Chapter 6 · Ṣaṣṭho’dhyāyaḥ (Sixth Chapter)
Verse 10–11
देव्युवाच ॥ १० ॥ दैत्येश्वरेण प्रहितो बलवान् बलसंवृतः। बलान्नयसि मामेवं ततः किं ते करोम्यहम् ॥ ११ ॥
dēvyuvāca || 10 || daityēśvarēṇa prahitō balavān balasaṁvṛtaḥ | balānnayasi māmēvaṁ tataḥ kiṁ tē karōmyaham || 11 ||
Translation
The Goddess said: Sent by the lord of demons, powerful and surrounded by an army, you come to me thus by force; what then shall I do to you?
Word by word
- devī
- the Goddess
- uvāca
- said
- daityeśvareṇa
- by the lord of demons
- prahitaḥ
- sent
- balavān
- powerful
- balasaṁvṛtaḥ
- surrounded by an army
- balāt
- by force
- yāsi
- you come
- mām
- me
- evaṁ
- thus
- tataḥ
- then
- kiṁ
- what
- te
- to you
- karomi
- shall I do
- aham
- I
Meaning
Ambika acknowledges Dhūmralochana’s power and army, sent by Shumbha, and rhetorically questions what she should do, hinting at her divine power to counter his aggression.