Chapter 5 · Pañcamo’dhyāyaḥ (Fifth Chapter)
Verse 117–118
देव्युवाच ॥ ११७ ॥ सत्यमुक्तं त्वया नात्र मिथ्या किञ्चित्त्वयोदितम्। त्रैलोक्याधिपतिः शुम्भो निशुम्भश्चापि तादृशः ॥ ११८ ॥
dēvyuvāca || 117 || satyamuktaṁ tvayā nātra mithyā kiñcittvayōditam | trailōkyādhipatiḥ śumbhō niśumbhaścāpi tādṛśaḥ || 118 ||
Translation
The Goddess said: You have spoken the truth; nothing you have said here is false. Shumbha is the lord of the three worlds, and Nishumbha is also such.
Word by word
- devī
- the Goddess
- uvāca
- said
- satyam
- truth
- uktaṁ
- spoken
- tvayā
- by you
- na
- not
- atra
- here
- mithyā
- false
- kiñcit
- anything
- uditam
- said
- trailokyādhipatiḥ
- lord of the three worlds
- śubhbaḥ
- Shumbha
- niśubhbaḥ
- Nishumbha
- ca
- and
- api
- also
- tādṛśaḥ
- such
Meaning
Ambika acknowledges the truth in Sugriva’s claims about Shumbha’s dominion over the three worlds and Nishumbha’s similar status, setting a diplomatic tone before revealing her conditions.