Chapter 7 · Saptamo’dhyāyaḥ (Seventh Chapter)
Verse 22
हतशेषं ततः सैन्यं दृष्ट्वा चण्डं निपातितम्। मुण्डं च सुमहावीर्यं दिशो भेजे भयातुरम् ॥ २२ ॥
hataśēṣaṁ tataḥ sainyaṁ dṛṣṭvā caṇḍaṁ nipātitam | muṇḍaṁ ca sumahāvīryaṁ diśō bhējē bhayāturam || 22 ||
Translation
Then the remaining army, seeing Chanda and the greatly valorous Munda slain, fled in all directions, stricken with fear.
Word by word
- hataśeṣaṁ
- remaining destroyed
- tataḥ
- then
- sainyaṁ
- army
- dṛṣṭvā
- having seen
- caṇḍaṁ
- Chanda
- nipātitam
- slain
- muṇḍaṁ
- Munda
- ca
- and
- sumahāvīryaṁ
- of great valor
- diśaḥ
- directions
- bheje
- fled
- bhayāturam
- stricken with fear
Meaning
The surviving demon army, witnessing the deaths of Chanda and Munda, flees in terror, marking the complete defeat of the forces sent by Shumbha.