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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-39

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अथ वीर इवारक्तः कालेनास्तमितो रविः ।
अस्त्रतेजःपरिम्लानप्रतापोऽब्धौ समुज्झितः ॥ १ ॥
śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
atha vīra ivāraktaḥ kālenāstamito raviḥ ,
astratejaḥparimlānapratāpo'bdhau samujjhitaḥ 1
1. śrī-vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca atha vīraḥ iva āraktaḥ kālena astamitaḥ
raviḥ astra-tejaḥ-parimlāna-pratāpaḥ abdhau samujjitaḥ
1. śrī-vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca atha kālena vīraḥ iva āraktaḥ raviḥ astra-tejaḥ-parimlāna-pratāpaḥ abdhau astamitaḥ samujjitaḥ.
1. Revered Vasiṣṭha said: Then the sun (raviḥ), reddened like a brave warrior, set with the passage of time. Its splendor, as if dimmed by the fiery power of weapons, was then cast into the ocean.
1. וַסִשְׁטְהָ המבורך אמר: אז שקעה השמש באוקיינוס, אדומה כמו גיבור המדמם למוות, שודדה על ידי הזמן וזוהרה הועם מפני עוצמת נשקי המלחמה.
रणरक्तरुचिर्व्योमदर्पणप्रतिबिम्बिता ।
जहौ सूर्यशिरश्छेदे संध्यालेखोदभूत्क्षणम् ॥ २ ॥
raṇaraktarucirvyomadarpaṇapratibimbitā ,
jahau sūryaśiraśchede saṃdhyālekhodabhūtkṣaṇam 2
2. raṇa-rakta-ruciḥ vyoma-darpaṇa-pratibimbitā jahau
sūrya-śiras-chede sandhyā-lekhaḥ udabhūt kṣaṇam
2. raṇa-rakta-ruciḥ vyoma-darpaṇa-pratibimbitā (sūryasya) sūrya-śiras-chede (sūryam) jahau (tataḥ) kṣaṇam sandhyā-lekhaḥ udabhūt.
2. The radiance (ruciḥ) that was red like battle-blood, reflected in the mirror of the sky, departed at the severing of the sun's head (i.e., its setting). Instantly, a streak of twilight (sandhyā) appeared.
2. אודם הדם משדה הקרב השתקף בראי השמיים, וכאילו נכרת ראשה של השמש, הופיע לרגע פלח דמדומים ארגמני.
भूपातालनभोदिग्भ्यः प्रलयब्धिजलौघवत् ।
समाजग्मुस्तनत्ताला वेताला वलया इव ॥ ३ ॥
bhūpātālanabhodigbhyaḥ pralayabdhijalaughavat ,
samājagmustanattālā vetālā valayā iva 3
3. bhūpātālanabhodigbhyaḥ pralayābdhijalaughavat
samājagmuḥ tanattālāḥ vetālāḥ valayāḥ iva
3. bhūpātālanabhodigbhyaḥ pralayābdhijalaughavat
vetālāḥ tanattālāḥ valayāḥ iva samājagmuḥ
3. From the earth, netherworlds, sky, and directions, the Vetālas (demons) gathered, making rhythmic sounds and moving like circles, similar to the surging floods of water from the ocean of dissolution.
3. מן הארץ, מן הַפָּאתָאָלָה (שאול), מן השמיים ומכל רבעי עולם, נקהלו הַוֵּטָאָלָה (שדי הרפאים) במעגלים כשאגת מים בעת חורבן היקום, כשהם מוחאים כפיים בקצב.
मृष्टध्वान्तासिवलिते दिननागेन्द्रमस्तके ।
संध्यारागारुणं कीर्णं तारानिकरमौक्तिकम् ॥ ४ ॥
mṛṣṭadhvāntāsivalite dinanāgendramastake ,
saṃdhyārāgāruṇaṃ kīrṇaṃ tārānikaramauktikam 4
4. mṛṣṭadhvāntāsivalite dinanāgendramastake
sandhyārāgāruṇam kīrṇam tārānikaramauktikam
4. mṛṣṭadhvāntāsivalite dinanāgendramastake
sandhyārāgāruṇam tārānikaramauktikam kīrṇam
4. On the head of the great elephant of the day (the sun), which was enveloped by a sword of pure darkness, the pearl-like multitude of stars was scattered, reddish with the hue of twilight.
