Shloka 14

Adhyaya 87 — The Slaying of Dhumralochana and the Emergence of Kali; the Fall of Chanda and Munda (Chamunda Named)

Sanskrit

असिना निहताः केचित् केचित्खट्वाङ्गताडिताः ।

जग्मुर्विनाशम् असुरा दन्ताग्राभिहता रणॆ ॥

Transliteration

asinā nihatāḥ kecit kecit khaṭvāṅga-tāḍitāḥ /

jagmur vināśam asurā dantāgrābhihatā raṇe

Translation

ある者は女神の剣により斃れ、ある者は髑髏の杖に打たれた。かくしてアスラたちは戦場で滅びへ赴き、歯の尖端にさえ打たれて倒れた。

Word by Word

• असिना: with a sword
• असिना: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• निहताः: killed
• निहताः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√han (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kacid (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (some)

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kacid (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक

• खट्वाङ्गताडिताः: struck with a club (khaṭvāṅga)
• खट्वाङ्गताडिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: khaṭvāṅga-tāḍita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: खट्वाङ्गेन ताडिताः (instrumental tatpurusha); ताडित = √taḍ (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• जग्मुः: went/reached
• जग्मुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• विनाशम्: destruction
• विनाशम्: Gati-karman (गतिकर्म/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vināśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• असुराः: demons
• असुराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• दन्ताग्राभिहताः: struck by the tips of (her) teeth
• दन्ताग्राभिहताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: danta-agra-abhi-hata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: दन्ताग्रेण अभिहताः (instrumental tatpurusha); अभिहत = abhi-√han (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

Speakers

• Narrative within Devi Mahatmyam

Primary Deities

• Kālī

Shakti Aspects

• Kālī

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Iconic weaponry (asi, khaṭvāṅga)
• Total defeat of adharma

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

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.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Carita: a concluding battle-summary within the Devi Mahatmyam narrative, reinforcing the Purāṇic function of exemplifying dharma’s triumph.

What is the esoteric significance?

Sword and khaṭvāṅga represent cutting ignorance and confronting death-symbolism; ‘tooth-tips’ imply that even the smallest contact with awakened power destroys entrenched negativity.