Vamana Purana — Chapter 9
VamP 9.1
नारद उवाच । नेत्रहीनः कथं राज्ये प्रह्लादेनान्धको मुने । अभिषिक्तो जानतापि राजधर्मं सनातनम्
nārada uvāca / netrahīnaḥ kathaṃ rājye prahlādenāndhako mune / abhiṣikto jānatāpi rājadharmaṃ sanātanam
Nārada said: How, O sage, was Andhaka, who lacked eyes, consecrated to the kingship by Prahlāda, though he knew the eternal law of kings?
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VamP 9.2
पुलस्त्य उवाच । लब्धचक्षुरसौ भूयो हिरण्याक्षे ऽपि जीवति । ललो ऽभिषिक्तो दैत्येन प्रह्लादेन निजे पदे
pulastya uvāca / labdhacakṣurasau bhūyo hiraṇyākṣe 'pi jīvati / lalo 'bhiṣikto daityena prahlādena nije pade
Pulastya said: He obtained eyes again while Hiraṇyākṣa was still alive; (thus) he was consecrated by the Daitya Prahlāda in his own (father's) place.
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VamP 9.3
नारद उवाच। । राज्ये ऽन्धको ऽभिषिक्तस्तु किमाचरत सुव्रत । देवादिभिः सह कथं समास्ते तद् वदस्व मे
nārada uvāca/ / rājye 'ndhako 'bhiṣiktastu kimācarata suvrata / devādibhiḥ saha kathaṃ samāste tad vadasva me
Nārada said: But when Andhaka had been consecrated to the kingship, what did he do, O you of good vows? How did he get on together with the gods and the rest? Tell me that.
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VamP 9.4
पुलस्त्य उवाच । राज्ये ऽभिषिक्तो दैत्येन्द्रो हिरण्याक्षसुतो ऽन्धकः । तपसाराध्य देवेशं शूलपाणिं त्रिलोचनम्
pulastya uvāca / rājye 'bhiṣikto daityendro hiraṇyākṣasuto 'ndhakaḥ / tapasārādhya deveśaṃ śūlapāṇiṃ trilocanam
Pulastya said: Consecrated to the kingship, the lord of the Daityas, Andhaka the son of Hiraṇyākṣa, propitiated by austerity the lord of gods, the three-eyed bearer of the trident, (and obtained):
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VamP 9.5
अजेयत्वमवध्यत्वं सुरसिद्धर्षिपन्नगैः । अदाह्यत्वं हुताशेन अक्लेद्यत्वं जलेन च
ajeyatvamavadhyatvaṃ surasiddharṣipannagaiḥ / adāhyatvaṃ hutāśena akledyatvaṃ jalena ca
unconquerability, invulnerability to being slain by gods, Siddhas, seers and serpents, unburnability by fire, and not being made wet by water.
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VamP 9.6
एवं स वरलब्धस्तु दैत्यो राज्यमपालयत् । शुक्रं पुरोहितं कृत्वा समध्यास्ते ततो ऽन्धकः
evaṃ sa varalabdhastu daityo rājyamapālayat / śukraṃ purohitaṃ kṛtvā samadhyāste tato 'ndhakaḥ
Thus, having obtained the boons, that Daitya ruled the kingdom; and having made Śukra his household priest, Andhaka then presided (over it).
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VamP 9.7
ततश्चक्रो समुद्योगं देवानामन्धको ऽसुरः । आक्रम्य वसुधां सर्वां मनुजेन्द्रान् पराजयत्
tataścakro samudyogaṃ devānāmandhako 'suraḥ / ākramya vasudhāṃ sarvāṃ manujendrān parājayat
Then Andhaka the Asura made preparations (for war) against the gods; overrunning the whole earth, he defeated the lords of men.
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VamP 9.8
पराजित्य महीपालान् सहायार्थे नियोज्य चा । तैः समं मेरुशिखरं जगामाद्भुतदर्शनम्
parājitya mahīpālān sahāyārthe niyojya cā / taiḥ samaṃ meruśikharaṃ jagāmādbhutadarśanam
Having defeated the guardians of the earth and enlisted them for aid, together with them he went to the peak of Meru, wondrous to behold.
