Chapter 8 · Aṣṭamo’dhyāyaḥ (Eighth Chapter)
Verse 30
ततः प्रथममेवाग्रे शरशक्त्यृष्टिवृष्टिभिः। ववर्षुरुद्धतामर्षास्तां देवीममरारयः ॥ ३० ॥
tataḥ prathamamēvāgrē śaraśaktyṛṣṭivṛṣṭibhiḥ | vavarṣuruddhatāmarṣāstāṁ dēvīmamarārayaḥ || 30 ||
Translation
Then, first in front, the enemies of the gods, with fierce anger, rained showers of arrows, spears, and javelins on the Goddess.
Word by word
- tataḥ
- then
- prathamam
- first
- eva
- indeed
- agre
- in front
- śara
- arrows
- śakti
- spears
- ṛṣṭi
- javelins
- vṛṣṭibhiḥ
- with showers
- vavarṣuḥ
- rained
- uddhatāmarṣāḥ
- with fierce anger
- tāṁ
- her
- devīm
- Goddess
- amrarāyaḥ
- enemies of the gods
Meaning
The demons, in a rage, launch an initial assault on Ambika with a barrage of arrows, spears, and javelins.