Chapter 8 · Aṣṭamo’dhyāyaḥ (Eighth Chapter)
Verse 45
ते चापि युयुधुस्तत्र पुरुषा रक्तसम्भवाः। समं मातृभिरत्युग्रशस्त्रपातातिभीषणम् ॥ ४५ ॥
tē cāpi yuyudhustatra puruṣā raktasambhavāḥ | samaṁ mātṛbhiratyugraśastrapātātibhīṣaṇam || 45 ||
Translation
And those men born of blood fought there equally with the Matrikas, with very fierce and extremely terrifying weapon strikes.
Word by word
- te
- they
- ca
- and
- api
- also
- yuyudhuḥ
- fought
- tatra
- there
- puruṣāḥ
- men
- raktasambhavāḥ
- born of blood
- samaṁ
- equally
- mātṛbhiḥ
- with the Matrikas
- atyugra
- very fierce
- śastrapāta
- weapon strikes
- atibhīṣaṇam
- extremely terrifying
Meaning
The blood-spawned warriors engage the Matrikas in fierce combat, their weapon strikes creating a terrifying battle scene.