Shloka 33

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

Sanskrit

माहेश्वरी त्रिशूलेन तथा चक्रेण वैष्णवी ।

दैत्याञ्जघान कौमारी तथा शक्त्यातिकोपना ॥

Transliteration

māheśvarī triśūlena tathā cakreṇa vaiṣṇavī /

daityāñ jaghāna kaumārī tathā śaktyātikopanā //

Translation

ماہیشوری نے ترشول سے قتل کیا اور ویشنوَی نے چکر سے۔ کَوماری نہایت غضبناک ہو کر اپنی شکتی سے دَیتّیوں کو بھی گرا دیتی تھی۔

Word by Word

• माहेश्वरी: Māheśvarī
• माहेश्वरी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māheśvarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्रिशूलेन: with the trident
• त्रिशूलेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: triśūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• चक्रेण: with the discus
• चक्रेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• वैष्णवी: Vaiṣṇavī
• वैष्णवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiṣṇavī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• दैत्यान्: demons (Daityas)
• दैत्यान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (Plural)

• जघान: she slew
• जघान: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• कौमारी: Kaumārī
• कौमारी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaumārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• शक्त्या: with the spear/javelin (śakti)
• शक्त्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• अति-कोपना: exceedingly furious
• अति-कोपना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + kopanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘exceedingly wrathful’ qualifying ‘कौमारी’

Speakers

• Narrative voice within the Devi Mahatmyam

Verse Rasa

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Primary Deities

• Māheśvarī
• Vaiṣṇavī
• Kaumārī

Shakti Aspects

• Māheśvarī
• Vaiṣṇavī
• Kaumārī (Mātṛkās)

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Mātṛkā emanations
• Divine weapons
• Collective defense of dharma

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Dharma is upheld through coordinated capacities: discernment (cakra), transformative force (triśūla), and disciplined valor (Kaumārī’s śakti).

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Episodic narrative supporting sectarian theology (Śākta synthesis of multiple divine powers).

What is the esoteric significance?

The Mātṛkās represent integrated faculties of the psyche; their weapons are yogic instruments—cutting delusion (cakra), piercing the triple knot (triśūla), and directing concentrated will (śakti).