Shloka 14
Adhyaya 87 — The Slaying of Dhumralochana and the Emergence of Kali; the Fall of Chanda and Munda (Chamunda Named)
असिना निहताः केचित् केचित्खट्वाङ्गताडिताः ।
जग्मुर्विनाशम् असुरा दन्ताग्राभिहता रणॆ ॥
asinā nihatāḥ kecit kecit khaṭvāṅga-tāḍitāḥ /
jagmur vināśam asurā dantāgrābhihatā raṇe
Les uns furent tués par son épée, les autres frappés par son bâton de crâne; et les Asuras allèrent à leur perte dans la bataille, frappés même par les pointes de ses dents.
FAQs
The inevitability of consequence is emphasized: adharma meets destruction through any and every means—weapon, staff, or even the Goddess’s mere bite—signifying inescapable moral law.
Carita: a concluding battle-summary within the Devi Mahatmyam narrative, reinforcing the Purāṇic function of exemplifying dharma’s triumph.
Sword and khaṭvāṅga represent cutting ignorance and confronting death-symbolism; ‘tooth-tips’ imply that even the smallest contact with awakened power destroys entrenched negativity.