Chapter 8 · Aṣṭamo’dhyāyaḥ (Eighth Chapter)
Verse 61
जघान रक्तबीजं तं चामुण्डापीतशोणितम्। स पपात महीपृष्ठे शस्त्रसङ्घसमाहतः ॥ ६१ ॥
jaghāna raktabījaṁ taṁ cāmuṇḍāpītaśōṇitam | sa papāta mahīpṛṣṭhē śastrasaṅghasamāhataḥ || 61 ||
Translation
She struck Raktabīja, whose blood was drunk by Cāmuṇḍā. He fell on the earth’s surface, struck by a multitude of weapons.
Word by word
- jaghāna
- struck
- raktabījaṁ
- Raktabīja
- taṁ
- him
- cāmuṇḍāpītaśoṇitam
- whose blood was drunk by Cāmuṇḍā
- sa
- he
- papāta
- fell
- mahīpṛṣṭhe
- on the earth’s surface
- śastrasaṅghasamāhataḥ
- struck by a multitude of weapons
Meaning
With Cāmuṇḍā drinking his blood to prevent new demons, Caṇḍikā strikes Raktabīja with multiple weapons, causing him to collapse, defeated.