Chapter 10 · Daśamo’dhyāyaḥ (Tenth Chapter)
Verse 21
तलप्रहाराभिहतो निपपात महीतले। स दैत्यराजः सहसा पुनरेव तथोत्थितः ॥ २१ ॥
talaprahārābhihatō nipapāta mahītalē | sa daityarājaḥ sahasā punarēva tathōtthitaḥ || 21 ||
Translation
Struck by the palm strike, the king of demons fell to the ground; he suddenly rose again.
Word by word
- talaprahāra
- palm strike
- abhihataḥ
- struck
- nipapāta
- fell
- mahītale
- on the ground
- sa
- he
- daityarājaḥ
- king of demons
- sahasā
- suddenly
- punareva
- again indeed
- tathā
- thus
- utthitaḥ
- rose
Meaning
Shumbha collapses from the Goddess’s palm strike but quickly rises, determined to continue the fight.