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PdP 5 24.48
ततो वायुर्महानासीद्वायव्यास्त्रप्रचोदितः । नाशयामास वेगेन घनानीकमुपस्थितम्
tato vāyurmahānāsīdvāyavyāstrapracoditaḥ | nāśayāmāsa vegena ghanānīkamupasthitam
Then a great wind arose, urged on by the wind-weapon; with its force it destroyed the mass of clouds that had gathered.
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PdP 5 24.49
वायुना स्फालिता नागाः परस्परसमाहताः । अश्वाश्च संहतान्योन्यं स्वस्वारोहसमन्विताः
vāyunā sphālitā nāgāḥ parasparasamāhatāḥ | aśvāśca saṃhatānyonyaṃ svasvārohasamanvitāḥ
Elephants, hurled about by the wind, were dashed against one another, and horses too were flung together, each with its own rider.
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PdP 5 24.50
नराः प्रभंजनोद्धूता मुक्तकेशा निरोजसः । पतंतोऽत्र समीक्ष्यंते वेताला इव भूगताः
narāḥ prabhaṃjanoddhūtā muktakeśā nirojasaḥ | pataṃto'tra samīkṣyaṃte vetālā iva bhūgatāḥ
Men, tossed up by the gale, their hair loosened, their strength gone, are seen falling here like vetālas come to earth.
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PdP 5 24.51
वायुना स्वबलं सर्वं परिभूतं विलोक्य सः । राजपुत्रः पर्वतास्त्रं धनुष्येवं समादधे
vāyunā svabalaṃ sarvaṃ paribhūtaṃ vilokya saḥ | rājaputraḥ parvatāstraṃ dhanuṣyevaṃ samādadhe
Seeing his whole army overwhelmed by the wind, that prince likewise fitted the mountain-weapon to his bow.
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PdP 5 24.52
तदा तु पर्वताः पेतुर्मस्तकोपरि युध्यताम् । वायुः संच्छादितस्तैस्तु न प्रचक्राम कुत्रचित्
tadā tu parvatāḥ peturmastakopari yudhyatām | vāyuḥ saṃcchāditastaistu na pracakrāma kutracit
Then mountains fell upon the heads of the combatants; the wind, covered over by them, could not move anywhere.
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PdP 5 24.53
पुष्कलो वज्रसंज्ञं तु समाधत्त शरासने । वज्रेण कृत्तास्ते सर्वे जाताश्च तिलशः क्षणात्
puṣkalo vajrasaṃjñaṃ tu samādhatta śarāsane | vajreṇa kṛttāste sarve jātāśca tilaśaḥ kṣaṇāt
But Puṣkala fitted to his bow (the missile) named vajra; cut apart by the vajra, all those (mountains) were in an instant reduced to sesame-sized bits.
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PdP 5 24.54
वज्रं नगान्रजः शेषान्कृत्वा बाणाभिमंत्रितम् । राजपुत्रोरसि प्रोच्चैः पपात स्वनवद्भृशम्
vajraṃ nagānrajaḥ śeṣānkṛtvā bāṇābhimaṃtritam | rājaputrorasi proccaiḥ papāta svanavadbhṛśam
The vajra, invoked upon the arrow, having reduced the mountains to nothing but dust, fell with a loud roar violently upon the prince's chest.
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PdP 5 24.55
सत्वाकुलितचेतस्को हृदि विद्धः क्षतो भृशम् । विव्यथे बलवान्वीरः कश्मलं परमाप सः
satvākulitacetasko hṛdi viddhaḥ kṣato bhṛśam | vivyathe balavānvīraḥ kaśmalaṃ paramāpa saḥ
His mind confounded by the force (of it), pierced in the heart and badly wounded, the strong hero was shaken and fell into a deep swoon.
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PdP 5 24.56
तं वै कश्मलितं दृष्ट्वा सारथिर्नयकोविदः । अपोवाह रणात्तस्मात्क्रोशमात्रं नरेंद्रजम्
taṃ vai kaśmalitaṃ dṛṣṭvā sārathirnayakovidaḥ | apovāha raṇāttasmātkrośamātraṃ nareṃdrajam
Seeing him fallen into a swoon, the charioteer, skilled in policy, carried the king's son away from that battle for the distance of a krośa.
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PdP 5 24.57
ततो योधा राजसूनोः प्रणष्टाः प्रपलायिताः । गत्वा पुरीं समाचख्युः कश्मलस्थं नृपात्मजम्
tato yodhā rājasūnoḥ praṇaṣṭāḥ prapalāyitāḥ | gatvā purīṃ samācakhyuḥ kaśmalasthaṃ nṛpātmajam
Then the prince's warriors, routed, fled away; going to the city they reported that the king's son lay in a swoon.
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PdP 5 24.58
पुष्कलो जयमाप्यैवं रणमूर्धनि धर्मवित् । न प्रहर्तुं पुनः शक्तो रघुनाथवचः स्मरन्
puṣkalo jayamāpyaivaṃ raṇamūrdhani dharmavit | na prahartuṃ punaḥ śakto raghunāthavacaḥ smaran
Puṣkala, knower of dharma, having thus won victory at the front of battle, was not able to strike again, remembering the word of Raghunātha.
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PdP 5 24.59
ततो दुंदुभिनिर्घोषो जयशब्दो महानभूत् । साधुसाध्विति वाचश्च प्रावर्तंत मनोहराः
tato duṃdubhinirghoṣo jayaśabdo mahānabhūt | sādhusādhviti vācaśca prāvartaṃta manoharāḥ
Then there arose the din of kettledrums and a great cry of victory, and charming voices saying "well done, well done" broke out.
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PdP 5 24.60
हर्षं प्राप स शत्रुघ्नो जयिनं वीक्ष्य पुष्कलम् । प्रशशंस सुमत्यादि मंत्रिभिः परिवारितः
harṣaṃ prāpa sa śatrughno jayinaṃ vīkṣya puṣkalam | praśaśaṃsa sumatyādi maṃtribhiḥ parivāritaḥ
Śatrughna felt joy on seeing Puṣkala victorious, and, surrounded by his ministers Sumati and the rest, he praised (him).
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