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Shloka 28

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

Sanskrit

ते 'पि श्रुत्वा वचो देव्याः शर्वाख्यातं महासुराः ।

अमर्षापूरिता जग्मुर्यत्र कात्यायनी स्थिता ॥

Transliteration

te 'pi śrutvā vaco devyāḥ śarvākhyātaṃ mahāsurāḥ /

amarṣāpūritā jagmuryatra kātyāyanī sthitā

Translation

Ayant entendu les paroles de la Déesse proclamées par Śarva (Śiva), ces grands asuras—remplis de colère—se rendirent là où se tenait Kātyāyanī.

Word by Word
तेthey
ते:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative), बहुवचन (plural)
अपिalso
अपि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/अप्यर्थक अव्यय (also/even)
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having heard)
वचःspeech; words
वचः:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (accusative), एकवचन (singular)
देव्याःof the Goddess
देव्याः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (genitive), एकवचन (singular)
शर्वाख्यातम्declared/announced by Śarva (Śiva)
शर्वाख्यातम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootशर्व + आख्यात (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (accusative), एकवचन (singular); समासः तत्पुरुष: शर्वेण आख्यातम्/शर्वाख्यातम्; विशेषण of वचः
महासुराःgreat demons
महासुराः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमहा + असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative), बहुवचन (plural); कर्मधारय: महान्तः असुराः
अमर्षापूरिताःfilled with rage
अमर्षापूरिताः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootअमर्ष + आपूरित (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative), बहुवचन (plural); समासः तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: अमर्षेण आपूरिताः (filled with anger); विशेषण of महासुराः
जग्मुःwent
जग्मुः:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural), परस्मैपद
यत्रwhere
यत्र:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक सम्बन्धबोधक अव्यय (relative locative adverb: where)
कात्यायनीKātyāyanī (the Goddess)
कात्यायनी:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकात्यायनी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative), एकवचन (singular)
स्थिताwas standing; remained
स्थिता:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकृदन्त (past participle, क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative), एकवचन (singular)
Speakers
Narrative voice within Devi Mahatmyam
Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities
KātyāyanīŚiva (Śarva)ŚumbhaNiśumbha
Shakti Aspects
Kātyāyanī; (contextually also Śivadūtī/Caṇḍikā as the commanding Goddess)
Key Themes
ShaktismAsuric wrath and prideInevitability of conflict after refusal of counselApproach to the climactic battle

FAQs

When pride is confronted with truth, it often hardens into anger. The verse depicts the psychological progression of adharma: counsel is heard, rejected, then converted into aggression.

Carita: transition from proclamation to direct engagement; it advances the central salvific narrative of the Devi Mahatmyam.

Kātyāyanī as the locus of confrontation represents the stabilizing center of awakened power. The asuras ‘moving toward her’ symbolizes vices surfacing to be met and transformed at the seat of inner strength.

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