4. על ראשו של פיל-היום, המוכה בחרב החשכה, נפרשה הזהורית האדומה של הערב, מנוקדת בפניני הכוכבים המנצנצים.
निःसत्त्वेषु तमोन्धेषु रसनारसशालिषु ।
संकोचमाययुः पद्मामृतानां हृदयेष्विव ॥ ५ ॥
niḥsattveṣu tamondheṣu rasanārasaśāliṣu ,
saṃkocamāyayuḥ padmāmṛtānāṃ hṛdayeṣviva 5
5. niḥsattveṣu tamaḥ andheṣu rasanārasaśāliṣu
saṅkocam āyayuḥ padmāmṛtānām hṛdayeṣu iva
5. niḥsattveṣu tamaḥ andheṣu rasanārasaśāliṣu
hṛdayeṣu iva padmāmṛtānām saṅkocam āyayuḥ
5. The nectar-like lotuses closed (contracted), just as hearts would, when they are devoid of vitality, blinded by darkness, and preoccupied with the flavors of sensory experience.
5. פרחי הלוטוס נסגרו, כשם שהטוב נסוג מלבבותיהם של חסרי האומץ, העיוורים בחשכה והשקועים רק בתענוגות החושים.
मीलत्पक्षाः क्षणात्सुप्ताः कृच्छ्रप्रोच्छ्रितकन्धराः ।
कुलायेषु खगा आसञ्छवाङ्गेष्विव हेतयः ॥ ६ ॥
mīlatpakṣāḥ kṣaṇātsuptāḥ kṛcchraprocchritakandharāḥ ,
kulāyeṣu khagā āsañchavāṅgeṣviva hetayaḥ 6
6. mīlatpakṣāḥ kṣaṇāt suptāḥ kṛcchraprocchritakandharāḥ
kulāyeṣu khagāḥ āsan chava aṅgeṣu iva hetayaḥ
6. mīlatpakṣāḥ kṣaṇāt suptāḥ kṛcchraprocchritakandharāḥ
khagāḥ kulāyeṣu chava aṅgeṣu iva hetayaḥ āsan
6. The birds, with closed wings, instantly asleep, and with their necks awkwardly raised, were in their nests, like weapons (hetayaḥ) embedded in corpses.
6. העופות בקניהם עצמו כנפיים ונרדמו כהרף עין, צווארם מורם בקושי, כפי שכלי הנשק היו נעוצים באברי הגופות.
आसन्नचन्द्रसुभगा लोकाः कुसुमपङ्क्तयः ।
उल्लसद्धृदया जाता वीरपक्षेष्विव श्रियः ॥ ७ ॥
āsannacandrasubhagā lokāḥ kusumapaṅktayaḥ ,
ullasaddhṛdayā jātā vīrapakṣeṣviva śriyaḥ 7
7. āsanacandrasubhagāḥ lokāḥ kusumapaṅktayaḥ
ullasadhṛdayāḥ jātāḥ vīrapakṣeṣu iva śriyaḥ
7. lokāḥ kusumapaṅktayaḥ āsanacandrasubhagāḥ ullasadhṛdayāḥ jātāḥ vīrapakṣeṣu śriyaḥ iva.
7. People and rows of flowers, made lovely by the approaching moon, became joyful-hearted, just like fortunes (śriyaḥ) appear among heroes.
7. היצורים ושורות הפרחים נעשו יפים אל מול הירח הקרב, ולבבם נמלא שמחה כמו התהילה המלווה את הגיבורים.
रक्तवारिमयी सायमङ्गगुप्तशिलीमुखा ।
संकुचद्वक्त्रपद्माभूद्रणभूमिरिवाब्जिनी ॥ ८ ॥
raktavārimayī sāyamaṅgaguptaśilīmukhā ,
saṃkucadvaktrapadmābhūdraṇabhūmirivābjinī 8
8. raktavārimayī sāyam aṅgaguptaśilīmukhā
saṃkucadvaktrapadmā abhūt raṇabhūmiḥ iva abjinī
8. sāyam raṇabhūmiḥ raktavārimayī aṅgaguptaśilīmukhā saṃkucadvaktrapadmā abjinī iva abhūt.
