Chapter 5 · Pañcamo’dhyāyaḥ (Fifth Chapter)
Verse 112
स्त्रीरत्नभूतां त्वां देवि लोके मन्यामहे वयम्। सा त्वमस्मानुपागच्छ यतो रत्नभुजो वयम् ॥ ११२ ॥
strīratnabhūtāṁ tvāṁ dēvi lōkē manyāmahē vayam | sā tvamasmānupāgaccha yatō ratnabhujō vayam || 112 ||
Translation
We consider you, O Goddess, a jewel among women in the world. Come to us, for we are the enjoyers of jewels.
Word by word
- strīratnabhūtāṁ
- jewel among women
- tvāṁ
- you
- devi
- O Goddess
- loke
- in the world
- manyāmahe
- we consider
- vayam
- we
- sā
- that
- tvam
- you
- asmān
- us
- upāgaccha
- come to
- yataḥ
- because
- ratnabhujaḥ
- enjoyers of jewels
Meaning
Sugriva praises Ambika as a supreme jewel among women and invites her to join Shumbha, asserting that they (Shumbha and his court) are the rightful possessors of all treasures, including her, revealing his materialistic intent.