Thereupon there arose an encounter between the Räkşasas and the deities and there began a downpour of weapons in the conflict like clouds.
ततो युद्धं प्रवृत्तं तु सुराणां राक्षसैः सह। शस्त्राणि वर्षतां तेषां मेघनामिव संयुगे॥