Chapter 7 · Saptamo’dhyāyaḥ (Seventh Chapter)
Verse 23
शिरश्चण्डस्य काली च गृहीत्वा मुण्डमेव च। प्राह प्रचण्डाट्टहासमिश्रमभ्येत्य चण्डिकाम् ॥ २३ ॥
śiraścaṇḍasya kālī ca gṛhītvā muṇḍamēva ca | prāha pracaṇḍāṭṭahāsamiśramabhyētya caṇḍikām || 23 ||
Translation
Kālī, having taken the head of Chanda and also of Munda, approached Caṇḍikā and spoke with a fierce loud laugh.
Word by word
- śiraḥ
- head
- caṇḍasya
- of Chanda
- kālī
- Kālī
- ca
- and
- gṛhītvā
- having taken
- muṇḍam
- Munda
- eva
- indeed
- prāha
- spoke
- pracaṇḍāṭṭahāsa
- with a fierce loud laugh
- miśram
- mixed
- abhyetya
- approaching
- caṇḍikām
- Caṇḍikā (Ambika)
Meaning
Kālī, holding the severed heads of Chanda and Munda, approaches Ambika (Caṇḍikā) with a fierce laugh, presenting her trophies of victory and signaling the completion of her task.