Chapter 2 · Dvitīyo’dhyāyaḥ (Second Chapter)
Verse 54
नाशयन्तोऽसुरगणान् देवीशक्त्युपबृंहिताः। अवादयन्त पटहान् गणाः शङ्खांस्तथापरे ॥ ५४ ॥
nāśayantō’suragaṇān dēvīśaktyupabṛṁhitāḥ | avādayanta paṭahān gaṇāḥ śaṅkhāṁstathāparē || 54 ||
Translation
'Strengthened by the Goddess's power, they fought, destroying the troops of demons. Some troops sounded war drums, and others blew conches.'
Word by word
- yuyudhuḥ
- they fought
- te
- they
- nāśayantaḥ
- destroying
- asuragaṇān
- the troops of demons
- devīśakti
- by the Goddess's power
- upabṛṁhitāḥ
- strengthened, empowered
- avādayanta
- sounded, played
- paṭahān
- war drums
- gaṇāḥ
- the troops
- śaṅkhān
- conches
- tathā
- and
- apare
- others
Meaning
The army born from the Goddess's breath is infused with her power (devīśaktyupabṛṁhitāḥ), making them unstoppable. They swiftly begin annihilating the demon forces. The scene becomes a full-spectrum battle, with some of her troops creating a cacophony of war drums (paṭahān) and conch shells (śaṅkhān), symbols of victory and divine sound that terrify the enemy and rally her own forces.