The sons of Diti, (the Asuras), having been continually defeated by the sons of Aditi, (the celestials) and deprived of sovereignty and heaven, began to take birth on earth.
आदित्यैर्हि तदा दैत्या बहुशो निर्जिता युधि। ऐश्वर्याभ्रंशिताः स्वर्गात्संबभूवुः क्षिताविह॥