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VamP 9.9
शक्रो ऽपि सुरसैन्यानि समुद्योज्य महागजम् । समारुह्यामरावत्यां गुप्तिं कृत्वा विनिर्ययौ
śakro 'pi surasainyāni samudyojya mahāgajam / samāruhyāmarāvatyāṃ guptiṃ kṛtvā viniryayau
Śakra too, having mustered the armies of the gods, mounted his great elephant and, having set a guard over Amarāvatī, marched out.
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VamP 9.10
शक्रस्यानु तथैवान्ये लोकपाला महौजसः । आरुह्य वाहनं स्वं स्वं सायुधा निर्ययुर्बहिः
śakrasyānu tathaivānye lokapālā mahaujasaḥ / āruhya vāhanaṃ svaṃ svaṃ sāyudhā niryayurbahiḥ
After Śakra, likewise, the other guardians of the world, of great vigour, each mounting his own vehicle, went forth outside with their weapons.
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VamP 9.11
देवसेनापि च समं शक्रोणाद्भुतकर्मणा । निर्जगामातिवेगेन गजवाजिराथादिभिः
devasenāpi ca samaṃ śakroṇādbhutakarmaṇā / nirjagāmātivegena gajavājirāthādibhiḥ
And the army of the gods too, along with Śakra of wondrous deeds, went forth with great speed with elephants, horses, chariots and the rest.
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VamP 9.12
अग्रतो द्वादशादित्याः पृष्ठतश्च त्रिलोचनाः । मध्ये ऽष्टौ वसवो विश्वे साध्याश्विमरुतां गणाः । यभविद्याधराद्याश्च स्वं स्वं वाहनमास्थिताः
agrato dvādaśādityāḥ pṛṣṭhataśca trilocanāḥ / madhye 'ṣṭau vasavo viśve sādhyāśvimarutāṃ gaṇāḥ / yabhavidyādharādyāśca svaṃ svaṃ vāhanamāsthitāḥ
In front the twelve Ādityas, and behind the three-eyed ones; in the middle the eight Vasus, the Viśve (gods), the Sādhyas, the two Aśvins and the hosts of the Maruts; and the Yakṣas, Vidyādharas and others, each stationed on his own vehicle.
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VamP 9.13
नारद उवाच । रुद्रादीनां वदस्वेह वाहनानि च सर्वशः । एकैकस्यापि धर्मत्र परं कौतूहलं मम
nārada uvāca / rudrādīnāṃ vadasveha vāhanāni ca sarvaśaḥ / ekaikasyāpi dharmatra paraṃ kautūhalaṃ mama
Nārada said: Tell here, in full, the mounts of Rudra and the others; concerning each single one of them my curiosity is very great.
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VamP 9.14
पुलस्त्य उवाच । शृणुष्व कथयिष्यामि सर्वेषामपि नारद । वाहनानि समासेन एकैकस्यानुपूर्वशः
pulastya uvāca / śṛṇuṣva kathayiṣyāmi sarveṣāmapi nārada / vāhanāni samāsena ekaikasyānupūrvaśaḥ
Pulastya said: Listen, Nārada, I shall relate the mounts of them all, briefly, one by one in order.
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VamP 9.15
रुद्रहस्तलोत्पन्नो महावीर्यो महाजवः । श्वेतवर्णो गजपतिर्देवराजस्य वाहनम्
rudrahastalotpanno mahāvīryo mahājavaḥ / śvetavarṇo gajapatirdevarājasya vāhanam
Born from the hand of Rudra, of great strength and great speed, white in colour, the lord of elephants is the mount of the king of the gods.
