With the flaring up of fight between the armies, innumerable trumpets sounded.
The gods and demons both have raised great tumult like male buffalos.
The infuriated demons strike strong blows causing wounds.
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