Chapter 8 · Aṣṭamo’dhyāyaḥ (Eighth Chapter)
Verse 46
पुनश्च वज्रपातेन क्षतमस्य शिरो यदा। ववाह रक्तं पुरुषास्ततो जाताः सहस्रशः ॥ ४६ ॥
punaśca vajrapātēna kṣatamasya śirō yadā | vavāha raktaṁ puruṣāstatō jātāḥ sahasraśaḥ || 46 ||
Translation
And again, when his head was wounded by a thunderbolt strike, blood flowed, and thousands of men were born from it.
Word by word
- punaḥ
- again
- ca
- and
- vajrapātena
- by thunderbolt strike
- kṣatam
- wounded
- asya
- his
- śiraḥ
- head
- yadā
- when
- vavāha
- flowed
- raktaṁ
- blood
- puruṣāḥ
- men
- tataḥ
- then
- jātāḥ
- born
- sahasraśaḥ
- by thousands
Meaning
Another thunderbolt strike to Raktabīja’s head causes more blood to flow, spawning thousands more warriors, escalating the challenge.