Chapter 9 · Navamo’dhyāyaḥ (Ninth Chapter)
Verse 33
तस्यापतत एवाशु गदां चिच्छेद चण्डिका। खड्गेन शितधारेण स च शूलं समाददे ॥ ३३ ॥
tasyāpatata ēvāśu gadāṁ cicchēda caṇḍikā | khaḍgēna śitadhārēṇa sa ca śūlaṁ samādadē || 33 ||
Translation
As he was approaching, Caṇḍikā quickly cut his mace with her sharp-edged sword, and he took up a trident.
Word by word
- tasya
- his
- āpatata
- approaching
- eva
- indeed
- āśu
- quickly
- gadāṁ
- mace
- ciccheda
- cut
- caṇḍikā
- Caṇḍikā
- khaḍgena
- with sword
- śitadhāreṇa
- sharp-edged
- sa
- he
- ca
- and
- śūlaṁ
- trident
- samādade
- took up
Meaning
As Nishumbha charges, Caṇḍikā swiftly destroys his mace with her sharp sword, prompting him to grab a trident to continue the fight.