Chapter 10 · Daśamo’dhyāyaḥ (Tenth Chapter)
Verse 1
‘ॐ’ ऋषिरुवाच॥ १ ॥ निशुम्भं निहतं दृष्ट्वा भ्रातरं प्राणसम्मितम्। हन्यमानं बलं चैव शुम्भः क्रुद्धोऽब्रवीद्वचः॥ २ ॥
‘oṁ’ ṛṣiruvāca || 1 || niśumbhaṁ nihataṁ dṛṣṭvā bhrātaraṁ prāṇasammitam | hanyamānaṁ balaṁ caiva śumbhaḥ kruddho’bravīdvacaḥ || 2 ||
Translation
Om. The sage said: Having seen his brother Nishumbha, equal to his life, slain, and his army being destroyed, Shumbha, enraged, spoke these words:
Word by word
- oṁ
- sacred syllable
- ṛṣiḥ
- the sage
- uvāca
- said
- niśumbhaṁ
- Nishumbha
- nihataṁ
- slain
- dṛṣṭvā
- having seen
- bhrātaraṁ
- brother
- prāṇasammitam
- equal to life
- hanyamānaṁ
- being destroyed
- balaṁ
- army
- caiva
- and indeed
- śumbhaḥ
- Shumbha
- kruddhaḥ
- enraged
- abravīt
- spoke
- vacaḥ
- words
Meaning
The chapter begins with the sage continuing the narrative, addressing the king (Suratha) about the events following Nishumbha’s defeat. Shumbha, witnessing the death of his beloved brother Nishumbha and the destruction of his army, becomes furious and addresses the Goddess, initiating the final confrontation.