Chapter 4 · Caturtho’dhyāyaḥ (Fourth Chapter)
Verse 35
यदयं निहतः शत्रुरस्माकं महिषासुरः। यदि चापि वरो देयस्त्वयास्माकं महेश्वरि ॥ ३५ ॥
yadayaṁ nihataḥ śatrurasmākaṁ mahiṣāsuraḥ | yadi cāpi varō dēyastvayāsmākaṁ mahēśvari || 35 ||
Translation
'Since this enemy of ours, Mahishasura, has been slain, and if a boon is indeed to be given to us by you, O Great Goddess...'
Word by word
- yat
- since
- ayam
- this
- nihataḥ
- has been slain
- śatruḥ
- enemy
- asmākam
- to us
- mahiṣāsuraḥ
- Mahishasura
- yadi
- if
- ca
- and
- api
- even
- varaḥ
- boon
- deyaḥ
- is to be given
- tvayā
- by you
- maheśvari
- O Great Goddess
Meaning
The gods acknowledge the fulfillment of their primary wish. As a preamble to their specific request, they state that if she still wishes to grant them a boon, they have one more prayer.