तं तु दृष्ट्वा बलात्तेन नीयमानं महारणात्। महेन्द्रममराः सर्वे किं नु स्यादित्यचिन्तयन्॥
taṃ tu dṛṣṭvā balāttena nīyamānaṃ mahāraṇāt| mahendramamarāḥ sarve kiṃ nu syādityacintayan||
English Meaning
Having seen Mahendra carried away by force from the battle field the deities thought“What is this?”
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)