Chapter 8 · Aṣṭamo’dhyāyaḥ (Eighth Chapter)
Verse 63
तेषां मातृगणो जातो ननर्तासृङ्मदोद्धतः ॥ ॐ ॥ ६३ ॥
tēṣāṁ mātṛgaṇō jātō nanartāsṛṅmadōddhataḥ || ōṁ || 63 ||
Translation
Their group of Matrikas, born, danced, intoxicated with blood and exalted. Om.
Word by word
- teṣāṁ
- their
- mātṛgaṇaḥ
- group of Matrikas
- jātaḥ
- born
- nanarta
- danced
- asṛṅmada
- intoxicated with blood
- uddhataḥ
- exalted
- oṁ
- sacred syllable
Meaning
The Matrikas, victorious, dance in a state of exaltation, intoxicated by the blood of the defeated demons, marking the triumph. The ‘Om’ signifies the sacred conclusion of the verse.