Chapter 8 · Aṣṭamo’dhyāyaḥ (Eighth Chapter)
Verse 49
शक्त्या जघान कौमारी वाराही च तथासिना। माहेश्वरी त्रिशूलेन रक्तबीजं महासुरम् ॥ ४९ ॥
śaktyā jaghāna kaumārī vārāhī ca tathāsinā | māhēśvarī triśūlēna raktabījaṁ mahāsuram || 49 ||
Translation
Kaumārī struck the great demon Raktabīja with her spear, Vārāhī with her sword, and Māheśvarī with her trident.
Word by word
- śaktyā
- with spear
- jaghāna
- struck
- kaumārī
- Kaumārī
- vārāhī
- Vārāhī
- ca
- and
- tathā
- likewise
- asinā
- with sword
- māheśvarī
- Māheśvarī
- triśūlena
- with trident
- raktabījaṁ
- Raktabīja
- mahāsuram
- great demon
Meaning
The Matrikas—Kaumārī, Vārāhī, and Māheśvarī—attack Raktabīja with their respective weapons, but each strike causes more blood to spill, worsening the situation by spawning more demons.