Shloka 46

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

Sanskrit

वैष्णवी समरे चैनं चक्रेणाभिजघान ह ।

गदया दाडयामास ऐन्द्री तमसुरेश्वरम् ॥

Transliteration

vaiṣṇavī samare cainaṃ cakreṇābhijaghāna ha / gadayā dāḍayāmāsa aindrī tam asureśvaram

Translation

Pagkatapos, sa labanan, tinamaan siya ni Vaiṣṇavī ng kanyang cakra (diskus), at binugbog ni Aindrī ang panginoon ng mga Asura gamit ang kanyang gada (pamalo).

Word by Word

• वैष्णवी: Vaiṣṇavī
• वैष्णवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैष्णवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; देवीविशेषः

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

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

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• चक्रेण: with the discus
• चक्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अभि-जघान: struck
• अभि-जघान: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + हन् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; उपसर्ग: अभि (towards/against)

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/metrical filler)

• गदया: with a mace
• गदया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• दाडयामास: beat/struck repeatedly
• दाडयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दड्/दण्ड् (धातु; causative)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोजक (causative/intensive sense): ‘beat/strike repeatedly’

• ऐन्द्री: Aindrī
• ऐन्द्री: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐन्द्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; देवीविशेषः

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• असुर-ईश्वरम्: the lord of the Asuras
• असुर-ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: असुराणाम् ईश्वरः = lord of the Asuras

Speakers

• Narrative voice within Devi Mahatmyam

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Vaiṣṇavī
• Aindrī
• Raktabīja

Shakti Aspects

• Vaiṣṇavī
• Aindrī (Mātṛkās)

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Mātṛkā pantheon
• Divine weapon symbolism
• Collective action

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Different divine faculties act together: discernment (cakra—order/wholeness) and force (gadā—impact) combine, showing that complex evil requires multi-pronged response.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

A theological battle-episode; pañcalakṣaṇa classification is secondary here.

What is the esoteric significance?

Cakra implies the restoring of cosmic rhythm; gadā implies grounding power—together indicating alignment (order) plus capacity (energy) in sādhana.