Chapter 18

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nārada uvāca |
dhanādhipasya jaṃbhena sāyakairmarmabhedibhiḥ |
diśoparuddhāḥ kruddhena sainyaṃ cābhyarditaṃ bhṛśam || 1 ||
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taddṛṣṭvā karma daityasya dhanādhyakṣaḥ pratāpavān |
ākarṇākṛṣṭacāpastu jaṃbhamājau mahābalam || 2 ||
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hṛdi vivyādha bāṇānāṃ sahasreṇāgnivarcasām |
sa prahasya tato vīro bāṇānāmayutatrayam || 3 ||
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niyutaṃ ca tathā koṭimarbudaṃ cākṣipatkṣaṇāt |
tasya tallāghravaṃ dṛṣaṭvā kruddho gṛhya mahāgadām || 4 ||
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dhanādhyakṣaḥ pracikṣepa svargepsuḥ svadhanaṃ yathā |
muktāyāṃ vai nādo'bhūtpralaye yathā || 5 ||
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bhūtānāṃ bahudhā rāvā jajñire khe mahābhayāḥ |
vāyuśca sumahāñjajñe khamāyānmeghasaṃkulam || 6 ||
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sā hi vaiśravaṇasyāste trailokyābhyarcitā gadā |
āyāṃtīṃ tāṃ samālokya taḍitsaṃghātadurddaśām || 7 ||
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daityo gadāvighātārthaṃ śastravṛṣṭiṃ mumoca ha |
cakrāṇi kuṇapānprāsāñchataghnīḥ paṭṭiśāṃstathā || 8 ||
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parighānmuśalānvṛkṣāngirīṃścātulavikramaḥ |
kadarthīkṛtya śastrāṇi tāni sarvāṇi sā gadā || 9 ||
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kalpāṃtabhāskaro yadvannyapataddaityavakṣasi |
sa tayā gāḍhabhinnaḥ sansaphenarudhiraṃ vaman || 10 ||
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niḥpapāta rathājjaṃbho vasudhāṃ gatacetanaḥ |
jaṃbhaṃ nipatitaṃ dṛṣṭvā kujaṃbho ghoraniścayaḥ || 11 ||
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dhanādhipasya saṃkruddho nādenāpūrayandiśaḥ |
cakre bāṇamayaṃ jālaṃ śakuṃtasyeva paṃjaram || 12 ||
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vicchidya bāṇajālaṃ ca māyājālamivotkaṭam |
mumoca bāṇānaparāṃstasya yakṣādhipo balī || 13 ||
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ciccheda līlayā tāṃśca daityaḥ krodhīva sadvacaḥ |
niṣphalāṃstāṃstato dṛṣṭvā bāṇānkruddho dhanādhipaḥ || 14 ||
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śaktiṃ jagrāha durdharṣāṃ śataghaṃṭāmahāsvanām |
preṣitā sā tadā śaktirdārayāmāsa taṃ hṛti || 15 ||
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yathālpabodhaṃ puruṣaṃ duḥkhaṃ saṃsārasaṃbhavam |
tathāsya hṛdayaṃ bhittvā jagāma dharaṇītalam || 16 ||
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nimeṣātsobhisaṃstambhya dānavo dāruṇākṛtiḥ |
jagrāha paṭṭiśaṃ daityo girīṇāmapi bhedanam || 17 ||
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sa tena paṭṭisenājau dhanadasya stanāṃtaram |
vākyena tīkṣṇarūpeṇa marmākṣaravisarpiṇā || 18 ||
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nirbibhedābhijātasya hṛdayaṃ durjano yathā |
tena paṭṭiśa ghātena dhaneśaḥ |parimūrchitaḥ || 19 ||
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niṣasāda rathopasthe durvācā sujano yathā |
tathāgataṃ tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā dhaneśaṃ vai mṛtaṃ yathā || 20 ||
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rākṣaso nirṛtirdevo niśācarabalānugaḥ |
abhidudrāva vegena kujaṃbhaṃ bhīmavikramam || 21 ||
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atha dṛṣṭvātidurdharṣaṃ kujaṃbho rākṣaseśvaram |
nodayāmāsa daityānsa rākṣaseśarathaṃ prati || 22 ||
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sa dṛṣṭvā noditāṃ senāṃ prabalāstrāṃ subhīṣaṇām |
rathādāplutya vegena nirṛtī rākṣaseśvaram || 23 ||
