Devanagari
कृतान्त आसीत् समरो देवानां सह दानवै: ।
पार्ष्णिग्राहो वृतो वीरो देवैर्दैत्यपराजितै: ॥ १३ ॥
Verse text
kṛtānta āsīt samaro
devānāṁ saha dānavaiḥ
pārṣṇigrāho vṛto vīro
devair daitya-parājitaiḥ
Synonyms
kṛta
—
antaḥ — a devastating war
;
āsīt
—
there was
;
samaraḥ
—
a fight
;
devānām
—
of the demigods
;
saha
—
with
;
dānavaiḥ
—
the demons
;
pārṣṇigrāhaḥ
—
a very good assistant
;
vṛtaḥ
—
accepted
;
vīraḥ
—
a hero
;
devaiḥ
—
by the demigods
;
daitya
—
by the demons
;
parājitaiḥ
—
who had been conquered .
Translation
Formerly, there was a devastating war between the demigods and the demons. The demigods, having been defeated, accepted Puraṣjaya as their assistant and then conquered the demons. Therefore this hero is known as Puraṣjaya, “he who conquered the residence of the demons.”
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Formerly, there was a devastating war between the devatās and the demons. The devatās, having been defeated, accepted Puraṣjaya as their assistant.
There was a war similar to the destruction of the universe. During that war Puraṣjaya was accepted as an ally by the devatās.