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Śrī Durgā Saptaśatī

Ṛṣi Mārkaṇḍēya

Chapter 12 · Verse 28

Chapter 12 · Dvādaśo’dhyāyaḥ (Twelfth Chapter)

Verse 28

पतत्सु चापि शस्त्रेषु संग्रामे भृशदारुणे। सर्वाबाधासु घोरासु वेदनाभ्यर्दितोऽपि वा ॥ २८ ॥

patatsu cāpi śastrēṣu saṁgrāmē bhṛśadāruṇē | sarvābādhāsu ghōrāsu vēdanābhyarditō’pi vā || 28 ||

Translation

And also when weapons fall in extremely fierce battle, in all terrible afflictions, or tormented by pain,

Word by word

patatsu
falling
cāpi
and also
śastreṣu
weapons
saṅgrāme
in battle
bhṛśadāruṇe
extremely fierce
sarvābādhāsu
in all afflictions
ghorāsu
terrible
vedanābhyarditaḥ
tormented by pain
api
also
vā
or

Meaning

The Goddess includes dangers like being in a fierce battle with falling weapons, facing terrible afflictions, or suffering intense pain, where her māhātmya provides relief.