Chapter 8 · Aṣṭamo’dhyāyaḥ (Eighth Chapter)
Verse 9
धनुर्ज्यासिंहघण्टानां नादापूरितदिङ्मुखा। निनादैर्भीषणैः काली जिग्ये विस्तारितानना॥ १० ॥
dhanurjyāsiṁhaghaṇṭānāṁ nādāpūritadiṅmukhā | ninādaibhīṣaṇaiḥ kālī jigye vistāritānanā || 10 ||
Translation
Kālī, with her wide-open mouth, conquered the directions filled with the sounds of the bowstring, lion, and bell with her terrifying roars.
Word by word
- dhanurjyā
- bowstring
- siṁha
- lion
- ghaṇṭānāṁ
- of the bell
- nāda
- sound
- pūrita
- filled
- diṅmukhā
- directions
- ninādaiḥ
- with roars
- bhīṣaṇaiḥ
- terrifying
- kālī
- Kālī
- jigye
- conquered
- vistāritānanā
- with wide-open mouth
Meaning
Kālī’s terrifying roars, amplified by her wide-open mouth, overpower the sounds of Ambika’s bowstring, lion’s roar, and bell, dominating the battlefield and intimidating the demon forces.