Skandapurana 7.9.63_146

7.9.63_146

43 nipatati - kha. .. 44 neti - kha. . 45 śanairabhyadravad - kha. | 46 tadā (?) | 47 dṛṣṭvā - gha. . 4= mūrdhni tāḍayat - kha. .. 49 prabhu: - kha. .. 50 ripumugravikramaṃ - gha. . 1 ...rpyamāṇaṃ - gha. .. 2 vavarṣa - gha. .. 3 sa rathamanvayāt - gha. .
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karmaṇā tena daityasya dharobhūd bhṛśamardita:4 .
evamanyaiśca daityendrairanye devā mahābalāḥ ..8..
nirjitāstarjitāścaiva yuddhāya ca punaḥ sthitāḥ .
tataḥ saṃkulamevābhūddevānāṃ dānavaissaha ..9..
parasparajigīṣūṇāṃ5 yuddhaṃ bhīrubhayāvaham .
tato bheryaśca śaṃkhāśca paṭahāsekyapuṣkalāḥ ..8.88.10..
jharjharyaḥ pepukāścaiva ḍiṇḍimā goviṣāṇakāḥ .
avādyanta bale6 vyāsa ubhayeṣāṃ sahasraśaḥ ..11..
tatosṛgoghapravahā7 patākadhvajapādapā .
gajāśvagrāhabahulā rathapravarakacchapā ..12..

By that act of the Daitya, Dhara was severely crushed. / In this way, other mighty gods were conquered / and threatened by other Daitya chiefs, yet they stood firm again for battle.
Then a chaotic battle arose between the gods and the Dānavas, / each wishing to conquer the other, bringing terror to the timid.
Then kettle-drums, conches, drums, bells, and trumpets, / jharjharas, pipes, hand-drums, and cow-horns, / were sounded in thousands within the armies of both sides, O Vyāsa.
Then flowed a river of blood, having pennants and banners for trees, / with elephants and horses for numerous crocodiles, with excellent chariots for tortoises,