धनुरनुषङ्ग रणक्षणसङ्ग परिस्फुरदङ्ग नटत्कटके कनकपिशङ्ग पृषत्कनिषङ्ग रसद्भटशृङ्ग हताबटुके । कृतचतुरङ्ग बलक्षितिरङ्ग घटद्बहुरङ्ग रटद्बटुके जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ ८ ॥
dhanuranuṣaṅga raṇakṣaṇasaṅga parisphuradaṅga naṭatkaṭake kanakapiśaṅga pṛṣatkaniṣaṅga rasadbhaṭaśṛṅga hatābaṭuke | kṛtacaturaṅga balakṣitiraṅga ghaṭadbahuraṅga raṭadbaṭuke jaya jaya he mahiṣāsuramardini ramyakapardini śailasute || 8 ||
Translation
O one with quivering limbs and dancing bracelets in the battle moment, with golden yellow arrows in the quiver, striking warrior horns, slayer of youths, with fourfold army strength on the battlefield, roaring with many colors, victory, victory to you, O slayer of Mahishasura, O beautiful one with matted hair, O daughter of the mountain.
Word by word
- dhanuḥ
- bow
- anuṣaṅga
- attached
- raṇa
- battle
- kṣaṇa
- moment
- saṅga
- together
- parisphurat
- quivering
- aṅga
- limbs
- naṭat
- dancing
- kaṭake
- bracelet
- kanaka
- golden
- piśaṅga
- yellow
- pṛṣatka
- arrows
- niṣaṅga
- quiver
- rasat
- resounding
- bhaṭa
- warrior
- śṛṅga
- horn
- hata
- struck
- baṭuke
- youth
- kṛta
- made
- caturaṅga
- fourfold army
- bala
- strength
- kṣiti
- earth
- raṅga
- colors
- ghaṭat
- assembled
- bahu
- many
- raṭat
- roaring
- jaya
- victory
- he
- O
- mahiṣāsura
- buffalo demon
- mardinī
- slayer
- ramya
- beautiful
- kapardinī
- with matted hair
- śaila
- mountain
- sute
- daughter
Meaning
The verse depicts Durga’s dynamic battle presence, with her quivering limbs, golden arrows, and powerful army, striking down enemies with vibrant energy.