Shloka 13

Account of Kāmākṣā (Bhavānī) at Āhicchatrā

Devanagari script

कवचं त्विदमाधेहि शरीरे कामसुंदरे । वज्रप्रभा महादीप्ति हतसंतमसंदृढम्

Transliteration

kavacaṃ tvidamādhehi śarīre kāmasuṃdare | vajraprabhā mahādīpti hatasaṃtamasaṃdṛḍham

Translation

ឱ កាមសុន្ទរី ចូរដាក់កាវចនេះលើរាងកាយ—ភ្លឺរលោងដូចវជ្រៈ ឆ្លុះចែងចាំងដោយតេជៈដ៏មហិមា ហើយបំបាត់ភាពងងឹតយ៉ាងរឹងមាំ។

Word by Word

• कवचम्: armor
• कवचम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• तु: indeed; but
• तु: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle: emphasis/contrast)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter pronoun, Accusative, Singular)

• आधेहि: put on; place
• आधेहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु) + आ-उपसर्ग
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Imperative, 2nd person, Singular)

• शरीरे: on the body
• शरीरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

• कामसुन्दरे: O handsome one (Kāmasundara)
• कामसुन्दरे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम + सुन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (कामः सुन्दरः) (Masculine, Vocative, Singular)

• वज्रप्रभा: having thunderbolt-like radiance
• वज्रप्रभा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वज्र + प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (वज्रस्य प्रभा) (Feminine, Nominative, Singular; epithet of kavaca)

• महादीप्ति: of great brilliance
• महादीप्ति: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + दीप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महती दीप्तिः) (Feminine, Nominative, Singular; epithet)

• हत: destroying; having destroyed
• हत: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन् (धातु); हत (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (Past participle, Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• सन्तमसम्: dense darkness
• सन्तमसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्तमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• दृढम्: firm, strong
• दृढम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular; adjective)

Speaker

Unspecified (context-dependent within Adhyaya 12; a speaker instructing Kāmasundarī to don a kavaca).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: त्विदम् → तु + इदम्; इदमाधेहि → इदम् + आधेहि; कामसुंदरे → कामसुन्दरे; हतसंतमसंदृढम् → हत + सन्तमसम् + दृढम् (समुच्चय-विशेषणसमूह)

Characters & Entities

• Kāmasundarī

FAQs

What is the main theme of this shloka?

It instructs Kāmasundarī to don a spiritual “kavacha” (protective armor) characterized by intense radiance that drives away darkness—symbolizing protection and inner illumination.

What does “vajraprabhā” suggest in this context?

“Vajraprabhā” indicates a thunderbolt-like brilliance—imagery of invincible, piercing light, implying the kavacha’s power to cut through obstacles and fear.

Is the “darkness” here literal or symbolic?

In Purāṇic usage it can be both, but it commonly functions symbolically as ignorance, danger, or negative forces that are dispelled by divine protection and spiritual luminosity.