8. In the evening, the battlefield became like a lotus pond: it was full of bloody water, with arrows hidden in the bodies, and with shrinking lotus-like faces.
8. שדה הקרב שלעת ערב נמלא מים דמיים, כשהחצים מוסתרים בגופות כדבורים בפרחים ופני הלוטוס נסגרים, דמה לאגם לוטוסים שקעקע.
उपर्यभूद्व्योमसरस्ताराकुमुदमण्डितम् ।
अधस्त्वभूद्वारिसरः स्फुरत्कुमुदतारकम् ॥ ९ ॥
uparyabhūdvyomasarastārākumudamaṇḍitam ,
adhastvabhūdvārisaraḥ sphuratkumudatārakam 9
9. upari abhūt vyomasaraḥ tārākumudamaṇḍitam
adhaḥ tu abhūt vārisaraḥ sphuratkumudatārakam
9. upari vyomasaraḥ tārākumudamaṇḍitam abhūt.
adhaḥ tu vārisaraḥ sphuratkumudatārakam abhūt.
9. Above, the sky became a lake adorned with stars as water-lilies. But below, the water became a lake with glowing water-lilies acting as stars.
9. ממעל השתרע אגם-השמיים מעוטר בכוכבי-לוטוס, ומתחת השתרע אגם-הדם שבו הדהדו ניצני לוטוס ככוכבים מנצנצים.
तमस्यपेतभीतानि भूतानि मिलितान्यलम् ।
पयांसीव विसेतूनि प्रसृतानि दिशं प्रति ॥ १० ॥
tamasyapetabhītāni bhūtāni militānyalam ,
payāṃsīva visetūni prasṛtāni diśaṃ prati 10
10. tamasi apetabhītāni bhūtāni militāni alam
payāṃsi iva visetūni prasṛtāni diśam prati
10. tamasi apetabhītāni bhūtāni alam militāni.
visetūni payāṃsi iva diśam prati prasṛtāni.
10. In the darkness, the creatures, having become fearless, assembled greatly. They then spread out in every direction, like unimpeded waters.
10. בחשיכה התפוגג הפחד, והרוחות והיצורים נהרו יחדיו והתפשטו לכל עבר כמים שפרצו סכר.
आसीद्रणाङ्गणं गायद्वेतालकुलसंकुलम् ।
क्वणत्कङ्कालकाङ्कस्थकङ्ककाकोलकेलिमत् ॥ ११ ॥
āsīdraṇāṅgaṇaṃ gāyadvetālakulasaṃkulam ,
kvaṇatkaṅkālakāṅkasthakaṅkakākolakelimat 11
11. āsīt raṇāṅgaṇam gāyat vetālakulasaṅkulam
kvaṇatkaṅkālakāṅkasthakaṅkakākolakelimāt
11. raṇāṅgaṇam gāyat vetālakulasaṅkulam
kvaṇatkaṅkālakāṅkasthakaṅkakākolakelimāt āsīt
11. The battlefield was crowded with hosts of singing vetālas (ghosts/demons). It was filled with the sport of vultures and crows perched in the hollows of rattling skeletons.
11. זירת הקרב המתה עדות של וֵטָאָלָה שרים, והייתה בזירת משחק לעורבים ולנשרים שהתקוטטו על שלדים מרעישים.
अथ काष्ठचिताज्वालसताराम्बरभास्वरम् ।
पचत्पचपचाशब्दिमेदोमांसमयानलम् ॥ १२ ॥
atha kāṣṭhacitājvālasatārāmbarabhāsvaram ,
pacatpacapacāśabdimedomāṃsamayānalam 12
12. atha kāṣṭhacitājvālāsātārāmbarabhāsvaram
pacatpacapacāśabdimedomāṃsamayānalam
12. atha kāṣṭhacitājvālāsātārāmbarabhāsvaram
pacatpacapacāśabdimedomāṃsamayānalam
12. Then, with the flames of wood pyres, it (the battlefield) shone brightly like the star-studded sky. It featured a fire of fat and flesh, which produced a 'pacapacā' sound as it burned.