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khaḍgena tīkṣṇadhāreṇa carmapāṇiradhāvata |
praviśya dānavānīkaṃ gajaḥ padmasaro yathā || 24 ||
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loḍayāmāsa bahudhā viniṣkṛtya sahasraśaḥ |
ciccheda kāṃścicchataśo bibhedānyānvarāsinā || 25 ||
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saṃdaṣṭauṣṭhamukhaiḥ pṛthvīṃ daityānāṃ so'bhyapūrayat |
tato niḥśeṣitaprāyāṃ vilokya svāṃ camūṃ tadā || 26 ||
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muktvā dhanapatiṃ daityaḥ kujaṃbho nirṛtiṃ yayau |
labdhasaṃjñastu jaṃbho'pi dhanādhyakṣapadānugān || 27 ||
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jīvagrāhaṃ sa jagrāha baddhā pāśaiḥ sahasradhā |
mūrtimaṃti ca ratnani padmādīṃśca nidhīṃstathā || 28 ||
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vāhanāni ca divyāni vimānāni ca sarvaśaḥ |
dhaneśo labdhasaṃjñastu tāmavasthāṃ vilokya saḥ || 29 ||
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niḥśvasandīrghamuṣṇaṃ ca roṣāttāmravilocanaḥ |
dhyātvāstraṃ gāruḍaṃ divyaṃ bāṇaṃ saṃdhāya kārmuke || 30 ||
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mumoca dānavānīke taṃ bāṇaṃ śatrudāraṇam |
prathamaṃ kārmukaṃ tasya vahnijvālamadṛśyata || 31 ||
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niścerurvisphuliṃgānāṃ koṭayo dhanuṣastathā |
tato jvālākulaṃ vyoma cakre cāstraṃ samaṃtataḥ || 32 ||
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tadastraṃ sahasā dṛṣṭvā jaṃbho bhīmaparākramaḥ |
saṃvartaṃ mumuce tena praśāṃtaṃ gāruḍaṃ tadā || 33 ||
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tatastaṃ dānavo dṛṣṭvā kuberaṃ roṣavihvalaḥ |
abhidudrāva vegena padātirdhanadaṃ nadan || 34 ||
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athābhimukhamāyāṃtaṃ daityaṃ dṛṣṭvā dhanādhipaḥ |
babhūva saṃbhramāviṣṭaḥ palāyanaparāyaṇaḥ || 35 ||
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tataḥ palāyatastasya mukuṭo ratnamaṃḍitaḥ |
papāta bhūtale dīpto ravibiṃbamivāṃbarāt || 36 ||
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yakṣaṇāmabhijātānāṃ bhagnaṃ pravavṛte raṇāt |
martuṃ saṃgrāma śirasi yuktaṃ no bhūṣaṇāya tat || 37 ||
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iti vyavasya durdharṣā nānāśastrāstrapāṇayaḥ |
yuyutsavastathā yakṣā mukuṭaṃ parivārya te || 38 ||
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abhimāna dhanā vīrā dhanasya padānugāḥ |
tānamarṣācca saṃprekṣya dānavaścaṃḍapauruṣaḥ || 39 ||
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bhuśuṇḍīṃ bhīṣaṇākārāṃ gṛhītvā śailagauravām |
rakṣiṇo mukuṭasyātha niṣpipeṣa niśācarān || 40 ||
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tānpramathyātha niyutaṃ mukuṭaṃ taṃ svake rathe |
samāropyāmararipurjitvā dhanadamāhave || 41 ||
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dhanāni ca nidhīngṛhya svasainyena samāvṛtaḥ |
nādena mahatā devāndrāvayāmāsa sarvaśaḥ || 42 ||
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dhanado'pi dhanaṃ sarvaṃ gṛhīto muktamūrdhajaḥ |
padātirekaḥ santrastaḥ prāpyaivaṃ dīnavatsthitaḥ || 43 ||
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kujaṃbhenātha saṃsakto rajanīcaranaṃdanaḥ |
māyāmamoghāmāśritya tāmasīṃ rākṣaseśvaraḥ || 44 ||
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mohayāmāsa daityendro jagatkṛtvā tamomayam |
tato viphalanetrāṇi dānavānāṃ balāni ca || 45 ||
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na śekuścalituṃ tatra padādapi padaṃ tadā |
tato nānāstravarṣeṇa dānavānāṃ mahācamūḥ || 46 ||
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jaghāna nirṛtirdevastamasā saṃvṛtā bhṛśam |