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VamP 9.16
रुद्रोरुसंभवो भीमः कृष्णवर्णो मनोजवः । पौण्ड्रको नाम महिषो धर्मराजस्य नारद
rudrorusaṃbhavo bhīmaḥ kṛṣṇavarṇo manojavaḥ / pauṇḍrako nāma mahiṣo dharmarājasya nārada
Arisen from Rudra's thigh, terrible, black in colour, swift as thought, the buffalo named Pauṇḍraka (is the mount) of the king of dharma, Nārada.
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VamP 9.17
रुद्रकर्ममलोद्भूतः श्यामो जलधिसंज्ञकः । शिशुमारो दिव्यगतिः वाहनं वरुणस्य च
rudrakarmamalodbhūtaḥ śyāmo jaladhisaṃjñakaḥ / śiśumāro divyagatiḥ vāhanaṃ varuṇasya ca
Sprung from the impurity of Rudra's action, dark, called Jaladhi, the crocodile of divine motion is the mount of Varuṇa.
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VamP 9.18
रौद्रः शकटचक्राक्षः शैलाकारो नरोत्तमः । अम्बिकापादसंभूतो वाहनं धनदस्य तु
raudraḥ śakaṭacakrākṣaḥ śailākāro narottamaḥ / ambikāpādasaṃbhūto vāhanaṃ dhanadasya tu
Fierce, with eyes like cart-wheels, mountain-shaped, the best of men, born from Ambikā's foot — (he is) the mount of the giver of wealth (Kubera).
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VamP 9.19
एकादशानां रुद्राणां वाहनानि महामुने । गन्धर्वाश्च महावीर्या भुजगोन्द्राश्च दारुणाः । श्वेतानि सौरभेयाणि वृषाण्युग्रजवानि च
ekādaśānāṃ rudrāṇāṃ vāhanāni mahāmune / gandharvāśca mahāvīryā bhujagondrāśca dāruṇāḥ / śvetāni saurabheyāṇi vṛṣāṇyugrajavāni ca
The mounts of the eleven Rudras, O great sage, are the mighty Gandharvas and the terrible serpent-lords, and white bulls of Surabhi's breed, of fierce swiftness.
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VamP 9.20
रथं चन्द्रमसश्चार्द्धूसहस्रं हंसवाहनम् । हरयो रथवाहाश्च आदित्या मुनिसत्तम
rathaṃ candramasaścārddhūsahasraṃ haṃsavāhanam / harayo rathavāhāśca ādityā munisattama
The chariot of the moon is drawn by swans... and the Ādityas have tawny horses drawing their chariots, O best of sages.
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VamP 9.21
कुञ्जरस्थाश्च वसवो यक्षाश्च नरवाहनाः । किन्नरा भुजगारूढा हयारूढौ तथाश्विनौ
kuñjarasthāśca vasavo yakṣāśca naravāhanāḥ / kinnarā bhujagārūḍhā hayārūḍhau tathāśvinau
The Vasus are seated on elephants, the Yakṣas have men as their mounts, the Kinnaras are mounted on serpents, and the two Aśvins on horses.
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VamP 9.22
सारङ्गधिष्ठिता ब्रह्मन् मरुतो घोरदर्शनाः । सुकारूढाश्च कवयो गन्धर्वाश्च पदातिनः
sāraṅgadhiṣṭhitā brahman maruto ghoradarśanāḥ / sukārūḍhāśca kavayo gandharvāśca padātinaḥ
The Maruts, of dreadful appearance, O Brahmin, are stationed on sāraṅgas (deer/spotted mounts); the seers are mounted on parrots, and the Gandharvas go on foot.
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VamP 9.23
आरुह्य वाहनान्येवं स्वानि स्वान्यमरोत्तमाः । संनह्य निर्ययुर्हृष्टा युद्धाय सुमहौजसः
āruhya vāhanānyevaṃ svāni svānyamarottamāḥ / saṃnahya niryayurhṛṣṭā yuddhāya sumahaujasaḥ
Thus mounting each their own vehicles, the foremost of the immortals, armoured, of very great might, went forth joyfully to battle.
