Chapter 7 · Saptamo’dhyāyaḥ (Seventh Chapter)
Verse 14
बलिनां तद् बलं सर्वमसुराणां दुरात्मनाम्। ममर्दाभक्षयच्चान्यानन्यांश्चाताडयत्तथा ॥ १४ ॥
balināṁ tad balaṁ sarvamasurāṇāṁ durātmanām | mamardābhakṣayaccānyānanyāṁścātāḍayattathā || 14 ||
Translation
All the army of the strong, evil-minded demons she crushed, devoured others, and struck others thus.
Word by word
- balināṁ
- of the strong
- tad
- that
- balaṁ
- army
- sarvam
- all
- asurāṇāṁ
- of the demons
- durātmanām
- evil-minded
- mamarda
- crushed
- abhakṣayat
- devoured
- ca
- and
- anyān
- others
- anyāṁśca
- and others
- ātāḍayat
- struck
- tathā
- thus
Meaning
Kālī annihilates the entire army of powerful, evil demons, crushing some, devouring others, and striking more, showcasing her dominance. The variation ‘mamardābhakṣayat’ clarifies her actions of crushing and devouring, compared to ‘mamad bhiṣṭayaccha’ in the previous submission.