Chapter 8 · Aṣṭamo’dhyāyaḥ (Eighth Chapter)
Verse 47
वैष्णवी समरे चैनं चक्रेणाभिजघान ह। गदया ताडयामास ऐन्द्री तमसुरेश्वरम् ॥ ४७ ॥
vaiṣṇavī samarē cainaṁ cakrēṇābhijaghāna ha | gadayā tāḍayāmāsa aindrī tamasurēśvaram || 47 ||
Translation
Vaiṣṇavī struck him in battle with her discus, and Aindrī struck that lord of demons with her mace.
Word by word
- vaiṣṇavī
- Vaiṣṇavī
- samare
- in battle
- ca
- and
- enam
- him
- cakreṇa
- with discus
- abhijaghāna
- struck
- ha
- indeed
- gadayā
- with mace
- tāḍayāmāsa
- struck
- aindrī
- Aindrī
- tam
- him
- asureśvaram
- lord of demons
Meaning
Vaiṣṇavī and Aindrī intensify the attack, striking Raktabīja with discus and mace, but his blood continues to spawn new warriors.