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VamP 9.24
नारद उवाच। । गदितानि सुरादीनां वाहनानि त्वया मुने । दैत्यानां वाहनान्येवं यथावद् वक्तुमर्हसि
nārada uvāca/ / gaditāni surādīnāṃ vāhanāni tvayā mune / daityānāṃ vāhanānyevaṃ yathāvad vaktumarhasi
Nārada said: The mounts of the gods and the rest have been told by you, O sage; now you should likewise duly tell the mounts of the Daityas.
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VamP 9.25
पुलस्त्य उवाच । शृणुष्व दानवादीना वाहनानि द्विजोत्तम । कथयिष्यामि तत्त्वेन यथावच्छ्रोतुमर्हसि
pulastya uvāca / śṛṇuṣva dānavādīnā vāhanāni dvijottama / kathayiṣyāmi tattvena yathāvacchrotumarhasi
Pulastya said: Hear the mounts of the Dānavas and the rest, O best of the twice-born; I shall relate them as they truly are, and you should hear them accordingly.
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VamP 9.26
अन्धकस्य रथो दिव्यो युक्तः परमवाजिभिः । कृष्णवर्णैः सहस्रारस् त्रनल्वपरिमाणवान्
andhakasya ratho divyo yuktaḥ paramavājibhiḥ / kṛṣṇavarṇaiḥ sahasrāras tranalvaparimāṇavān
Andhaka's chariot was divine, yoked with excellent horses of black colour, thousand-spoked, measuring three nalvas.
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VamP 9.27
प्रह्लादस्य रथो दिव्यश्चन्द्रवर्णैर्हयोत्तमैः । उह्यमानस्तथाष्टाभिः श्वेतरुक्ममयः सुभः
prahlādasya ratho divyaścandravarṇairhayottamaiḥ / uhyamānastathāṣṭābhiḥ śvetarukmamayaḥ subhaḥ
Prahlāda's chariot was divine, drawn by eight excellent horses moon-white in colour, made of white gold, and beautiful.
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VamP 9.28
विरोजनस्य च गजः कुजम्भस्य तुरङ्गमः । जम्भस्य तु रथो द्वियो हयैः काञ्जनसन्निभैः
virojanasya ca gajaḥ kujambhasya turaṅgamaḥ / jambhasya tu ratho dviyo hayaiḥ kāñjanasannibhaiḥ
And Virocana had an elephant, Kujambha a horse; but Jambha's chariot was divine, with horses resembling gold.
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VamP 9.29
शङ्कुकर्णस्य तुरगो हयग्रीवस्य कुञ्जरः । रथो मयस्य विख्यातो दुन्दुभेश्च महोरगः । शम्बरस्य विमानो ऽभूदयः शङ्कोर्मृगाधिपः
śaṅkukarṇasya turago hayagrīvasya kuñjaraḥ / ratho mayasya vikhyāto dundubheśca mahoragaḥ / śambarasya vimāno 'bhūdayaḥ śaṅkormṛgādhipaḥ
Śaṅkukarṇa had a horse, Hayagrīva an elephant; Maya's chariot was renowned, and Dundubhi's (mount) was a great serpent; Śambara had an aerial car, and Śaṅku's (mount) was the lord of beasts (a lion).
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VamP 9.30
वबलवृत्रौ च बलिनौ गदामुसलधारिणौ । पद्भ्यां दैवतसैन्यानि अभिद्रवितुमुद्यतौ
vabalavṛtrau ca balinau gadāmusaladhāriṇau / padbhyāṃ daivatasainyāni abhidravitumudyatau
And the two mighty ones, Bala and Vṛtra, bearing mace and club, were ready to rush on foot against the armies of the gods.
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VamP 9.31
ततो रणो ऽभूत् तुमुलः संकुलो ऽतिभयङ्करः । रजसा संवृतो लोकी पिङ्गवर्णेन नारद
tato raṇo 'bhūt tumulaḥ saṃkulo 'tibhayaṅkaraḥ / rajasā saṃvṛto lokī piṅgavarṇena nārada
Then there was a tumultuous, confused, most terrifying battle; the world was covered with tawny-coloured dust, Nārada.
