Chapter 8 · Aṣṭamo’dhyāyaḥ (Eighth Chapter)
Verse 32
तस्याग्रतस्तथा काली शूलपातविदारितान्। खट्वाङ्गपोथितांश्चारीन् कुर्वती व्यचरत्तदा ॥ ३२ ॥
tasyāgratastathā kālī śūlapātavidāritān | khaṭvāṅgapōthitāṁścārīn kurvatī vyacarattadā || 32 ||
Translation
Then Kālī, in front of her, moved, tearing apart enemies with spear strikes and smashing them with her skull-topped club.
Word by word
- tasyāḥ
- her
- agrataḥ
- in front
- tathā
- thus
- kālī
- Kālī
- śūlapāta
- by spear strikes
- vidāritān
- torn apart
- khaṭvāṅga
- skull-topped club
- pothitān
- smashed
- cārīn
- enemies
- kurvatī
- making
- vyacarat
- moved
- tadā
- then
Meaning
Kālī fights at the forefront, tearing demons apart with her spear and smashing them with her club, wreaking havoc among the enemies.