Chapter 8 · Aṣṭamo’dhyāyaḥ (Eighth Chapter)
Verse 37
नखैर्विदारितांश्चान्यान् भक्षयन्ती महासुरान्। नारसिं ही चचाराजौ नादापूर्णदिगम्बरा ॥ ३७ ॥
nakhairvidāritāṁścānyān bhakṣayantī mahāsurān | nārasiṁ hī cacārājau nādāpūrṇadigambarā || 37 ||
Translation
Tearing apart others with her claws and devouring great demons, Nārasiṁhī moved in battle, filling the directions with her roars.
Word by word
- nakhaiḥ
- with claws
- vidāritān
- torn apart
- ca
- and
- anyān
- others
- bhakṣayantī
- devouring
- mahāsurān
- great demons
- nārasiṁhī
- Nārasiṁhī
- cacāra
- moved
- ājau
- in battle
- nādāpūrṇa
- filled with roars
- digambarā
- clothed in directions (naked)
Meaning
Nārasiṁhī roams the battlefield, tearing demons apart with her claws, devouring them, and filling the directions with her roars, embodying fierce destruction.