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VamP 9.32
नाज्ञासीच्च पिता पुत्रं न पुत्रः पितरं तथा । स्वानेवानये निजघ्नुर्वै परानन्ये च सुव्रत
nājñāsīcca pitā putraṃ na putraḥ pitaraṃ tathā / svānevānaye nijaghnurvai parānanye ca suvrata
A father did not recognise his son, nor a son his father; some struck down their own people, and others their enemies, O you of good vows.
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VamP 9.33
अभिद्रुतो महावेगो रथोपरि रथस्तदा । गजो मत्तगजेन्द्रं च सादी सादिनमभ्यगात्
abhidruto mahāvego rathopari rathastadā / gajo mattagajendraṃ ca sādī sādinamabhyagāt
Then, charging with great speed, chariot (came) upon chariot, elephant against a maddened lord of elephants, and horseman went at horseman.
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VamP 9.34
पदातिरपि संक्रुद्धः पदातिनमथोल्बणम् । परस्परं तु प्रत्यघ्नन्नन्योन्यजयकाङ्क्षिणः
padātirapi saṃkruddhaḥ padātinamatholbaṇam / parasparaṃ tu pratyaghnannanyonyajayakāṅkṣiṇaḥ
And the foot-soldier too, greatly enraged, went fiercely against the foot-soldier; and they struck at one another, each desiring victory over the other.
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VamP 9.35
ततस्तु संकुले तस्मिन् युद्धे दैवासुरे मुने । प्रावर्तत नदी घोरा शमयन्ती रणाद्रजः
tatastu saṃkule tasmin yuddhe daivāsure mune / prāvartata nadī ghorā śamayantī raṇādrajaḥ
Then, O sage, in that confused battle of gods and demons, a dreadful river began to flow, laying the dust of the battle.
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VamP 9.36
शोणितोदा रथावर्त्ता योधसंघट्टवाहिनी । गजकुम्भमाहकूर्मा शरमीना दुरत्यया
śoṇitodā rathāvarttā yodhasaṃghaṭṭavāhinī / gajakumbhamāhakūrmā śaramīnā duratyayā
Its water was blood, chariots were its whirlpools, it flowed with the collision of warriors, elephants' frontal lobes were its great turtles, arrows its fish — hard to cross,
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VamP 9.37
तीक्ष्णाग्रप्रासमकरा महासिग्राहवाहिनी । अन्त्रशैवलसंकीर्णा पताकाफेनमालिननी
tīkṣṇāgraprāsamakarā mahāsigrāhavāhinī / antraśaivalasaṃkīrṇā patākāphenamālinanī
with sharp-pointed javelins for crocodiles, flowing with great swords for sea-monsters, strewn with entrails for water-weed, garlanded with banners for foam,
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VamP 9.38
गृध्रकङ्कमहाहंसा श्येनचक्रआह्वमण्डिता । वनवायसकादम्बा गोमायुश्वापदाकुला
gṛdhrakaṅkamahāhaṃsā śyenacakraāhvamaṇḍitā / vanavāyasakādambā gomāyuśvāpadākulā
with vultures and herons for great geese, adorned with hawks and cakra-birds, with forest crows and kādamba geese, thronged with jackals and beasts of prey,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 9.39
पिशाचमुनिसंकीर्णा दुस्तरा प्राकृतैर्जनैः । रथप्लवैः संतरन्तः शूरास्तां प्रजगाहिरे
piśācamunisaṃkīrṇā dustarā prākṛtairjanaiḥ / rathaplavaiḥ saṃtarantaḥ śūrāstāṃ prajagāhire
crowded with piśācas and (munis?), impassable for ordinary folk — the heroes, crossing it with chariots for boats, plunged into it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 9.40
आगुल्फआदवमज्जन्तः सूदयन्तः परस्परम्ः । समुत्तरन्तो वेगेन योधा जयधनेप्सवः
āgulphaādavamajjantaḥ sūdayantaḥ parasparamḥ / samuttaranto vegena yodhā jayadhanepsavaḥ
Sinking in up to the ankles, destroying one another, climbing out again with speed, the warriors desired victory and wealth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 9.41
ततस्तु रौद्रो सुरदैत्यसादने महाहवे भीरुभयङ्करे ऽथ । रक्षांसि यक्षाश्च सुसप्रहृष्टाः पिशाचयूथास्त्वभिरेमिरे च
tatastu raudro suradaityasādane mahāhave bhīrubhayaṅkare 'tha / rakṣāṃsi yakṣāśca susaprahṛṣṭāḥ piśācayūthāstvabhiremire ca
Then in that terrible great battle, terrifying to cowards, in the destruction of gods and demons, the rākṣasas and yakṣas and troops of piśācas were greatly delighted and took pleasure (in it).
