Chapter 9 · Navamo’dhyāyaḥ (Ninth Chapter)
Verse 28
ततः सा चण्डिका क्रुद्धा शूलेनाभिजघान तम्। स तदाभिहतो भूमौ मूर्च्छितो निपपात ह ॥ २८ ॥
tataḥ sā caṇḍikā kruddhā śūlēnābhijaghāna tam | sa tadābhihatō bhūmau mūrcchitō nipapāta ha || 28 ||
Translation
Then Caṇḍikā, enraged, struck him with a spear; he, struck then, fell unconscious on the ground.
Word by word
- tataḥ
- then
- sā
- she
- caṇḍikā
- Caṇḍikā
- kruddhā
- enraged
- śūlena
- with spear
- abhijaghāna
- struck
- tam
- him
- sa
- he
- tadā
- then
- abhihataḥ
- struck
- bhūmau
- on the ground
- mūrcchitaḥ
- unconscious
- nipapāta
- fell
- ha
- indeed
Meaning
In her anger, Caṇḍikā strikes Shumbha with a spear, causing him to collapse unconscious, marking a critical moment in the battle.