Chapter 8 · Aṣṭamo’dhyāyaḥ (Eighth Chapter)
Verse 6
कालका दौर्हृदा मौर्याः कालकेयास्तथासुराः। युद्धाय सज्जा निर्यान्तु आज्ञया त्वरिता मम ॥ ६ ॥
kālakā daurhṛdā mauryāḥ kālakēyāstathāsurāḥ | yuddhāya sajjā niryāntu ājñayā tvaritā mama || 6 ||
Translation
Let the Kālakas, Daurhridas, Mauryas, and Kālakeyas, prepared for battle, march forth quickly by my command.
Word by word
- kālakā
- Kālakas
- daurhṛdā
- Daurhridas
- mauryāḥ
- Mauryas
- kālakeyāḥ
- Kālakeyas
- tathā
- and
- asurāḥ
- demons
- yuddhāya
- for battle
- sajjā
- prepared
- niryāntu
- let them march
- ājñayā
- by command
- tvaritā
- quickly
- mama
- my
Meaning
Shumbha orders the Kālaka, Daurhrida, Maurya, and Kālakeya demon clans to prepare and march swiftly for battle, amassing a vast and diverse demonic army.