Chapter 10 · Daśamo’dhyāyaḥ (Tenth Chapter)
Verse 23
नियुद्धं खे तदा दैत्यश्चण्डिका च परस्परम्। चक्रतुः प्रथमं सिद्धमुनिविस्मयकारकम् ॥ २३ ॥
niyuddhaṁ khē tadā daityaścaṇḍikā ca parasparam | cakratuḥ prathamaṁ siddhamunivismayakārakam || 23 ||
Translation
Then the demon and Caṇḍikā performed hand-to-hand combat in the sky, causing wonder to siddhas and sages.
Word by word
- niyuddhaṁ
- hand-to-hand combat
- khe
- in the sky
- tadā
- then
- daityaḥ
- demon
- caṇḍikā
- Caṇḍikā
- ca
- and
- parasparam
- mutually
- cakratuḥ
- performed
- prathamaṁ
- first
- siddhamuni
- siddhas and sages
- vismayakārakam
- causing wonder
Meaning
Shumbha and Caṇḍikā engage in intense hand-to-hand combat in the sky, astonishing the siddhas and sages with their prowess.