Chapter 2 · Dvitīyo’dhyāyaḥ (Second Chapter)
Verse 36
सन्नद्धाखिलसैन्यास्ते समुत्तस्थुरुदायुधाः। आः किमेतदिति क्रोधादाभाष्य महिषासुरः ॥ ३६ ॥
sannaddhākhilasainyāstē samuttasthurudāyudhāḥ | āḥ kimētaditi krōdhādābhāṣya mahiṣāsuraḥ || 36 ||
Translation
'...they, with their entire armies armed and with raised weapons, rose up. And Mahishasura, exclaiming in anger, "Ah! What is this?", ...'
Word by word
- sannaddha
- armed, ready
- akhila
- entire
- sainyāḥ
- armies
- te
- they
- samuttasthuḥ
- rose up
- udāyudhāḥ
- with raised weapons
- āḥ
- ah! (exclamation of anger/surprise)
- kim
- what
- etat
- is this
- iti
- thus
- krodhāt
- out of anger
- ābhāṣya
- exclaimed, addressed
- mahiṣāsuraḥ
- Mahishasura
Meaning
The demonic forces, led by Mahishasura, mobilize for war. Their reaction is one of arrogant anger and confusion ("What is this?") rather than fear. Mahishasura's exclamation reveals his inflated ego; he cannot yet comprehend that a power greater than his own has arrived to challenge him.