Chapter 7 · Saptamo’dhyāyaḥ (Seventh Chapter)
Verse 11
तथैव योधं तुरगै रथं सारथिना सह। निक्षिप्य वक्त्रे दशनैश्चर्वयन्त्यतिभैरवम् ॥ ११ ॥
tathaiva yōdhaṁ turagai rathaṁ sārathinā saha | nikṣipya vaktrē daśanaiścarvayantyatibhairavam || 11 ||
Translation
Likewise, throwing warriors with horses and chariots along with their charioteers into her mouth, she chewed them with her teeth, extremely terrifying.
Word by word
- tathaiva
- likewise
- yodhaṁ
- warrior
- turagai
- with horses
- rathaṁ
- chariot
- sārathinā
- with charioteer
- saha
- together
- nikṣipya
- having thrown
- vaktre
- in the mouth
- daśanaiḥ
- with teeth
- carvayanti
- chewing
- atibhairavam
- extremely terrifying
Meaning
Kālī continues her rampage, seizing warriors on horseback and chariots with their charioteers, casting them into her mouth and chewing them with her teeth, amplifying her terrifying presence. The variation ‘turagai’ (with horses) aligns with the previous text.