12. אז האירה המדורה מלהבות עצים שעלו עד הכוכבים, ואש השומן והבשר המבעבע פלטה קולות פקפוק ורחישה.
सर्वाङ्गास्थिस्फुटास्फोटस्फुटच्चितिचयोन्मुखम् ।
वेतालललनारब्धजललीलातिरोहितम् ॥ १३ ॥
sarvāṅgāsthisphuṭāsphoṭasphuṭacciticayonmukham ,
vetālalalanārabdhajalalīlātirohitam 13
13. sarvāṅgāsthisphuṭāsphoṭasphuṭacciticayonmukham
vetālalalanārabdhajalalīlātirohitam
13. sarvāṅgāsthisphuṭāsphoṭasphuṭacciticayonmukham
vetālalalanārabdhajalalīlātirohitam
13. (The battlefield was also) characterized by heaps of pyres bursting open with the loud cracking of bones from all limbs. It was also obscured by water sports initiated by female vetālas (ghosts/demons).
13. מוקדי השריפה התלקחו בקול נפץ של עצמות נשברות, וכוסו מדי פעם בזרמי מים שהתיזו נקבות הַוֵּטָאָלָה במשחקיהן.
श्वकाकयक्षवेतालतालकोलाहलोल्बणम् ।
गमागमेन भूतानां समुड्डीनवनोपमम् ॥ १४ ॥
śvakākayakṣavetālatālakolāhalolbaṇam ,
gamāgamena bhūtānāṃ samuḍḍīnavanopamam 14
14. śvakākayakṣavetālatālakolāhalolbaṇam
gamāgamena bhūtānām samuḍḍīnavanopamam
14. śvakākayakṣavetālatālakolāhalolbaṇam
gamāgamena bhūtānām samuḍḍīnavanopamam
14. (The battlefield was) overwhelming with the loud, rhythmic clamor of dogs, crows, yakṣas, and vetālas (ghosts/demons). Due to the constant coming and going of various beings (bhūtas), it resembled a forest where birds have suddenly flown up in commotion.
14. המקום היה סוער מצווחות כלבים, עורבים, יַקְשָׁות, וֵטָאָלָות ומחיאות כפיים, ונראה כיער מעופף מרוב יצורים ורוחות שנעו הלוך ושוב.
रक्तमांसवसामेदोहरणव्यग्रडाकिनि ।
चर्वितासृग्वसामांसस्रवत्सृक्किपिशाचकम् ॥ १५ ॥
raktamāṃsavasāmedoharaṇavyagraḍākini ,
carvitāsṛgvasāmāṃsasravatsṛkkipiśācakam 15
15. rakta-māṃsa-vasā-medas-haraṇa-vyagra-ḍākini
carvita-asṛk-vasā-māṃsa-sravat-sṛkki-piśācakam
15. rakta-māṃsa-vasā-medas-haraṇa-vyagra-ḍākini
carvita-asṛk-vasā-māṃsa-sravat-sṛkki-piśācakam
15. The scene is characterized by female ghouls (ḍākinī) intently seizing blood, flesh, fat, and marrow; and by goblins (piśāca) whose mouth corners are dripping with chewed blood, fat, and flesh.
15. הַדָּאכִּינִי (שדות טורפות) היו עסוקות בגניבת דם, בשר ושומן, ואילו מפיותיהם של הַפִּישָׁאָצָ'ה (שדי האופל) הלועסים נטפו נחלי דם ובשר.
