Chapter 9 · Navamo’dhyāyaḥ (Ninth Chapter)
Verse 25
सिंहनादेन शुम्भस्य व्याप्तं लोकत्रयान्तरम्। निर्घातनिःस्वनो घोरो जितवानवनीपते॥ २६ ॥
siṁhanādena śumbhasya vyāptaṁ lokatrayāntaram | nirghātaniḥsvano ghoro jitavānavanīpate || 26 ||
Translation
The lion’s roar of Shumbha pervaded the space of the three worlds, but the terrible sound of a thunderbolt conquered it, O lord of the earth.
Word by word
- siṁhanādena
- with the lion’s roar
- śumbhasya
- of Shumbha
- vyāptaṁ
- pervaded
- lokatrayāntaram
- space of the three worlds
- nirghātaniḥsvanaḥ
- sound of a thunderbolt
- ghoraḥ
- terrible
- jitavān
- conquered
- avanīpate
- O lord of the earth
Meaning
Shumbha’s lion-like roar fills the three worlds, but the Goddess’s thunderbolt-like sound overpowers it, addressing the king and emphasizing her dominance.