Chapter 7 · Saptamo’dhyāyaḥ (Seventh Chapter)
Verse 12
एकं जग्राह केशेषु ग्रीवायामथ चापरम्। पादेनाक्रम्य चैवान्यमुरसान्यमपोथयत् ॥ १२ ॥
ēkaṁ jagrāha kēśēṣu grīvāyāmatha cāparam | pādēnākramya caivānyamurasānyamapōthayat || 12 ||
Translation
She seized one by the hair, then another by the neck, and trampling another with her foot, she crushed another with her chest.
Word by word
- ekaṁ
- one
- jagrāha
- seized
- keśeṣu
- by the hair
- grīvāyām
- by the neck
- atha
- then
- cāparam
- and another
- pādena
- with foot
- ākramya
- trampling
- caiva
- and also
- anyam
- another
- urasā
- with chest
- apothayat
- crushed
Meaning
Kālī relentlessly attacks, grabbing one demon by the hair, another by the neck, trampling a third with her foot, and crushing a fourth with her chest, demonstrating her multifaceted and brutal assault. The text is consistent with the previous submission.