pauVI ]

pauree ||

PAURI

s`t peI jmDwxI dlW mukwblw ]

sa't piee jamadhaanee; dhalaa(n) mukaabalaa ||

When the trumpet, enveloped by the hide of the male buffalo, the vehicle of Yama, sounded, the armies attacked each other.

DUih leI ikRpwxI durgw imAwn qy ]

dhooh liee kirapaanee; dhuragaa miaan te ||

Durga pulled her sword from the scabbard.

cMfI rwkis KwxI vwhI dYq nUM ]

cha(n)ddee raakas khaanee; vaahee dhait noo ||

She struck the demon with that Chandi, the devourer of demons (that is the sword).

kopr cUr cvwxI lQI krg lY ]

kopar choor chavaanee; lathee karag lai ||

It broke the skull and face into pieces and pierced through the skeleton.

pwKr qurw plwxI rVkI Drq jwie ]

paakhar turaa palaanee; rarakee dharat jai ||

And it further pierced through the saddle and caparison of the horse, and struck on the earth supported by the Bull (Dhaul).

lYdI AGw isDwxI isMgW Daul idAW ]

laidhee aghaa sidhaanee; si(n)gaa(n) dhauladhiaa ||

It moved further and struck the horns of the Bull.

kUrm isr lihlwxI dusmn mwr kY ]

kooram sir lahilaanee; dhusaman maar kai ||

Then it struck on the Tortoise supporting the Bull and thus killing the enemy.

v`Fy gn iqKwxI mUey Kyq ivc ]

va'dde gan tikhaanee; mooe khet vich ||

The demons are lying dead in the battlefield like the pieces of wood sawed by the carpenter.

rx ivc G`qI GwxI lohU im`J dI ]

ran vich gha'tee ghaanee; lohoo mi'jh dhee ||

The press of blood and marrow has been set in motion in the battlefield.

cwry jug khwxI c`lg qyg dI ]

chaare jug kahaanee; cha'lag teg dhee ||

The story of the sword will be related in all the four ages.

ib`Dx Kyq ivhwxI mhKy dYq nUM ]19]

bi'dhan khet vihaanee; mahakhe dhait na(n)oo ||19||

On the demon Mahisha the period of agony occurred in the battlefield.19.