तदा स्म दानवा देवाशरसंस्पर्शकोविदान्। निजघ्नुः शस्त्रविदुषश्छादयन्तो मुहुर्मुहुः॥
tadā sma dānavā devāśarasaṃsparśakovidān| nijaghnuḥ śastraviduṣaśchādayanto muhurmuhuḥ||
English Meaning
Then the Dänavas, enveloping themselves, momentarily destroyed the deities, albeit versed in arms and accomplished in weapons.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)