कटितटपीत दुकूलविचित्र मयुखतिरस्कृत चन्द्ररुचे प्रणतसुरासुर मौलिमणिस्फुर दंशुलसन्नख चन्द्ररुचे । जितकनकाचल मौलिमदोर्जित निर्भरकुञ्जर कुम्भकुचे जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपardini शैलसुते ॥ १६ ॥
kaṭitaṭapīta dukūlavicitra mayukhatiraskṛta candraruce praṇatasurāsura maulimaṇisphura daṁśulasannakha candraruce | jitakanakācala maulimadorjita nirbharakuñjara kumbhakuche jaya jaya he mahiṣāsuramardini ramyakapardini śailasute || 16 ||
Translation
O wearer of variegated yellow silk on your waist, eclipsing the moon’s splendor with your rays, shining with jewel-like nails of gods and demons bowing at your crown, with powerful pride conquering golden mountains, with abundant elephant-like breasts, victory, victory to you, O slayer of Mahishasura, O beautiful one with matted hair, O daughter of the mountain.
Word by word
- kaṭi
- waist
- taṭa
- bank
- pīta
- yellow
- dukūla
- silk
- vicitra
- variegated
- mayukha
- rays
- tiraskṛta
- eclipsed
- candra
- moon
- ruce
- splendor
- praṇata
- bowed
- sura
- gods
- asura
- demons
- mauli
- crown
- maṇi
- jewel
- sphura
- shining
- daṁśula
- nails
- sannakha
- with claws
- jita
- conquered
- kanaka
- golden
- acala
- mountain
- mada
- pride
- urjita
- powerful
- nirbhara
- abundant
- kuñjara
- elephant
- kumbha
- pot
- kuche
- breasts
- jaya
- victory
- he
- O
- mahiṣāsura
- buffalo demon
- mardinī
- slayer
- ramya
- beautiful
- kapardinī
- with matted hair
- śaila
- mountain
- sute
- daughter
Meaning
The verse describes Durga’s radiant beauty, adorned with silk and shining nails, surpassing the moon and conquering pride, celebrated by gods and demons.