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रथोपस्थे ततो बाणस्तेन शक्त्याहतो दृढम् ॥ स साश्वस्तत्क्षणं वीरस्तत्रैवांतरधीयत ॥ १६ ॥
Bāṇa was hit with the spear even as he was seated in a chariot. In a trice the heroic demon vanished along with his horse.
english translation
तस्मिंस्त्वदर्शनं प्राप्ते प्राद्युम्निरपराजितम् ॥ आलोक्य ककुभस्सर्वास्तस्थौ गिरिरिवाचलः ॥ १७ ॥
When he vanished, Aniruddha, the unvanquished son of Pradyumna, stood steady like a mountain observing all the quarters.
english translation
अदृश्यमानस्तु तदा कूटयोधस्स दानवः ॥ नानाशस्त्रसहस्रैस्तं जघान हि पुनः पुनः ॥ १८॥
Remaining invisible, that Dānava Bāṇa, practising deceptive fight, hit him again and again with thousands of weapons.
english translation
छद्मनां नागपाशैस्तं बबंध स महाबलः ॥ बलिपुत्रो महावीरश्शिवभक्तश्शरासुरः ॥१९॥
That powerful son of Bali, the heroic devotee of Śiva, the Asura Bāṇa deceitfully bound him with Serpent-nooses.
english translation
तं बद्ध्वा पंजरांतःस्थं कृत्वा युद्धादुपारमत्॥ उवाच बाणः संकुद्धस्सूतपुत्रं महाबलम् ॥2-5-53-२० ॥
After binding him and putting him in a cage he stopped the battle. The infuriated Bāṇa then spoke to the very powerful son of the charioteer.
english translation