भण्डासुरस्य मन्त्रणा
Bhaṇḍāsura’s War-Counsel against Lalitā
धौतखड्गलताच्छायावर्धिष्णु तिमिरच्छटम् / दमनाद्याश्च सेनान्यः श्मामकङ्कटधारिणः
dhautakhaḍgalatācchāyāvardhiṣṇu timiracchaṭam / damanādyāśca senānyaḥ śmāmakaṅkaṭadhāriṇaḥ
The gleam-and-shadow of their burnished swords made the clusters of darkness swell. And the commanders—Damana and the rest—wore black cuirasses.