विद्यावन्तं यशस्वन्तं लक्ष्मीवन्तं जनं कुरु । रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि ॥ १६ ॥
vidyāvantaṁ yaśasvantaṁ lakṣmīvantaṁ janaṁ kuru । rūpaṁ dēhi jayaṁ dēhi yaśō dēhi dviṣō jahi ॥ 16 ॥
Translation
Make me a person endowed with knowledge, fame, and wealth. Grant me form, grant me victory, grant me fame, and destroy my enemies.
Word by word
- vidyāvantaṁ
- endowed with knowledge
- yaśasvantaṁ
- endowed with fame
- lakṣmīvantaṁ
- endowed with wealth
- janaṁ
- person (me)
- kuru
- make
- rūpaṁ
- form
- dēhi
- grant
- jayaṁ
- victory
- yaśō
- fame
- dviṣō
- enemies
- jahi
- destroy
Meaning
This sixteenth core verse petitions the Goddess for intellectual, social, and material prosperity, alongside the standard refrain.