Chapter 5 · Pañcamo’dhyāyaḥ (Fifth Chapter)
Verse 125
इन्द्राद्याः सकला देवास्तस्थुर्येषां न संयुगे। शुम्भादीनां कथं तेषां स्त्री प्रयास्यसि सम्मुखम् ॥ १२५ ॥
indrādyāḥ sakalā dēvāstasthuryēṣāṁ na saṁyugē | śumbhādīnāṁ kathaṁ tēṣāṁ strī prayāsyasi sammukham || 125 ||
Translation
All the gods of Indra, whose might could not stand in battle, how will you, a woman, go face to face with Shumbha and others?
Word by word
- indrāyāḥ
- of Indra
- sakalāḥ
- all
- devāḥ
- gods
- tasthuḥ
- stood
- yeṣāṁ
- whose
- na
- not
- saṁyuge
- in battle
- śubhbhādīnāṁ
- of Shumbha and others
- kathaṁ
- how
- teṣāṁ
- of them
- strī
- woman
- prayāsyasi
- you will go
- sammukham
- face to face
Meaning
Sugriva continues his mocking response, noting that even Indra’s gods could not withstand Shumbha and his forces in battle, questioning how a woman like Ambika could dare to face them, further underestimating her divine power.