Chapter 8 · Aṣṭamo’dhyāyaḥ (Eighth Chapter)
Verse 16
माहेश्वरी वृषारूढा त्रिशूलवरधारिणी। महाहिवलया प्राप्ता चन्द्ररेखाविभूषणा ॥ १६ ॥
māhēśvarī vṛṣārūḍhā triśūlavaradhāriṇī | mahāhivalayā prāptā candrarēkhāvibhūṣaṇā || 16 ||
Translation
Māheśvarī, mounted on a bull, holding the best trident, adorned with great serpent bracelets and a crescent moon, arrived.
Word by word
- māheśvarī
- Māheśvarī
- vṛṣārūḍhā
- mounted on a bull
- triśūla
- trident
- varadhāriṇī
- holding the best
- mahāhivalayā
- with great serpent bracelets
- prāptā
- arrived
- candrarekhā
- crescent moon
- vibhūṣaṇā
- adorned
Meaning
Māheśvarī, Shiva’s Shakti, arrives on a bull, wielding a trident and adorned with serpent bracelets and a crescent moon, reflecting Shiva’s attributes.