मध्यमध्यचितालोकप्रकटासृक्शवव्रजम् ।
विरूपिकानीयमानस्वांसन्यस्तमहाशवम् ॥ १६ ॥
madhyamadhyacitālokaprakaṭāsṛkśavavrajam ,
virūpikānīyamānasvāṃsanyastamahāśavam 16
16. madhya-madhya-citā-āloka-prakaṭa-asṛk-śava-vrajam
virūpikā-nīyamāna-sva-aṃsa-nyasta-mahā-śavam
16. madhya-madhya-citā-āloka-prakaṭa-asṛk-śava-vrajam
virūpikā-nīyamāna-sva-aṃsa-nyasta-mahā-śavam
16. Amidst it, heaps of bloody corpses are revealed here and there; and massive corpses are being carried by deformed female spirits (virūpikā), laid upon their own shoulders.
16. אור המדורות חשף לפרקים ערימות גוויות מגואלות בדם, ונקבות השדים החרדתיות נשאו גופות ענקיות על כתפיהן.
उत्ताण्डवोग्रकुम्भाण्डमण्डलोड्डामरोदरम् ।
छमिच्छमित्प्रलापान्तं मेदोसृग्वाष्पसाम्बुदम् ॥ १७ ॥
uttāṇḍavograkumbhāṇḍamaṇḍaloḍḍāmarodaram ,
chamicchamitpralāpāntaṃ medosṛgvāṣpasāmbudam 17
17. ut-tāṇḍava-ugra-kumbhāṇḍa-maṇḍala-uḍḍāmara-udaram
chamichchamit-pralāpa-antam medas-asṛk-vāṣpa-sāmbudam
17. ut-tāṇḍava-ugra-kumbhāṇḍa-maṇḍala-uḍḍāmara-udaram
chamichchamit-pralāpa-antam medas-asṛk-vāṣpa-sāmbudam
17. Its interior is tumultuous with groups of fierce "kumbhāṇḍa" demons performing furious dances; and it resembles a cloud of fat, blood, and tears, amidst the clamorous cries of 'cham, cham!'
17. הלב המבעית המו קבוצות של שדי כְּרֵס (כּוּמְבְהָאנְדַּה) במחולות אלימים ובפטפוטי רחישה, והאוויר התכסה ענני אדים של דם ושומן נשרף.
वहद्रक्तनदीरंहोरूढभूचररूपिकम् ।
वेतालकुलकङ्कालकर्षणाकुलकाकलम् ॥ १८ ॥
vahadraktanadīraṃhorūḍhabhūcararūpikam ,
vetālakulakaṅkālakarṣaṇākulakākalam 18
18. vahad-rakta-nadī-raṃhas-rūḍha-bhūcara-rūpikam
vetāla-kula-kaṅkāla-karṣaṇa-ākula-kākalakam
18. vahad-rakta-nadī-raṃhas-rūḍha-bhūcara-rūpikam
vetāla-kula-kaṅkāla-karṣaṇa-ākula-kākalakam
18. It is characterized by terrestrial forms that have arisen from the impetus of flowing rivers of blood; and it features the confused cries of agitated "vetāla" hordes dragging skeletons.
18. שדי יבשה רכבו על הזרם המהיר של נהרות הדם, וקולות חרחור עלו משבטי הַוֵּטָאָלָה שהיו טרודים בגרירת שלדים.
मृतेभोदरमञ्जूषासुप्तवेतालबालकम् ।
विविक्तैकरणोद्देशपानक्रीडास्थराक्षसम् ॥ १९ ॥
mṛtebhodaramañjūṣāsuptavetālabālakam ,
viviktaikaraṇoddeśapānakrīḍāstharākṣasam 19
19. mṛtebhodaramañjūṣāsuptavetālabālakam
viviktaikaraṇoddeśapānakrīḍāstharākṣasam
19. mṛtebhodaramañjūṣāsuptavetālabālakam
viviktaikaraṇoddeśapānakrīḍāstharākṣasam
19. This place is characterized by child-vetālas (vampiric spirits) sleeping within the casket-like bellies of dead elephants, and by demons engaged in drinking revelries in desolate battle-sites.
19. ילדי וֵטָאָלָה ישנו בתוך בטני פילים מתים כבתוך תיבות, וְרָאכְשַׁסִים (שדים) ישבו בפינות מבודדות ושתו לשכרה.
