Chapter 9 · Navamo’dhyāyaḥ (Ninth Chapter)
Verse 27
शुम्भमुक्ताञ्छरान्देवी शुम्भस्तत्प्रहिताञ्छरान्। चिच्छेद स्वशरैरुग्रैः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥ २७ ॥
śumbhamuktāñcharāndēvī śumbhastatprahitāñcharān | cicchēda svaśarairugraiḥ śataśō’tha sahasraśaḥ || 27 ||
Translation
The Goddess cut the arrows released by Shumbha, and Shumbha cut those sent by her, with fierce arrows by hundreds and thousands.
Word by word
- śumbhamuktān
- released by Shumbha
- charān
- arrows
- devī
- Goddess
- śumbhaḥ
- Shumbha
- tatprahitān
- those sent
- ciccheda
- cut
- svaśaraiḥ
- with her own arrows
- ugraiḥ
- fierce
- śataśaḥ
- by hundreds
- atha
- then
- sahasraśaḥ
- by thousands
Meaning
A fierce exchange of arrows occurs between the Goddess and Shumbha, with both countering each other’s volleys in a relentless battle, highlighting the intensity of the confrontation.