Chapter 6 · Ṣaṣṭho’dhyāyaḥ (Sixth Chapter)
Verse 15
ततो धुतसटः कोपात्कृत्वा नादं सुभैरवम्। पपातासुरसेनायां सिंहो देव्याः स्ववाहनः ॥ १५ ॥
tatō dhutasaṭaḥ kōpātkṛtvā nādaṁ subhairavam | papātāsurasēnāyāṁ siṁhō dēvyāḥ svavāhanaḥ || 15 ||
Translation
Then the lion, the Goddess’s own vehicle, with mane shaken in anger, making an extremely terrifying roar, fell upon the demon army.
Word by word
- tataḥ
- then
- dhūtasadaḥ
- with mane shaken
- kopāt
- from anger
- kṛtvā
- having made
- nādaṁ
- roar
- subheravam
- extremely terrifying
- papāta
- fell upon
- asurasenāyāṁ
- in the demon army
- siṁhaḥ
- lion
- devyaḥ
- of the Goddess
- svavāhanaḥ
- own vehicle
Meaning
Ambika’s lion, her divine vehicle, enraged and shaking its mane, lets out a fearsome roar and attacks the demon army, amplifying the destruction and embodying the Goddess’s fierce energy.