hanyamāneṣu daityeṣu kujaṃbhe mūḍhacetasi || 47 ||
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mahiṣo dānavendrastu kalpāṃtāṃ bhodasannibhaḥ |
astraṃ cakāra sāvitramulkāsaṃghātamaṃḍitam || 48 ||
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vijṛṃbhatyatha sāvitre paramāstre prātapini |
praṇāsamagamattīvraṃ tamo ghoramanaṃtaram || 49 ||
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tato'stravisphuliṃgāṃkaṃ tamaḥ śuklaṃ vyajāyata |
protphullāruṇapadmaughaṃ śaradīvāmalaṃ saraḥ || 50 ||
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tatastamasi saṃśāṃte daityendrāḥ prāptacakṣuṣaḥ |
cakruḥ krureṇa tamasā devānīkaṃ mahādbhutam || 51 ||
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athādāya dhanurghoramiṣuṃ cāśīviṣopamam |
kujaṃbho'dhāvata kṣipraṃ rakṣodevabalaṃ prati || 52 ||
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rākṣasendrastathāyāṃtaṃ dṛṣaṭvā taṃ sa padānugaḥ |
vivyādha niśitairbāṇaiḥ kālāśanisamasvanaiḥ || 53 ||
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nādānaṃ na ca sandhānaṃ na mokṣo vāsya lakṣyate |
cicchedograiḥ śaravrātaistāñcharānatilāghavāt || 54 ||
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dhvajaṃ śareṇa tīkṣṇena nicakartāmaradviṣaḥ |
sārathiṃ cāsya bhallena rathanīḍādapāharat || 55 ||
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kālakalpena bāṇena taṃ ca vakṣasyātāḍayat |
sa tu tena prahāreṇa cakampe pīḍito bhṛśam || 56 ||
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daityeṃdro rākṣasendreṇa kṣitikaṃpenago yathā |
sa suhūrtātsamāśvāsya matvā taṃ durjayaṃ raṇe || 57 ||
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padātirāsādya rathaṃ rakṣo vāmakareṇa ca |
keśeṣu nirṛtiṃ gṛhya jānunākramya ca sthitaḥ || 58 ||
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tataḥ khaḍgena ca śiraśchettumaicchadamarṣaṇaḥ |
tataḥ kalakalo jajñe devānāṃ sumahāṃstadā |
kujaṃbhasya vaśaṃ prāptaṃ dṛṣṭvā nirṛtimāhave || 59 ||
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etasminnantare devo varuṇaḥ pāśabhṛddhṛtaḥ |
pāśena dānaveṃdrasya babandhāśu bhujadvayam || 60 ||
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tato baddhabhujaṃ daityaṃ viphalīkṛtapauruṣam |
tāḍayāmāsa gadayā dayāmutsṛjya pāśabhṛt || 61 ||
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sa tu tena prahāreṇa srotobhiḥ kṣatajaṃ sravan |
dadhāra kālameghasya rūpaṃ vidyullatābhṛtam || 62 ||
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tadavasthāgataṃ dṛṣṭvā kujaṃbhaṃ mahiṣāsuraḥ |
vyāvṛttavadanārāvo bhoktumaicchatsurāvubhau || 63 ||
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nirṛti varuṇaṃ caiva tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭrotkaṭānanaḥ |
tāvabhiprāyamā lokya tasya daityasya dūṣitam || 64 ||
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tyaktvā rathāvubhau bhītau padātī pradrutau drutam |
jagmaturmahiṣādbhītau śaraṇaṃ pākaśāsanam || 65 ||
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kruddho'tha mahiṣo daityo varuṇaṃ samupādravat |
tamaṃtakamukhāsannamālokya himadīdhitiḥ || 66 ||
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cakre śastraṃ visṛṣṭaṃ hi himasaṃghātamulbaṇam |
vāyavyaṃ cāstra matulaṃ caṃdraścakre dvitīyakam || 67 ||
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vāyunā tena caṃḍaṃna saṃśuṣkeṇa himena ca |
mahāhimanipātena śastraiścaṃdrapraṇoditaiḥ || 68 ||
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gātrāṇyasurasainyānāmadahyaṃta samaṃtataḥ |
vyathitā dānavāḥ sarve sītacchāditapauruṣāḥ || 69 ||
