तच्छ्रुत्वैवासुरा: सर्व आश्रित्यौशनसं मतम् । देवान् प्रत्युद्यमं चक्रुर्दुर्मदा आततायिन: ॥ १८ ॥
tac chrutvaivasurah sarva asrityausanasam matam devan pratyudyamam cakrur durmada atatayinah
- tat srutva
- hearing that news
- eva
- indeed
- asurah
- the demons
- sarve
- all
- asritya
- taking shelter of
- ausanasam
- of Sukracarya
- matam
- the instruction
- devan
- the demigods
- pratyudyamam
- action against
- cakruh
- performed
- durmadah
- not very intelligent
- atatayinah
- equipped with arms for fighting.
Hearing of the pitiable condition of King Indra, the demons, following the instructions of their guru, Sukracarya, equipped themselves with weapons and declared war against the demigods.