Shloka 9

Adhyaya 88 — The Manifestation of the Matrikas and the Slaying of Raktabija

Sanskrit

धनुर्ज्यासिंहघण्टानां नादापूरितदिङ्मुखा ।

निनादैर्भोषणैः काली जिग्ये विस्तारितानना ॥

Transliteration

dhanurjyāsiṃhaghaṇṭānāṃ nādāpūritadiṅmukhā |

ninādair bhoṣaṇaiḥ kālī jigye vistāritānanā ||

Translation

وبفمٍ مفتوحٍ على اتّساعه، غلبت كالي أصوات أوتار القسيّ وأصوات الأسود والأجراس، فملأت وجوه الجهات كلّها بزئيرها المهيب المُرعِب.

Word by Word

• धनुः: of bows
• धनुः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• ज्या: of bowstrings
• ज्या: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; समासाङ्ग

• सिंह: of lions
• सिंह: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; समासाङ्ग

• घण्टानाम्: of bells
• घण्टानाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घण्टा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• नाद: by sound/roar
• नाद: करण (तृतीया/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• पूरित: filled
• पूरित: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग?; समासाङ्ग; अर्थः ‘filled’

• दिङ्मुखा: (she) whose directions were (as if) faces; i.e., the quarters
• दिङ्मुखा: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिक् + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (दिकां मुखानि), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘having the quarters as faces/directions’

• निनादैः: with roars
• निनादैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निनाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• भोषणैः: with bellowings/cries
• भोषणैः: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• काली: Kālī
• काली: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• जिग्ये: conquered/overcame
• जिग्ये: क्रिया (Verb/आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विस्तारित: expanded/wide-opened
• विस्तारित: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्तृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• आनना: face/mouth
• आनना: विशेषण-आश्रय (Qualifier base)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेष्य (as member in bahuvrīhi sense)

Speakers

• Narrative voice within Devi Mahatmyam (frame ultimately: Markandeya recounts to the listener)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "raudra", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Kālī
• Caṇḍikā (implied as the central Devi)

Shakti Aspects

• Kālī (fierce Shakti manifestation)

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Divine battle
• Fierce Devi iconography
• Sound as power (nāda-śakti)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse emphasizes the supremacy of divine power over worldly forces: even the loudest martial and animal sounds are eclipsed by the Devi’s śakti. Ethically, it frames adharma as ultimately powerless before the cosmic order when Shakti manifests.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Primarily part of Vaṃśānucarita / narrative of divine deeds as preserved in Purāṇic history; secondarily supports Dharma by illustrating the restoration of cosmic balance through the Devi’s intervention.

What is the esoteric significance?

Nāda (sound) symbolizes primal energy and command over the elements; Kālī’s roar ‘filling the directions’ signifies Shakti pervading space, dissolving fear and ego, and announcing the inevitable collapse of demonic (asuric) consciousness.