Chapter 6 · Ṣaṣṭho’dhyāyaḥ (Sixth Chapter)
Verse 16
कांश्चित् करप्रहारेण दैत्यानास्येन चापरान्। आक्रम्य चाधरेणान्यान् स जघान महासुरान् ॥ १६ ॥
kāṁścit karaprahārēṇa daityānāsyēna cāparān | ākramya cādharēṇānyān sa jaghāna mahāsurān || 16 ||
Translation
Some demons he killed with paw strikes, others with his mouth, and attacking others with his jaws, he slew the great demons.
Word by word
- kāśicat
- some
- karaprahareṇa
- with paw strikes
- daityān
- demons
- āsyena
- with mouth
- ca
- and
- aparān
- others
- ākramya
- attacking
- adhareṇa
- with jaws
- anyān
- others
- sa
- he
- jaghāna
- killed
- mahāsurān
- great demons
Meaning
The Goddess’s lion ferociously attacks the demon army, killing some with powerful paw strikes, others by biting with his mouth, and more with his jaws, decimating the great demons with relentless ferocity.