imE   ¹E   Dn¤x£   ½E¿E   ¢dÛyE   laEka¢B¢v½¤tE   .
èFE   blvt£   m¤ÁyE   s¤k]tE   ¢vákmINa   ¡ 12¡

imE

these

¹E

two

Dn¤x£

bows

½E¿E

superior

¢dÛyE

divine

laEka¢B¢v½¤tE

of great repute in all the worlds

èFE

firm

blvt£

strong

m¤ÁyE

chief

s¤k]tE

created well

¢vákmINa

by Viswakarma

 
`These   two   bows   have   been   made   by   Viswakarma,   which   are   the
greatest,   divine,   famous   in   all   worlds,   solidly   strong,   very powerful,   well   made   and   without   a   parallel   (12).
 
A¢ts¦¾|   s¤rWrEk|   æyØbkay   y¤y¤ÏsvE   ¡ 13¡

A¢ts¦¾|

bestowed

s¤rW:

by the gods

ek|

one

æyØbkay

to the three eyed (Lord siva)

y¤y¤ÏsvE

desirous of battle

 
One   of   these   was   presented   by   the   gods   to   the   three-eyed   (Lord
Siva),   who   was   desirous   of   battle   (13).
 
¢æOp¤rG"|   Dn¤:½E¿|   Bg"|   kak¤t¯ÞT   yt¯Ïvya    .
id|   ¢¹t£y|   ѤDIxI|   ¢vÝNaEdIäO|   s¤raEäOmW:   ¡ 14¡

¢æOp¤rG"|

capable of destroying the three cities

Dn¤:

bow

½E¿|

superior

Bg"|	was broken

kak¤t¯ÞT

O! Kakutstha!

yt¯	that which

Ïvya

by you

id|

this

¢¹t£y|

second

ѤDIxI|

irrepressible

¢vÝNaE:

to Lord Vishnu

däO|

given

s¤raEäOmW:

by the best of gods

 
O!   Scion   of   the   Kakutstha   clan!   That   bow   which   was   great   and
capable   of   destroying   the   three   cities   was   broken   by   you.   This
is   the   second   invincible   one,   given   to   Lord   Vishnu   by   the best   of   gods   (14).
 
t¢dd|   vWÝNv|   ram   Dn¤:   prp¤r¸ym¯             .
smansar|   kak¤t¯ÞT   raWd#EN   Dn¤xa   ¢Ïvdm¯   ¡ 15¡

tt¯

that

id|

this

vWÝNv|

of Vishnu

ram

O! Rama!

Dn¤:

bow

prp¤r¸ym¯

capable of destroying the citadels of enemies

smansar|

of equal repute

kak¤t¯ÞT

O! Kakutstha!

raWd#EN

of Siva

Dn¤xa

bow

t¤

also

idm¯

this

O!   Rama!   Descendant   of   the   Kakutstha   dynasty!   This   one,   that
Vaishnava   bow,is   unassailable   and   is   having   equal   repute   like the   bow   of   Lord   Siva   (15).
 
tda   t¤   dEvta:   svaI:   p¦ÅC¢Ót   Þm   ¢ptamhm¯   .
¢S¢tkÎZÞy   ¢vÝNaEà   blabl¢nr£Xya            ¡ 16¡

tda

then

t¤

curiously

dEvta:

the gods

svaI:

all

p¦ÅC¢Ót

ask

Þm

did

¢ptamhm¯

the Grandsire

¢S¢tkÎZÞy

of Lord Siva

¢vÝNaE:

of Lord Vishnu

c

and

blabl¢nr£Xya

desirous of seeing the comparative strengths and weaknesses

Then   all   the   gods   approached   Lord   Brahma   to   know   the   comparative prowess   of   Siva   and   Vishnu   (16).
 
A¢Bp#ay|   t¤   ¢våOay   dEvtana|   ¢ptamh:       .
¢vraED|   jnyamas   tyaE:   sÏyvta|   vr:   ¡ 17¡

A¢Bp#ay|

desire

t¤

verily

¢våOay

knowing

dEvtana|

of the gods

¢ptamh:

the Grandsire (Lord Brahma)

¢vraED|

enmity

jnyamas

created

tyaE:

between those two

sÏyvta|

among the righteous

vr:

supreme

 
Knowing   the   thoughts   of   the   gods,   the   Grandsire,   that   one   who
was   foremost   among   the   practitioners   of   truth,   drove   a   wedge
between   them   (17).
 
¢vraEDE   c   mhï¤Ñ¯DmBvd#aEmhxINm¯              .
¢S¢tkÎZÞy   ¢vÝNaEà   prÞpr¢jg£¢xNaE:   ¡ 18¡

¢vraEDE

hostility

c

and

mht¯	of immense proportions

y¤Ñ¯D|

battle

ABvt¯

arose

raEmhxINm¯

that made one's hair stand on end

¢S¢tkÎZÞy

of Lord Siva

¢vÝNaE:

of Lord Vishnu

c

and

prÞpr¢jg£¢xNaE:

desirous of conquering each other

Between  Siva  and  Vishnu  there   arose   a   terrible   battle,  each desiring   to   conquer   the   other,   that   battle   which   made   hair   stand   on end   and   was   sparked     by   the   animosity   created   between   them   (18).
 
tda   t¤   j¦¢ØBt|   SWv|   Dn¤B£mpra@mm¯        .
h^ÄðarEN   mhadEv:   Þt¢ØBtaE{T   ¢æOlaEcn:   ¡ 19¡

tda

then

t¤

verily

j¦¢ØBt|

was broken

SWv|	of Lord Siva

Dn¤:

bow

B£mpra@mm¯

of unfathomable might

h^ÄðarEN

with the sound `Hum'

mhadEv:

Lord Siva

Þt¢ØBt:

stupefied

AT

then

¢æOlaEcn:

the three-eyed

 
At   that   time,   that   bow   of   Siva,   which   possessed   tremendous   prowess, was   broken   (by   Lord   Vishnu)   with   a   mere   utterance   of   `Hum' and   thereupon,   the   three-eyed   one   Lord   Mahadeva   was   non-plussed   (19).
 
dEvWÞtda   smagØy   s¢xIsH¯GW:   scarNW:      .
ya¢ctaW   p#Sm|   tæO   jÂmt¤ÞtaW   s¤raEäOmaW   ¡ 20¡

dEvW:

by the gods

tda

then

smagØy

having come together

s¢xIsH¯GW:

along with groups of sages

scarNW:

in the company of Charanas

ya¢ctaW

entreated

p#Sm|

end to the fight ( peace)

tæO

there

jÂmt¤:

attained

taW

those two

s¤raEäOmaW

foremost among gods

Those   two   foremost   among   gods   calmed   down,   when   all   the   gods,
in   the   company   of   the   groups   of   sages   and   Charanas   came   there
and   pleaded   (to   cry   a   halt)   with   them   (20).