मत्तवेतालकलहचितालातरणोज्ज्वलम् ।
वहद्रक्तवसामिश्रगन्धबन्धुरमारुतम् ॥ २० ॥
mattavetālakalahacitālātaraṇojjvalam ,
vahadraktavasāmiśragandhabandhuramārutam 20
20. mattavetālakalahacitālāttaraṇojjvalam
vahadraktavasāmiśragandhabandhuramārutam
20. mattavetālakalahacitālāttaraṇojjvalam
vahadraktavasāmiśragandhabandhuramārutam
20. This place blazes with firebrand-battles fought in the quarrels of frenzied vetālas (vampiric spirits), and the air is heavy with the mingled stench of flowing blood and fat.
20. המקום האיר ממשחקי לפידים של וֵטָאָלָה שיכורים שנאבקו זה בזה, והרוח נשאה עמה ריח כבד של דם ושומן זורמים.
रूपिकापेटिकावान्तारणद्रटरटारवम् ।
अर्धपक्वशवास्वादलुब्धयक्षोल्लसत्कलि ॥ २१ ॥
rūpikāpeṭikāvāntāraṇadraṭaraṭāravam ,
ardhapakvaśavāsvādalubdhayakṣollasatkali 21
21. rūpikāpeṭikāvāntāraṇadraṭaraṭāravam
ardhapakvaśavāsvādalubdhayakṣollasatkalim
21. rūpikāpeṭikāvāntāraṇadraṭaraṭāravam
ardhapakvaśavāsvādalubdhayakṣollasatkalim
21. This place is characterized by the moving 'draṭa-raṭa' sounds emitted, as if vomited, from the casket-like "rūpikās" (ghosts), and where discord thrives among "yakṣas" (spirits) greedy for the taste of half-cooked corpses.
21. יללות שדים הדהדו סביב, יַקְשָׁות תאבי בשר התקוטטו על חלקי גופות חצי-מבושלות.
तुङ्गवङ्गकलिङ्गाङ्गतङ्गणाङ्गलगत्खगम् ।
तारापातोपमहसत्संमुखज्वालरूपिकम् ॥ २२ ॥
tuṅgavaṅgakaliṅgāṅgataṅgaṇāṅgalagatkhagam ,
tārāpātopamahasatsaṃmukhajvālarūpikam 22
22. tuṅgavaṅgakaliṅgāṅgataṅgaṇāṅgalagatkhagam
tārāpātopamahasatsaṁmukhajvālarūpikam
22. tuṅgavaṅgakaliṅgāṅgataṅgaṇāṅgalagatkhagam
tārāpātopamahasatsaṁmukhajvālarūpikam
22. This place is visited by carrion birds from the lands of Tunga, Vanga, Kalinga, Anga, Taṅgaṇa, and Aṅgala, and where "rūpikās" (ghosts) manifest with flames that gleam brightly like a shower of falling stars.
22. עופות טרף עטו על גופות לוחמי טוּנְגַה, וַנְגַה, כַּלִינְגַה, אַנְגַה וְטַנְגַנַה, ונקבות שדים צחקו ככוכבים נופלים אל מול הלהבות.
पतद्वेतालसोल्लासमध्यस्थासृग्विरूपिकम् ।
पिशाचाकर्णिताभ्यर्णयोगिनीगणनायकम् ॥ २३ ॥
patadvetālasollāsamadhyasthāsṛgvirūpikam ,
piśācākarṇitābhyarṇayoginīgaṇanāyakam 23
23. patadvetālasaullāsamadhyasthāsṛgvirūpikam
piśācākarṇitābhyarṇayoginīgaṇanāyakam
23. patadvetālasaullāsamadhyasthāsṛgvirūpikam
piśācākarṇitābhyarṇayoginīgaṇanāyakam
23. One who is disfigured by blood, standing amidst falling and joyfully reveling vetālas; and who is the leader of a multitude of yoginīs, whose presence is noted by nearby ghouls (piśācas).
23. שדות מעוותות עמדו בתוך הדם בחדווה כשהַוֵּטָאָלָה צנחו מסביב, ומנהיגת הַיּוֹגִינִיוֹת דיברה ואליליה הַפִּישָׁאָצָ'ה הקשיבו בדריכות.
