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Matsyapurana 150.89

Matsyapurāṇa 150.89

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Sanskrit

150.89

rathādāplutya vegena bhūṣaṇadyutibhāsvaraḥ
khaḍgena kamalānīva vikośenāmbaratviṣā //

Seeing the fall of Kuvera Nirṛiti the lord of the Râkṣasas followed by his army with great violence, rushed towards Kujambha with sword in hand The latter directed his army to encounter that of his foe The lord of the Râkṣasas, illumined by the lustre of his ornaments, saw the army of Kujambha armed with various kinds of weapons, became enraged, and contracting his eyebrows jumped from his chariot and severed violently with his unsheathed bright sword, the heads of many warriors of Kujambha, as if, he was cutting lotuses He then advanced forward biting his lips with rage and cut down many heroes At that time, the demon Kujambha seeing his army reduced to small numbers, left Kuvera and dashed towards Nirṛiti, the Râkṣasa lord—86-92

A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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