Chapter 5 · Pañcamo’dhyāyaḥ (Fifth Chapter)
Verse 90
ताभ्यां शुम्भाय चाख्याता अतीव सुमनोहरा। काप्यास्ते स्त्री महाराज भासयन्ती हिमाचलम् ॥ ९० ॥
tābhyāṁ śumbhāya cākhyātā atīva sumanōharā | kāpyāstē strī mahārāja bhāsayantī himācalam || 90 ||
Translation
And by them (Chanda and Munda), she was described to Shumbha as an extremely captivating woman: ‘Some woman, O great king, is shining in the Himalayas.’
Word by word
- tābhyāṁ
- by them
- śubhmāya
- to Shumbha
- ca
- and
- ākhyātā
- was described
- atīva
- extremely
- sumanoharā
- captivating
- kāvyāste
- some woman
- strī
- woman
- mahārāja
- O great king
- bhāsyatī
- is shining
- himācalam
- in the Himalayas
Meaning
Chanda and Munda report Ambika’s radiant and captivating presence in the Himalayas to their master, Shumbha, addressing him as a great king. This description sparks Shumbha’s interest, leading to the next phase of the narrative where he sends a messenger to approach her.