Chapter 8 · Aṣṭamo’dhyāyaḥ (Eighth Chapter)
Verse 33
कमण्डलुजलाक्षेपहतवीर्यान् हतौजसः। ब्रह्माणी चाकरोच्छत्रून् येन येन स्म धावति ॥ ३३ ॥
kamaṇḍalujalākṣēpahatavīryān hataujasaḥ | brahmāṇī cākarōcchatrūn yēna yēna sma dhāvati || 33 ||
Translation
Brahmāṇī made the enemies, deprived of strength and valor by the sprinkling of water from her water pot, wherever she rushed.
Word by word
- kamaṇḍalu
- water pot
- jalākṣepa
- by sprinkling water
- hatavīryān
- deprived of strength
- hataujasaḥ
- deprived of valor
- brahmāṇī
- Brahmāṇī
- ca
- and
- akarot
- made
- śatrūn
- enemies
- yena yena
- wherever
- sma
- indeed
- dhāvati
- she rushed
Meaning
Brahmāṇī weakens the demons by sprinkling water from her kamandalu, sapping their strength and valor as she moves through the battlefield.