Text 24] Battle Between the Demigods and Vrtrasura 179
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Stilaih parasvadhaih khadgaih
Sataghnibhir bhusundibhih
sarvato ’vakiran Sastrair
astrais ca vibudharsabhan
Stilaih—by spears; parasvadhaih—by axes; khadgaih—by swords:
Sataghnibhih—by sataghnis; bhusundibhih—by bhusundis; sarvatah—
all around; avakiran—scattered; Sastraih—with weapons: astraih—with
arrows; ca—and; vibudha-rsabhan—the chiefs of the demigods.
TRANSLATION
Armed with lances, tridents, axes, swords and other weapons
like Sataghnis and bhusundis, the demons attacked from different
directions and scattered all the chiefs of the demigod armies.
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Gerayettdsatdita =| aatrad: Re!
na te ‘drsyanta safichannah
Sara-jalaih samantatah
punkhadnupunkha-patitair
jyotimsiva nabho-ghanaih
na—not; te—they (the demigods) ; adrsyanta—were _ seen:
sarichannah—being completely covered; sara-jalaih—by networks of
arrows; samantatah—all around; purkha-anupunkha—one arrow after
another; patitaih—falling; jyotimsi iva—like the stars in the sky:
nabhah-ghanaih—by the dense clouds.
