Chapter 2 · Dvitīyo’dhyāyaḥ (Second Chapter)
Verse 61
शिरांसि पेतुरन्येषामन्ये मध्ये विदारिताः। विच्छिन्नजङ्घास्त्वपरे पेतुरुर्व्यां महासुराः ॥ ६१ ॥
śirāṁsi pēturanyēṣāmanyē madhyē vidāritāḥ | vicchinnajaṅghāstvaparē pētururvyāṁ mahāsurāḥ || 61 ||
Translation
'The heads of some fell, others were torn apart in the middle. Others, great demons with severed legs, fell on the earth.'
Word by word
- śirāṁsi
- heads
- petuḥ
- fell
- anyeṣām
- of others
- anye
- others
- madhye
- in the middle (torso)
- vidāritāḥ
- torn apart
- vicchinnajaṅghāḥ
- with severed legs
- tu
- and
- apare
- others
- urvyāṁ
- on the earth
- mahāsurāḥ
- great demons
Meaning
The carnage continues as the Goddess decapitates some demons, splits others through their torsos, and severs the legs of others, causing them to collapse. The vivid imagery of dismembered bodies underscores the overwhelming and systematic destruction of Mahishasura’s army by her divine power.