Chapter 11 · Ekādaśo’dhyāyaḥ (Eleventh Chapter)
Verse 30
एतत्कृतं यत्कदनं त्वयाद्य धर्मद्विषां देवि महासुराणाम्। रूपैरनेकैर्बहुधाऽऽत्ममूर्तिं . कृत्वाम्बिके तत्प्रकरोति कान्या ॥ ३० ॥
ētatkṛtaṁ yatkadanaṁ tvayādya dharmadviṣāṁ dēvi mahāsurāṇām | rūpairanēkairbahudhā’’tmamūrtiṁ . kṛtvāmbikē tatprakarōti kānyā || 30 ||
Translation
This slaughter of the great demons, enemies of dharma, done by you today, O Goddess, having taken many forms in various ways, O Ambikā, who else can accomplish that?
Word by word
- etat
- this
- kṛtaṁ
- done
- yat
- which
- kadanam
- slaughter
- tvayā
- by you
- adya
- today
- dharmadviṣāṁ
- of the enemies of dharma
- devi
- O Goddess
- mahāsurānām
- of great demons
- rūpairanekaiḥ
- with many forms
- bahudhā
- in many ways
- ātmamūrtiṁ
- own form
- kṛtvā
- having taken
- ambike
- O Ambikā
- tat
- that
- prakaroti
- accomplishes
- kā
- who
- anyā
- other
Meaning
The gods marvel at Ambikā’s feat of slaying the great demons, enemies of dharma, through her manifold forms, questioning who else could achieve such a victory.