Chapter 9 · Navamo’dhyāyaḥ (Ninth Chapter)
Verse 17
तस्मिन्निपतिते भूमौ निशुम्भे भीमविक्रमे। भ्रातर्यतीव संक्रुद्धः प्रययौ हन्तुमम्बिकाम् ॥ १७ ॥
tasminnipatitē bhūmau niśumbhē bhīmavikramē | bhrātaryatīva saṁkruddhaḥ prayayau hantumambikām || 17 ||
Translation
When Nishumbha, of terrible prowess, had fallen on the ground, his brother, extremely enraged, went to kill Ambika.
Word by word
- tasmin
- that
- nipatite
- fallen
- bhūmau
- on the ground
- niśumbhe
- Nishumbha
- bhīmavikrame
- of terrible prowess
- bhrātari
- brother
- atīva
- extremely
- saṁkruddhaḥ
- enraged
- prayayau
- went
- hantum
- to kill
- ambikām
- Ambika
Meaning
Seeing his formidable brother Nishumbha defeated, Shumbha, consumed by rage, advances to kill Ambika (the Goddess).