1702051a ity uktvAntardadhe devasH so 'pi siddhamM manoratham When the god had said this, he disappeared, and Vidyuddhvaja, considering that the wish of his heart was attained,
1702051c matvA vidyuddhvajaH kRtvA pAraNaM svapuraM yayau broke his fast, and went to his city.
1702052a tatrAbhinanditaH paurais tena pitryeNa mantriNA There he was welcomed by the citizens, and met by that minister of his father’s
1702052c militvA tatkRte taptatapasA vyadhitotsavam who had endured suffering for his sake, and who now made great rejoicing.
1702053a AhUyAsurasainyAni vihitAhavasaMvidhiH He then summoned the armies of the asuras, and made preparation for battle,
1702053c indrAya prAhiNod dUtaM yudhi sajjo bhaveti saH and sent an ambassador to indra to warn him to hold himself in readiness for fight.
1702054a cacAla ca nabhasH senAnAdanirghAtadAritam And he marched out, hiding with his banners the sky, which he clove with the thunderous roar of his host,
1702054c ketubhiz chAdayaMs tanvann iSTaM svarvAsinAm iva and so he seemed to be fulfilling the wish[5] of the inhabitants of heaven.
1702055a indro 'pi taM labdhavaraM vijJAyAgatam AkulaH And indra, for his part, knowing that he had returned from winning a boon, was troubled,
1702055c samMmantrya devaguruNA surasainyAny upAhvayat but, after taking counsel with the adviser of the gods,[6] he summoned his forces.
1702056a tato vidyuddhvaje prApte tayor ubhayasainyayoH Then vidyuddhvaja arrived, and there took place between those two armies
1702056c sveSAmM pareSAJM cAjJAtavibhAgo 'bhUn mahAhavaH a great battle, in which it was difficult to distinguish between friend and foe.
1702057a subAhupramukhA daityAsH sahAyudhyanta vAyubhiH Those daityas, who were headed by subāhu, fought with the wind-gods,
1702057c piGgAkSAdyAH kuberaiz ca mahAmAyAdayo 'gnibhiH and piṅgākṣa and his followers with the gods of wealth, mahāmāya and his forces with the gods of fire,
1702058a ayaHkAyAdayaH sUryaiH siddhair AkampanAdayaH and ayaḥkāya and his hosts with the sun-gods, and Akampana and his warriors
1702058c anye vidyAdharair daityA gandharvAdyais tato 'pare with the vidyādharas, and the rest with the gandharvas and their allies.
1702059a evam AsIn mahAyuddhanM teSAM vAsaraviMzatim So a great battle continued between them for twenty days,
1702059c ekaviMze dine daityair abhajyanta raNe surAH and on the twenty-first day the gods were routed in fight by the asuras.