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VamP 9.42
पिबन्त्यसृग्गाढतरं भटानामालिङ्ग्य मांसानि च भक्षयन्ति । वसां विलुम्पन्ति च वनिस्फुरन्ति गर्जन्त्यथान्योन्यमथो वयांसि
pibantyasṛggāḍhataraṃ bhaṭānāmāliṅgya māṃsāni ca bhakṣayanti / vasāṃ vilumpanti ca vanisphuranti garjantyathānyonyamatho vayāṃsi
They drink the blood of the soldiers very deeply, and embracing (them) they eat their flesh; they tear out the fat and (crackle?), and the birds roar at one another.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 9.43
मुञ्चन्ति फेत्काररवाञ्शिवाश्च क्रन्दन्ति योधा भुवि वेदनार्त्ताः । शस्त्रप्रतप्ता निपतन्ति चान्ये युद्धं श्मशानप्रतिमं बभूव
muñcanti phetkāraravāñśivāśca krandanti yodhā bhuvi vedanārttāḥ / śastraprataptā nipatanti cānye yuddhaṃ śmaśānapratimaṃ babhūva
The jackals let loose their howling cries, and the warriors, afflicted with pain, wail upon the ground; others, scorched by weapons, fall down — the battle became like a cremation-ground.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 9.44
तस्मिञ्शिवाघोररवे प्रवृत्ते मुरासुराणां सुभयङ्करे ह । युद्धं बभौ प्राणपणेपविद्धं द्वन्द्वे ऽतिशस्त्राक्षगतो दुरोदरः
tasmiñśivāghorarave pravṛtte murāsurāṇāṃ subhayaṅkare ha / yuddhaṃ babhau prāṇapaṇepaviddhaṃ dvandve 'tiśastrākṣagato durodaraḥ
When that dreadful howling of jackals had arisen, most terrifying, of the gods and demons, the battle appeared as a gambling match with life for the stake, a dicing in single combat with weapons for dice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 9.45
हिरण्यचक्षुस्तनयो रणे ऽन्धको रथे स्थितो वाजिसहस्रयोजिते । मत्तेभष्टष्टस्थितमुग्रतेजसं समेयिवान् देवपतिं शतक्रतुम्
hiraṇyacakṣustanayo raṇe 'ndhako rathe sthito vājisahasrayojite / mattebhaṣṭaṣṭasthitamugratejasaṃ sameyivān devapatiṃ śatakratum
In the battle Andhaka, son of Hiraṇyākṣa, standing on a chariot yoked with a thousand horses, met the lord of the gods, Śatakratu, of fierce splendour, who was mounted on a maddened elephant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 9.46
समापतन्तं महिषाधिरूढं यमं प्रतीच्छद् बलवान् दितीशः । प्रह्लादनामा तुरगाष्टयुक्तं रथं समास्थाय समुद्यातास्त्रः
samāpatantaṃ mahiṣādhirūḍhaṃ yamaṃ pratīcchad balavān ditīśaḥ / prahlādanāmā turagāṣṭayuktaṃ rathaṃ samāsthāya samudyātāstraḥ
The mighty lord of Diti's sons, named Prahlāda, mounting a chariot yoked with eight horses and with weapon raised, received Yama as he came on, riding his buffalo.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 9.47
विरोचनश्चापि जलेश्वरं त्वगाज्जम्भस्त्वथागाद् धनदं बलाढ्यम् । वायुं समभ्येत्य च शम्बरो ऽथ मयो हुताशं युयुधे मुनीन्द्र
virocanaścāpi jaleśvaraṃ tvagājjambhastvathāgād dhanadaṃ balāḍhyam / vāyuṃ samabhyetya ca śambaro 'tha mayo hutāśaṃ yuyudhe munīndra
And Virocana went against the lord of the waters, while Jambha went against the wealth-giver rich in strength; and Śambara, having come up to Vāyu, and Maya fought with the fire-eater, O best of sages.