प्रसृतान्त्रमहातन्त्रीप्रायसंपन्नवादनम् ।
पिशाचवासनोत्क्रान्तपिशाचीभूतमानवम् ॥ २४ ॥
prasṛtāntramahātantrīprāyasaṃpannavādanam ,
piśācavāsanotkrāntapiśācībhūtamānavam 24
24. prasṛtāntramahātantrīprāyasaṃpannavādanam
piśācavāsanotkrāntapiśācībhūtamānavam
24. prasṛtāntramahātantrīprāyasaṃpannavādanam
piśācavāsanotkrāntapiśācībhūtamānavam
24. Where music, produced like the sound of great stringed instruments (tantrīs) fashioned from stretched-out intestines, was performed; and where human beings, overwhelmed by ghoul-like impulses, had themselves become female ghouls (piśācīs).
24. קולות ניגון עלו כשאנטומיית מעיים נמתחה כמיתרי נבל, ובני אדם שהושפעו מתאוות הַפִּישָׁאָצָ'ה הפכו בעצמם לשדים.
रूपिकालोकनापूर्वत्रासार्धमृतसद्भटम् ।
क्वचिद्वेतालरक्षोभिरपरीपूर्णमद्रकम् ॥ २५ ॥
rūpikālokanāpūrvatrāsārdhamṛtasadbhaṭam ,
kvacidvetālarakṣobhiraparīpūrṇamadrakam 25
25. rūpikālokanāpūrvatrāsārdhamṛtasadbhaṭam
kvacit vetālarakṣobhiḥ aparīpūrṇam adrakam
25. rūpikālokanāpūrvatrāsārdhamṛtasadbhaṭam
kvacit vetālarakṣobhiḥ aparīpūrṇam adrakam
25. Where brave warriors (sat-bhaṭas) were half-dead from unprecedented terror at the sight of the female ghouls (rūpikās); and where, in some places, the rocky terrain was not completely, but almost, filled with vetālas and rākṣasas.
25. לוחמים דגולים היו חצי-מתים מאימה חסרת תקדים למראה השדות, ולא היה עמק או גבעה שלא נמלאו בְּוֵטָאָלָה וּבְרָאכְשַׁסִים.
स्वरूपिकास्कन्धपतच्छवत्रस्तनिशाचरम् ।
नभःसंघट्टितापूर्वभूतपेटकसंकटम् ॥ २६ ॥
svarūpikāskandhapatacchavatrastaniśācaram ,
nabhaḥsaṃghaṭṭitāpūrvabhūtapeṭakasaṃkaṭam 26
26. svarūpikāskandhapatacchavastrastaniśācaram
nabhaḥsaṃghaṭṭitāpūrvabhūtapeṭakasaṅkaṭam
26. svarūpikāskandhapatacchavastrastaniśācaram
nabhaḥsaṃghaṭṭitāpūrvabhūtapeṭakasaṅkaṭam
26. Where even night-stalkers (niśācaras) were terrified by corpses falling from the shoulders of female ghouls (rūpikās) in their true form; and where the sky was congested with unprecedented hordes of ghosts (bhūtas) colliding into each other.
26. שדי הלילה נבהלו מגופות שנפלו על כתפי נשותיהם, והשמיים נמלאו צפיפות של כתוביות יצורים ורוחות שהתנגשו זה בזה.
अतिप्रयत्नापहृतम्रियमाणनरामिषम् ।
स्वभक्ष्यापेक्षपक्षेषु विक्षिप्तशवराशिवत् ॥ २७ ॥
atiprayatnāpahṛtamriyamāṇanarāmiṣam ,
svabhakṣyāpekṣapakṣeṣu vikṣiptaśavarāśivat 27
27. atiprayatnāpahṛtamriyamāṇanarāmiṣam
svabhakṣyāpekṣapakṣeṣu vikṣiptaśavarāśivat
27. atiprayatnāpahṛtamriyamāṇanarāmiṣam
svabhakṣyāpekṣapakṣeṣu vikṣiptaśavarāśivat
27. It was like heaps of scattered corpses (śava), fought over by various factions (pakṣa) craving their own prey - flesh (āmiṣa) torn from dying men with immense effort.
