अथ क्षीणास्त्रशस्त्रौघा गिरिशृङ्गद्रुमोपलै: । अभ्यवर्षन् सुरबलं चिच्छिदुस्तांश्च पूर्ववत् ॥ २६ ॥
atha ksinastra-sastraugha giri-srnga-drumopalaih abhyavarsan sura-balam cicchidus tams ca purvavat
- atha
- thereupon
- ksina
- being reduced
- astra
- of the arrows released by mantras
- sastra
- and weapons
- oghah
- the multitudes
- giri
- of mountains
- srnga
- with the peaks
- druma
- with trees
- upalaih
- and with stones
- abhyavarsan
- showered
- sura-balam
- the soldiers of the demigods
- cicchiduh
- broke to pieces
- tan
- them
- ca
- and
- purva-vat
- as before.
As their weapons and mantras decreased, the demons began showering mountain peaks, trees and stones upon the demigod soldiers, but the demigods were so powerful and expert that they nullified all these weapons by breaking them to pieces in the sky as before.