Chapter 10 · Daśamo’dhyāyaḥ (Tenth Chapter)
Verse 18
हताश्वः स तदा दैत्यश्छिन्नधन्वा विसारथिः। जग्राह मुद्गरं घोरमम्बिकानिधनोद्यतः ॥ १८ ॥
hatāśvaḥ sa tadā daityaśchinnadhanvā visārathiḥ | jagrāha mudgaraṁ ghōramambikānidhanōdyataḥ || 18 ||
Translation
With his horses slain, bow broken, and without a charioteer, the demon seized a terrible mace, intent on Ambika’s destruction.
Word by word
- hatāśvaḥ
- with horses slain
- sa
- he
- tadā
- then
- daityaḥ
- demon
- chinnadhanvā
- with bow broken
- visārathiḥ
- without charioteer
- jagrāha
- seized
- mudgaraṁ
- mace
- ghoram
- terrible
- ambikānidhana
- for Ambika’s destruction
- udyataḥ
- intent
Meaning
Shumbha, now without horses, bow, or charioteer, grabs a fearsome mace, determined to kill Ambika.