पञ्चाशतं सुतान् जज्ञे जया लब्धवरा पुरा । वधार्थं सुरसैन्यानां ते क्षमाः कामचारिणः ॥ २० ॥
pañcāśataṁ sutān jajñē jayā labdhavarā purā | vadhārthaṁ surasainyānāṁ tē kṣamāḥ kāmacāriṇaḥ || 20 ||
Translation
"Jayā, granted a boon long ago, bore fifty sons, able to destroy the armies of the gods' enemies, moving at will.
Word by word
- pañcāśataṁ
- fifty
- sutān
- sons
- jajñē
- bore
- jayā
- Jayā
- labdha
- granted
- varā
- a boon
- purā
- long ago
- vadha
- to destroy
- arthaṁ
- for
- sura
- of the gods
- sainyānāṁ
- the armies
- tē
- they
- kṣamāḥ
- able
- kāma
- at will
- cāriṇaḥ
- moving
Meaning
The text says "for the slaughter of the armies of the gods"; both translations read it as the armies that fight the gods, the asuras.