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Śrī Durgā Saptaśatī

Ṛṣi Mārkaṇḍēya

Chapter 10 · Verse 11

Chapter 10 · Daśamo’dhyāyaḥ (Tenth Chapter)

Verse 11

शरवर्षैः शितैः शस्त्रैस्तथास्त्रैश्चैव दारुणैः। तयोर्युद्धमभूद्भूयः सर्वलोकभयङ्करम् ॥ ११ ॥

śaravarṣaiḥ śitaiḥ śastraistathāstraiścaiva dāruṇaiḥ | tayōryuddhamabhūdbhūyaḥ sarvalōkabhayaṅkaram || 11 ||

Translation

With showers of sharp arrows, weapons, and terrible missiles, their battle was again terrifying to all worlds.

Word by word

śaravarṣaiḥ
with showers of arrows
śitaiḥ
sharp
śastraiḥ
with weapons
tathā
and
astraiḥ
with missiles
caiva
and indeed
dāruṇaiḥ
terrible
tayoḥ
of them
yuddham
battle
abhūt
was
bhūyaḥ
again
sarvalokabhayaṅkaram
terrifying to all worlds

Meaning

The battle intensifies with volleys of sharp arrows, weapons, and fearsome missiles, causing terror across all worlds.