Sacred Texts

Śrī Durgā Saptaśatī

Ṛṣi Mārkaṇḍēya

Chapter 6 · Verse 21

Chapter 6 · Ṣaṣṭho’dhyāyaḥ (Sixth Chapter)

Verse 21

चुकोप दैत्याधिपतिः शुम्भः प्रस्फुरिताधरः। आज्ञापयामास च तौ चण्डमुण्डौ महासुरौ ॥ २१ ॥

cukōpa daityādhipatiḥ śumbhaḥ prasphuritādharaḥ | ājñāpayāmāsa ca tau caṇḍamuṇḍau mahāsurau || 21 ||

Translation

Shumbha, lord of the daityas, was enraged, his lip quivering, and he commanded the two great asuras Chanda and Munda:

Word by word

cukōpa
was enraged
daityādhipatiḥ
the lord of the daityas
śumbhaḥ
Shumbha
prasphuritādharaḥ
with quivering lip
ājñāpayāmāsa
commanded
ca
and
tau
those two
caṇḍamuṇḍau
Chanda and Munda
mahāsurau
the two great asuras