Chapter 5 · Pañcamo’dhyāyaḥ (Fifth Chapter)
Verse 124
अन्येषामपि दैत्यानां सर्वे देवा न वै युधि। तिष्ठन्ति सम्मुखे देवि किं पुनः स्त्री त्वमेकिका ॥ १२४ ॥
anyēṣāmapi daityānāṁ sarvē dēvā na vai yudhi | tiṣṭhanti sammukhē dēvi kiṁ punaḥ strī tvamēkikā || 124 ||
Translation
Even all the other demons’ gods cannot stand face to face in battle, O Goddess; what then of you, a lone woman?
Word by word
- anyeṣām
- of others
- api
- even
- daityānāṁ
- of demons
- sarvaṁ
- all
- devā
- gods
- na
- not
- vai
- indeed
- yudhi
- in battle
- tiṣṭhanti
- stand
- sammukhe
- face to face
- devi
- O Goddess
- kiṁ
- what
- punaḥ
- then
- strī
- woman
- tvaṁ
- you
- ekikā
- alone
Meaning
Sugriva mocks Ambika’s challenge, asserting that even the gods cannot face other demons in battle, let alone Shumbha and Nishumbha. He belittles her as a lone woman, underestimating her divine power and reinforcing the demons’ hubris.