Chapter 6 · Ṣaṣṭho’dhyāyaḥ (Sixth Chapter)
Verse 23
केशेष्वाकृष्य बद्ध्वा वा यदि वः संशयो युधि। तदाशेषायुधैः सर्वैरसुरैर्विनिहन्यताम् ॥ २३ ॥
kēśēṣvākṛṣya baddhvā vā yadi vaḥ saṁśayō yudhi | tadāśēṣāyudhaiḥ sarvairasurairvinihanyatām || 23 ||
Translation
dragging her by the hair or binding her. And if you have any doubt about the battle, then let all the asuras strike her down with every weapon."
Word by word
- kēśēṣu
- by the hair
- ākṛṣya
- dragging
- baddhvā
- binding
- vā
- or
- yadi
- if
- vaḥ
- you have
- saṁśayaḥ
- doubt
- yudhi
- in battle
- tadā
- then
- aśēṣāyudhaiḥ
- with all weapons
- sarvaiḥ
- by all
- asuraiḥ
- the asuras
- vinihanyatām
- let her be struck down