pauVI ]

pauree ||

PAURI

au~ml l`Qy joDy mwrU b`ijAw ]

au'mal la'the jodhe; maaroo ba'jiaa ||

The fatal martial music sounded and the warriors came in the battlefield with enthusiasm.

b`dl ijau mihKwsur rx ivic g`ijAw ]

ba'dhal jiau mahikhaasura; ran vich ga'jiaa ||

Mahishasura thundered in the field like the cloud

ieMdr jyhw joDw mYQau B`ijAw ]

ei(n)dhar jehaa jodhaa; maithau bha'jiaa ||

“The warrior like Indra fled from me

kauxu ivcwrI durgw ijn rxu s`ijAw ]16]

kaun vichaaree dhuragaa; jin ran sa'jiaa ||16||

“Who is this wretched Durga, who hath come to srart war with me?”16.