Chapter 7 · Saptamo’dhyāyaḥ (Seventh Chapter)
Verse 15
असिना निहताः केचित्केचित्खट्वाङ्गताडिताः। जग्मुर्विनाशमसुरा दन्ताग्राभिहतास्तथा ॥ १५ ॥
asinā nihatāḥ kēcitkēcitkhaṭvāṅgatāḍitāḥ | jagmurvināśamasurā dantāgrābhihatāstathā || 15 ||
Translation
Some demons were slain with her sword, others struck with her skull-topped club, and thus the demons went to destruction, struck by the tips of her teeth.
Word by word
- asinā
- with a sword
- nihatāḥ
- slain
- kecit
- others
- khaṭvāṅga
- skull-topped club
- tāḍitāḥ
- struck
- jagmuḥ
- went
- vināśam
- to destruction
- asurā
- demons
- dantāgra
- tips of teeth
- abhihatāḥ
- struck
- tathā
- thus
Meaning
Kālī uses her sword and skull-topped club to slay demons, while others are destroyed by her teeth, leading to the complete annihilation of the demon army. The variation ‘khaṭvāṅgatāḍitāḥ’ is consistent with the previous submission.