Chapter 9 · Navamo’dhyāyaḥ (Ninth Chapter)
Verse 10
चिच्छेदास्ताञ्छरांस्ताभ्यां चण्डिका स्वशरोत्करैः। ताडयामास चाङ्गेषु शस्त्रौघैरसुरेश्वरौ ॥ १० ॥
cicchēdāstāñcharāṁstābhyāṁ caṇḍikā svaśarōtkaraiḥ | tāḍayāmāsa cāṅgēṣu śastraughairasurēśvarau || 10 ||
Translation
Caṇḍikā cut those arrows shot by them with her own excellent arrows and struck the lords of demons on their limbs with a multitude of weapons.
Word by word
- ciccheda
- cut
- astān
- those
- charān
- arrows
- tābhyāṁ
- by them
- caṇḍikā
- Caṇḍikā
- svaśarotkaraiḥ
- with her own excellent arrows
- tāḍayāmāsa
- struck
- ca
- and
- aṅgeṣu
- on the limbs
- śastraughaiḥ
- with a multitude of weapons
- asureśvarau
- lords of demons
Meaning
Caṇḍikā counters the arrows of Shumbha and Nishumbha with her own, striking their bodies with various weapons, showcasing her prowess.