Chapter 8 · Aṣṭamo’dhyāyaḥ (Eighth Chapter)
Verse 3
ततः कोपपराधीनचेताः शुम्भः प्रतापवान्। उद्योगं सर्वसैन्यानां दैत्यानामादिदेश ह ॥ ३ ॥
tataḥ kōpaparādhīnacētāḥ śumbhaḥ pratāpavān | udyōgaṁ sarvasainyānāṁ daityānāmādidēśa ha || 3 ||
Translation
Then Shumbha, mighty and with his mind overcome with anger, ordered the mobilization of all the demon armies.
Word by word
- tataḥ
- then
- kopaparādhīnacetāḥ
- mind overcome with anger
- śumbhaḥ
- Shumbha
- pratāpavān
- mighty
- udyogaṁ
- mobilization
- sarvasainyānāṁ
- of all armies
- daityānām
- of demons
- ādideśa
- ordered
- ha
- indeed
Meaning
Enraged by the defeat of Chanda and Munda, Shumbha, the powerful demon king, commands the full mobilization of his demon armies to confront the Goddess.