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VamP 9.48
अन्ये हयग्रीवमुखा महाबला दितेस्तनूजा दनुपुङ्गवाश्च । सुरान् हुताशार्कवसूरकेश्वरान् द्वन्द्वं समासाद्य महाबलान्विताः
anye hayagrīvamukhā mahābalā ditestanūjā danupuṅgavāśca / surān hutāśārkavasūrakeśvarān dvandvaṃ samāsādya mahābalānvitāḥ
Others of great might, headed by Hayagrīva, sons of Diti and the foremost of Danu's offspring, endowed with great strength, engaged the gods — Fire, the Sun, the Vasus, and the lord of Ura(?) — in single combat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 9.49
गर्जन्त्यथान्योन्यमुपेत्य युद्धे चापानि कर्षन्त्यतिवेगिताश्च । मुञ्चन्ति नाराचगणान् सहस्रश अगच्छ हे तिष्ठसि किं ब्रुवन्तः
garjantyathānyonyamupetya yuddhe cāpāni karṣantyativegitāśca / muñcanti nārācagaṇān sahasraśa agaccha he tiṣṭhasi kiṃ bruvantaḥ
Then, coming together in battle, they roar at one another, and with great speed they draw their bows; they release volleys of iron arrows by the thousand, saying, "Come on! Why do you stand there?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 9.50
शरैस्तु तीक्ष्णैरतितापयन्तः शस्त्रैरमोघैरभिताडयन्तः । मन्दाकिनीवेगनिभां वहन्तीम् प्रवर्तयन्तो भयदां नदीं च
śaraistu tīkṣṇairatitāpayantaḥ śastrairamoghairabhitāḍayantaḥ / mandākinīveganibhāṃ vahantīm pravartayanto bhayadāṃ nadīṃ ca
Scorching (one another) with sharp arrows, striking (one another) with unerring weapons, they set flowing a fearful river, running like the current of the Mandākinī —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 9.51
त्रैलोक्यमाकाङ्क्षिभिरुग्रवेगैः सुरासुरैर्नारद संप्रयुद्धे । पिशाचरक्षोगणपुष्टिवर्धनीमुत्तर्तुमिच्छद्भिरसृग्नदी बभै
trailokyamākāṅkṣibhirugravegaiḥ surāsurairnārada saṃprayuddhe / piśācarakṣogaṇapuṣṭivardhanīmuttartumicchadbhirasṛgnadī babhai
O Nārada, in the battle of the gods and demons, of terrible speed, who longed for the three worlds and wished to cross over (it), the river of blood shone forth, increasing the nourishment of the hosts of piśācas and rākṣasas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 9.52
वाद्यन्ति तूर्याणि सुरासुराणाम् पश्यन्ति खस्था मुनिसिद्धसंघाः । नयन्ति तान्प्सरसां गणाग्र्या हता रणे ये ऽभिमुखास्तु शूराः
vādyanti tūryāṇi surāsurāṇām paśyanti khasthā munisiddhasaṃghāḥ / nayanti tānpsarasāṃ gaṇāgryā hatā raṇe ye 'bhimukhāstu śūrāḥ
The drums of gods and demons resound; the hosts of sages and siddhas, stationed in the sky, look on; and the foremost troops of apsarases lead away those heroes who, facing the foe, have been slain in battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition