Shloka 8

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

Sanskrit

स च सिंहः महानादमतीव कृतवान्नृप । घण्टास्वनेन तन्नादमम्बिका चाप्यबृंहयत् ॥

Transliteration

sa ca siṃhaḥ mahānādam atīva kṛtavān nṛpa / ghaṇṭāsvanena tannādam ambikā cāpy abṛṃhayat

Translation

ಓ ರಾಜನೇ, ಆ ಸಿಂಹವು ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಮಹಾ ಗರ್ಜನೆ ಮಾಡಿತು; ಅಂಬಿಕೆಯೂ ತನ್ನ ಘಂಟಾನಾದದಿಂದ ಆ ಶಬ್ದವನ್ನು ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ವೃದ್ಧಿಸಿತು.

Word by Word

• सः: he/that (lion)
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• सिंहः: lion
• सिंहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महा-नादम्: a great roar
• महा-नादम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + नाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् नादः)

• अतीव: exceedingly
• अतीव: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तीव्रतार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (intensifier adverb)

• कृतवान्: made (did)
• कृतवान्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (perfective active participle), पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘having made/done’

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• घण्टा-स्वनेन: with the sound of (her) bell
• घण्टा-स्वनेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घण्टा (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (घण्टायाः स्वनः)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (नादम्)

• नादम्: sound/roar
• नादम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अम्बिका: Ambikā
• अम्बिका: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; देवी-नाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अप्यर्थक/समुच्चय (also/even)

• अबृंहयत्: increased, amplified
• अबृंहयत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बृंह् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense ‘increased/augmented’

Speakers

• Narrator Ṛṣi (addressing a king within the frame of the tale)

Primary Deities

• Ambikā (Devī)
• Siṃha (lion mount, vāhana)

Shakti Aspects

• Ambikā; Caṇḍikā (context); Devī’s vāhana (lion)

Key Themes

• Nāda-śakti
• Vāhana symbolism (lion as courage/sovereignty)
• Battlefield omen and empowerment

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Courage (lion) and sacred vigilance (bell) work together: righteous power is not merely force but awakened presence that ‘sounds out’ and dispels confusion and fear.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Anucarita within Manvantara: a vivid narrative device where sound-symbols mark the divine’s entrance into decisive action.

What is the esoteric significance?

The lion’s roar is raw prāṇa-śakti; the bell is discriminative awareness (viveka) that shapes and amplifies it. Together they indicate integrated power—energy guided by consciousness.