Chapter 6 · Ṣaṣṭho’dhyāyaḥ (Sixth Chapter)
Verse 6–7
ऋषिरुवाच ॥ ६ ॥ तेनाज्ञप्तस्ततः शीघ्रं स दैत्यो धूम्रलोचनः। वृतः षष्ट्या सहस्राणामसुराणां द्रुतं ययौ ॥ ७ ॥
ṛṣiruvāca || 6 || tēnājñaptastataḥ śīghraṁ sa daityō dhūmralōcanaḥ | vṛtaḥ ṣaṣṭyā sahasrāṇāmasurāṇāṁ drutaṁ yayau || 7 ||
Translation
The sage said: Commanded by him, that demon Dhūmralochana, quickly surrounded by thousands of demons, went as the messenger.
Word by word
- ṛṣiḥ
- the sage
- uvāca
- said
- tena
- by him
- ājñāptaḥ
- commanded
- tataḥ
- then
- śīghraṁ
- quickly
- sa
- that
- daityaḥ
- demon
- dhūmralocanaḥ
- Dhūmralochana
- vṛtaḥ
- surrounded
- pacchyā
- with
- sahasrāṇām
- thousands
- asurāṇām
- of demons
- dūtaṁ
- messenger
- yatho
- as
Meaning
Dhūmralochana, with a vast army, sets out to confront Ambika, acting as Shumbha’s envoy.