Chapter 5 · Pañcamo’dhyāyaḥ (Fifth Chapter)
Verse 111
यानि चान्यानि देवेषु गन्धर्वेषूरगेषु च। रत्नभूतानि भूतानि तानि मय्येव शोभने ॥ १११ ॥
yāni cānyāni dēvēṣu gandharvēṣūragēṣu ca | ratnabhūtāni bhūtāni tāni mayyēva śōbhanē || 111 ||
Translation
Whatever other jewel-like beings or things exist among gods, gandharvas, and serpents, they are indeed in my possession, O beautiful one.
Word by word
- yāni
- whatever
- ca
- and
- anyāni
- other
- deveṣu
- among gods
- gandharveṣu
- among gandharvas
- ūrageṣu
- among serpents
- ratnabhūtāni
- jewel-like
- bhūtāni
- beings/things
- tāni
- those
- mayi
- in me
- eva
- indeed
- śobhane
- O beautiful one
Meaning
Sugriva, speaking for Shumbha, boasts that all precious beings and treasures among gods, gandharvas, and serpents belong to him, addressing Ambika as ‘beautiful one’ to emphasize Shumbha’s vast dominion and to position her as another treasure to be acquired.