It appears that the sword pulled from the scabbards are like saws.

The warriors look like high minarets in the battlefield.

The goddess herself killed these mountain-like demons.

They never uttered the word ‘defeat’ and ran in front of the goddess.

Durga, holding her sword, killed all the demons.15.

PAURI

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

Mahishasura thundered in the field like the cloud

“The warrior like Indra fled from me

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

The drums and trumpets have sounded and the armies have attacked each other.

The arrows move opposite to each other guidingly.

With the infliction of arrows countless warriors have been killed.

Falling like the minarets smote by lightning.

All the demon-fighters with untied hair shouted in agony.

It seems that the hermits with matted locks are sleeping after eating the intoxicating hemps.17.

PAURI

Both the armies are facing each other alongwith the resounding big trumpet.

The highly egoist warrior of the army thundered.

He is moving towards the war-arena with thousands of mighty warriors.

Mahishasura pulled out his huge double-edged sword from his scabbard.

The fighters entered the field enthusiastically and there occurred formidable fighting.

It appears that the blood flows like the water (of Ganges) from the tangled hair of Shiva.18.

PAURI

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

Durga pulled her sword from the scabbard.

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

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

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

It moved further and struck the horns of the Bull.

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

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

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

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

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

In this way the demon Mahishasura was killed on the arrival of Durga.

The queen caused the lion to dance in the fourteen worlds.

She killed a great number of brave demons with matted locks in the battlefield.

Challenging the armies, these warriors do not even ask for water.

It seems that listening to the music, the Pathans have realized the state of ecstasy.

The flood of the blood of the fighters is flowing.

The brave warriors are roaming as if they have ignorantly consumed the intoxicating poppy.20.

Bhavani (Durga) disappeard after bestowing kingdom on the gods.

The day for which Shiva granted the boon.

The proud warriors Sumbh and Nisumbh were born.

They planned to conquer the capital of Indra.21.

The great fighters decided to rush towards the kingdom of Indra.

They began to prepare the war-material consisting of armour with belts and saddle-gear.

An army of lakhs of warriors gathered and the dust rose to sky.

Sumbh and Nisumbh, full of rage, have marched forward.22.

PAURI

Sumbh and Nisumbh ordered the great warriors to sound the bugle of war.