Chapter 3 · Tṛtīyo’dhyāyaḥ (Third Chapter)
Verse 13
भग्नां शक्तिं निपतितां दृष्ट्वा क्रोधसमन्वितः। चिक्षेप चामरः शूलं बाणैस्तदपि साच्छिनत् ॥ १३ ॥
bhagnāṁ śaktiṁ nipatitāṁ dṛṣṭvā krōdhasamanvitaḥ | cikṣēpa cāmaraḥ śūlaṁ bāṇaistadapi sācchinat || 13 ||
Translation
'Having seen his spear broken and fallen, Chamara, filled with anger, hurled a trident. She cut that too into pieces with her arrows.'
Word by word
- bhagnām
- broken, shattered
- śaktim
- the spear
- nipatitām
- fallen down
- dṛṣṭvā
- having seen
- krodhasamanvitaḥ
- filled with anger
- cikṣepa
- hurled
- cāmaraḥ
- Chamara
- śūlam
- a trident
- bāṇaiḥ
- with arrows
- tat
- that
- api
- also
- sā
- she
- acchinat
- cut, split
Meaning
Enraged that his powerful weapon was neutralized by a mere sound, Chamara escalates his attack by hurling a trident. The Goddess responds with impeccable precision, shooting arrows that shatter the trident in mid-air before it can reach her. This highlights her unparalleled skill in archery and her ability to effortlessly counter every attack.