Chapter 6 · Ṣaṣṭho’dhyāyaḥ (Sixth Chapter)
Verse 5
तत्परित्राणदः कश्चिद्यदि वोत्तिष्ठतेऽपरः। स हन्तव्योऽमरो वापि यक्षो गन्धर्व एव वा ॥ ५ ॥
tatparitrāṇadaḥ kaścidyadi vōttiṣṭhatē’paraḥ | sa hantavyō’marō vāpi yakṣō gandharva ēva vā || 5 ||
Translation
If another, be it a god, yaksha, or gandharva, desires to protect her, he must be slain.
Word by word
- tat
- that
- paritrāṇadaḥ
- protector
- kariṣyati
- will do
- chadi
- if
- vaḥ
- your
- utichate
- desires
- aparaḥ
- another
- sa
- he
- hatavyaḥ
- must be slain
- amaraḥ
- god
- vāpi
- or even
- yakṣaḥ
- yaksha
- gandharva
- gandharva
- eva
- indeed
- vā
- or
Meaning
Shumbha instructs Dhūmralochana to kill any potential protector of Ambika, emphasizing his determination to subdue her by force.