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na śekuścaliṃtuṃ tatra nāstrāṇyādātumeva ca |
mahiṣo niṣprayatnaśca śītenākaṃpitānanaḥ || 70 ||
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aṃsamāliṃgya pāṇibhyāmupaviṣṭo hyadhomukhaḥ |
sarve te niṣpratīkārā daityāścaṃdramasā jitāḥ || 71 ||
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raṇecchāṃ dūratastyaktvā tasthuste jīvitārthinaḥ |
tatrābravītkālanemirdaityānkrodhavidīpitaḥ || 72 ||
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bhobhoḥ śrṛṃgāriṇaḥ krūrāḥ sarvaśastrāstrapāragāḥ |
ekaiko'pi jagatkṛsnaṃ śaktastulayituṃ bhujaiḥ || 73 ||
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ekaiko'pi kṣamo grastuṃ jagatsarvaṃ carācaram |
ekaikasyāpi paryāptā na sarve'pi divaukasaḥ || 74 ||
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kiṃ trastanayanāścaiva samare parinirjitāḥ |
na yuktametacchūrāṇāṃ viśeṣāddaityajanmanām || 75 ||
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rājñaśca tārakasyāpi darśayiṣyatha kiṃ mukham |
viratānāṃ raṇāccāsau kruddhaḥ prāṇānhariṣyati || 76 ||
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iti te procyamānāpi nocuḥ kiṃcinmahāsurāḥ |
śītena naṣṭaśrutayo bhraṣṭavākyāśca te tathā || 77 ||
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mūkāstathābhavandaityā mṛtakalpā mahāraṇe |
tāndṛṣṭvā naṣṭacetaskāndaityāñchītena pīḍitān || 78 ||
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matvā kālakṣamaṃ kāryaṃ kālanemirmahāsuraḥ |
āśritya mānavīṃ māyāṃ vitatya ca mahāvapuḥ || 79 ||
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pūrayāmāsa gaganaṃ vidiśa eva ca |
nirmame dānavendro'sau śarīrebhāskarāyutam || 80 ||
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diśaśca vidiśaścaiva pūrayāmāsa pāvakaiḥ |
tato jvālākulaṃ sarvaṃ trailokyamabhavatkṣaṇāt || 81 ||
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tena jvālāsamūhena himāṃ śuragamaddrutam |
tataḥ krameṇa vibhraṣṭaṃ śītadurdinamābabhau || 82 ||
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tadbalaṃ dānaveṃdrāṇāṃ māyayā kālaneminaḥ |
taddṛṣṭvā dānavānīkaṃ labdhasaṃjñaṃ divākaraḥ |
uvācāruṇamatyarthaṃ koparaktāṃtalocanaḥ || 83 ||
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divākara uvāca |
nayāruṇa rathaṃ śīghraṃ kālanemiratho yataḥ || 84 ||
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vimarde tatra viṣame bhavitā bhūtasaṃkṣayaḥ |
jita eṣaśaśāṃko'tha vayaṃ yadbalamāśritāḥ || 85 ||
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ityuktaścodayāmāsa rathaṃ garuḍapūrvajaḥ |
rathe sthito'pi tairaśvaiḥ sitacāmaradhāribhiḥ || 86 ||
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jagaddīpo'tha bhagavāñjagrāha vitataṃ dhanuḥ |
śaraugho vai pāṃḍuputra kṣipramāsīdviṣadyutiḥ || 87 ||
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śaṃbarāstreṇa saṃdhāya bāṇamekaṃ sasarja ha |
dvitīyaṃ cendrajālenāyojitaṃ pramumoca ha || 88 ||
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śaṃbarāstraṃ kṣaṇāccakre teṣāṃrūpaviparyayam |
devānāṃ dānavaṃ rūpaṃ dānavānāṃ ca daivikam || 89 ||
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matvā surānsvakāneva jaghne ghorāstralāghavāt |
kālanemī ruṣāviṣṭaḥ kṛtāṃta iva saṃkṣaye || 90 ||
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kāṃścitkhaḍgena tīkṣṇena kāṃścinnārācavṛṣṭibhiḥ |
kāṃścidgadābhirghorābhiḥ kāṃściddhoraiḥ paraśvadhaiḥ || 91 ||
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śirāṃsi keṣācidapātayadrathādbhujāṃstathā sārathīṃscogravegān |
kāṃścitpipeṣātharathasya vegātkāṃścittathātyadbhutamuṣṭipātaiḥ || 92 ||
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