Chapter 8 · Aṣṭamo’dhyāyaḥ (Eighth Chapter)
Verse 50
स चापि गदया दैत्यः सर्वा एवाहनत् पृथक्। मातॄः कोपसमाविष्टो रक्तबीजो महासुरः ॥ ५० ॥
sa cāpi gadayā daityaḥ sarvā ēvāhanat pṛthak | mātṝḥ kōpasamāviṣṭō raktabījō mahāsuraḥ || 50 ||
Translation
And he, the great demon Raktabīja, possessed by anger, struck all the Matrikas separately with his mace.
Word by word
- sa
- he
- ca
- and
- api
- also
- gadayā
- with mace
- daityaḥ
- demon
- sarvā
- all
- eva
- indeed
- ahanat
- struck
- pṛthak
- separately
- mātṝḥ
- Matrikas
- kopasamāviṣṭaḥ
- possessed by anger
- raktabījaḥ
- Raktabīja
- mahāsuraḥ
- great demon
Meaning
Raktabīja, enraged, retaliates by striking each of the Matrikas with his mace, demonstrating his formidable power and resistance.