Chapter 9 · Navamo’dhyāyaḥ (Ninth Chapter)
Verse 32
ततो निशुम्भो वेगेन गदामादाय चण्डिकाम्। अभ्यधावत वै हन्तुं दैत्यसेनासमावृतः ॥ ३२ ॥
tatō niśumbhō vēgēna gadāmādāya caṇḍikām | abhyadhāvata vai hantuṁ daityasēnāsamāvṛtaḥ || 32 ||
Translation
Then Nishumbha, with speed, taking a mace, rushed toward Caṇḍikā to kill her, surrounded by the demon army.
Word by word
- tataḥ
- then
- niśumbhaḥ
- Nishumbha
- vegena
- with speed
- gadām
- mace
- ādāya
- taking
- caṇḍikām
- Caṇḍikā
- abhyadhāvata
- rushed
- vai
- indeed
- hantuṁ
- to kill
- daityasenāsamāvṛtaḥ
- surrounded by the demon army
Meaning
Nishumbha, swiftly grabbing a mace and backed by his demon army, charges at Caṇḍikā with the intent to kill her, escalating the battle.