Shloka 52

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

Sanskrit

तान् विषण्णान् सुरान् दृष्ट्वा चण्डिका प्राह सत्वरा ।

उवाच कालीं चामुण्डे विस्तीर्णं वदनं कुरु ॥

Transliteration

tān viṣaṇṇān surān dṛṣṭvā caṇḍikā prāha satvarā | uvāca kālīṃ cāmuṇḍe vistīrṇaṃ vadanaṃ kuru ||

Translation

Als Caṇḍikā die entmutigten Götter sah, sprach sie sogleich. Zu Kāli sagte sie: „O Cāmuṇḍā, öffne deinen Mund weit und ausgedehnt!“

Word by Word

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• विषण्णान्: dejected
• विषण्णान्: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-षद् (धातु) → विषण्ण (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (सुरान्)

• सुरान्: gods
• सुरान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): 'having seen'

• चण्डिका: Caṇḍikā
• चण्डिका: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्डिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आह्/अह् (धातु: ब्रू/अह्-आह)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'said'

• सत्वरा: swift / hurried
• सत्वरा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (चण्डिका) / क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (quickly)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• कालीम्: Kālī
• कालीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अमुण्डे: O Cāmuṇḍā!
• अमुण्डे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमुण्डा/चामुण्डा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; नाम (address)

• विस्तीर्णम्: wide / expanded
• विस्तीर्णम्: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-स्तॄ (धातु) → विस्तीर्ण (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (वदनम्)

• वदनम्: mouth
• वदनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कुरु: make / do
• कुरु: Kriya (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

Speakers

• Caṇḍikā addressing Kālī/Cāmuṇḍā (direct speech within narrative)

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Caṇḍikā
• Kālī
• Cāmuṇḍā

Shakti Aspects

• Caṇḍikā; Kālī/Cāmuṇḍā

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Divine strategy
• Compassion for devas
• Fierce grace (ugra-anugraha)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

True protection is not only strength but timely intelligence. Caṇḍikā responds to despair with decisive instruction—leadership that converts panic into effective action.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Again an upākhyāna (devī-carita) rather than pancalakṣaṇa categories; it functions to teach śakti’s supremacy and the efficacy of divine means (upāya).

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘expanded mouth’ symbolizes the all-consuming awareness that absorbs arising modifications before they externalize. It is the move from fighting manifestations to dissolving causes at their point of emergence.