Chapter 3 · Tṛtīyo’dhyāyaḥ (Third Chapter)
Verse 22
कांश्चित्तुण्डप्रहारेण खुरक्षेपैस्तथापरान्। लाङ्गूलताडितांश्चान्याञ्छृङ्गाभ्यां च विदारितान् ॥ २२ ॥
kāṁścittuṇḍaprahārēṇa khurakṣēpaistathāparān | lāṅgūlatāḍitāṁścānyāñchṛṅgābhyāṁ ca vidāritān || 22 ||
Translation
'Some he (attacked) with blows from his snout, others with kicks from his hooves. Some were struck by his tail, and others were gored by his horns.'
Word by word
- kāṁścit
- some
- tuṇḍaprahāreṇa
- with blows from his snout
- khurakṣepaiḥ
- with kicks from his hooves
- tathā
- and
- aparān
- others
- lāṅgūlatāḍitān
- struck by his tail
- ca
- and
- anyān
- others
- śṛṅgābhyām
- with his horns
- vidāritān
- torn, gored
Meaning
Mahishasura unleashes the full physical power of his buffalo form. He uses every part of his body as a weapon: his snout to batter, his hooves to kick and trample, his tail to whip, and his sharp horns to gore and tear apart the divine soldiers. This verse vividly depicts the brutal, animalistic fury of his assault.