जय जय जप्य जयेजयशब्द परस्तुति तत्परविश्वनुते झणझणझिञ्झिमि झिङ्कृत नूपुरशिञ्जितमोहित भूतपते । नटित नटार्ध नटी नट नायक नाटितनाट्य सुगानरते जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपardini शैलसुते ॥ १० ॥
jaya jaya japya jayejayaśabda parastuti tatparaviśvanute jhaṇajhaṇajhiñjhimi jhiṅkṛta nūpuraśiñjitamohita bhūtapate | naṭita naṭārdha naṭī naṭa nāyaka nāṭitanāṭya sugānarate jaya jaya he mahiṣāsuramardini ramyakapardini śailasute || 10 ||
Translation
Victory, victory, to be chanted with supreme praise sounds, devotedly praised by the universe, with tinkling anklets enchanting the lord of beings, dancing as the half-dancer, leader of actors, performing drama and delightful songs, victory, victory to you, O slayer of Mahishasura, O beautiful one with matted hair, O daughter of the mountain.
Word by word
- jaya
- victory
- japya
- to be chanted
- śabda
- sound
- para
- devoted
- stuti
- praise
- tat
- that
- viśva
- universe
- nute
- praised
- jhaṇa
- sound
- jhiñjhimi
- tinkling
- jhiṅkṛta
- resounding
- nūpura
- anklets
- śiñjita
- jingling
- mohita
- enchanted
- bhūta
- beings
- pate
- lord
- naṭita
- danced
- naṭa
- actor
- ardha
- half
- naṭī
- dancer
- nāyaka
- leader
- nāṭita
- performed
- nāṭya
- drama
- su
- good
- gāna
- song
- rate
- delighting
- he
- O
- mahiṣāsura
- buffalo demon
- mardinī
- slayer
- ramya
- beautiful
- kapardinī
- with matted hair
- śaila
- mountain
- sute
- daughter
Meaning
The verse praises Durga’s universal adoration, her enchanting anklet sounds, and her divine dance and drama, celebrating her as the supreme performer and victor.