27. בשר גוססים נחטף במאמץ רב, וערימות גוויות הושלכו אל קבוצות היצורים שהמתינו לטרפן.
शिवामुखानलशिखाखण्डोत्थमितिरक्तगैः ।
समुड्डीननवाशोकपुष्पगुच्छमिवाभितः ॥ २८ ॥
śivāmukhānalaśikhākhaṇḍotthamitiraktagaiḥ ,
samuḍḍīnanavāśokapuṣpagucchamivābhitaḥ 28
28. śivāmukhānalaśikhākhaṇḍotthamitiraktagaiḥ
samuḍḍīnanavāśokapuṣpaguccham iva abhitaḥ
28. śivāmukhānalaśikhākhaṇḍotthamitiraktagaiḥ
abhitaḥ samuḍḍīnanavāśokapuṣpaguccham iva
28. With blood-red fragments, rising in multitudes from the fiery flames within the mouths of jackals (śivā), it was as if fresh clusters of Ashoka flowers were flying upwards all around.
28. זיקוקי אש שנפלטו מפיות הקינים והתערבבו בדם נראו כאשכולות פרחי אַשׁוֹכָּה אדומים המעופפים לכל עבר.
कबन्धकन्धराबन्धव्यग्रवेतालबालकम् ।
यक्षरक्षःपिशाचादिकचदाकाशगोल्मुकम् ॥ २९ ॥
kabandhakandharābandhavyagravetālabālakam ,
yakṣarakṣaḥpiśācādikacadākāśagolmukam 29
29. kabandhakandharābandhavyagravetālabālakam
yakṣarakṣaḥpiśācādikacadākāśagolmukam
29. kabandhakandharābandhavyagravetālabālakam
yakṣarakṣaḥpiśācādikacadākāśagolmukam
29. It was a scene featuring young vetālas (vetāla) diligently fastening necks to headless trunks (kabandha), and Yakṣas, Rakṣas (rakṣas), Piśācas, and other such beings glittering in the sky like firebrands (golmuka).
29. ילדי וֵטָאָלָה היו טרודים בקשירת גרונותיהן של גופות ערופות, בעוד הַיַּקְשָׁות, הָרָאכְשַׁסִים והַפִּישָׁאָצָ'ה החזיקו אודים בוערים במרומים.
आकाशभूधरनिकुञ्जगुहान्तरालपिण्डोपमण्डिततमोम्बुदपीठपूरम् ।
व्यालोलभूतरभसाकुलकल्पवातव्याधूतलोककरकाण्डकपेटकल्पम् ॥ ३० ॥
ākāśabhūdharanikuñjaguhāntarālapiṇḍopamaṇḍitatamombudapīṭhapūram ,
vyālolabhūtarabhasākulakalpavātavyādhūtalokakarakāṇḍakapeṭakalpam 30
30. ākāśabhūdaranikuñjaguhāntarālapinḍopamaṇḍitatamombudapīṭhapūram
vyālolabhūtarabhasākulakalpavātavyādhūtalokakarakāṇḍakapeṭakalpam
30. ākāśabhūdaranikuñjaguhāntarālapinḍopamaṇḍitatamombudapīṭhapūram
vyālolabhūtarabhasākulakalpavātavyādhūtalokakarakāṇḍakapeṭakalpam
30. It filled the base (pīṭha) formed by dark clouds (ambuda), like a vast mass (piṇḍa) adorning the interior spaces (antarāla) of the sky (ākāśa), mountains (bhūdhara), groves, and caves; and it was like the shattered remains (kapeṭa) of hands and arms (karakāṇḍa) from worlds (loka) violently agitated (vyādhūta) by the furious winds (vāta) of cosmic dissolution (kalpa), which themselves were disturbed (ākula) by the intense speed (rabhasa) of agitated spirits (bhūta).
30. החשיכה הסמיכה מילאה ככס עננים את חלל השמיים, ההרים, החורשות והמערות, והכל נדמה כעולם המטלטל ברוח החורבן בקץ העידן, מורעד בידי רוחות רפאים סוערות.