Chapter 3 · Tṛtīyo’dhyāyaḥ (Third Chapter)
Verse 8
तस्याः खड्गो भुजं प्राप्य पफाल नृपनन्दन। ततो जग्राह शूलं स कोपादरुणलोचनः ॥ ८ ॥
tasyāḥ khaḍgō bhujaṁ prāpya paphāla nṛpanandana | tatō jagrāha śūlaṁ sa kōpādaruṇalōcanaḥ || 8 ||
Translation
'O son of a king, upon reaching her arm, his sword shattered. Then, red-eyed with anger, he took up a trident.'
Word by word
- tasyāḥ
- her
- khaḍgaḥ
- sword
- bhujaṁ
- the arm
- prāpya
- upon reaching
- paphāla
- broke, shattered
- nṛpanandana
- O son of a king (addressing the listener)
- tataḥ
- then
- jagrāha
- took up
- śūlam
- a trident
- saḥ
- he
- kopāt
- out of anger
- aruṇalocanaḥ
- red-eyed
Meaning
This verse reveals the Goddess's divine invincibility. The demon's sword, upon touching her arm, shatters into pieces as if striking an indestructible diamond. This breaks his last weapon and his morale. Enraged and desperate (red-eyed), he grabs another weapon, a trident, for a final attempt.