Shloka 32

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

Sanskrit

कमण्डलुजलाक्षेपहतवीर्यान् हतौजसः ।

ब्रह्माणी चाकरॊच्छत्रून् येन येन स्म धावति ॥

Transliteration

kamaṇḍalu-jalākṣepa-hata-vīryān hata-ojasaḥ /

brahmāṇī cākaroc chatrūn yena yena sma dhāvati //

Translation

Bằng cách hắt nước từ bình kamaṇḍalu của mình, Brahmāṇī khiến kẻ thù mất đi khí lực và quyền năng—hễ chúng chạy đến đâu, nàng cũng làm như vậy với chúng ở đó.

Word by Word

• कमण्डलु-जल-आक्षेप-हत-वीर्यान्: (enemies) whose strength was destroyed by splashed kamaṇḍalu-water
• कमण्डलु-जल-आक्षेप-हत-वीर्यान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kamaṇḍalu + jala + ākṣepa + hata + vīrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (Plural); ‘हत’ (√han + kta) PPP; तत्पुरुष-श्रृङ्खला: ‘whose prowess was destroyed by the throwing/sprinkling of water from a kamaṇḍalu’ qualifying ‘शत्रून्’

• हत-ओजसः: with their vigor broken
• हत-ओजसः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hata + ojas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (Plural); ‘hata’ PPP; तत्पुरुषः ‘with vigor destroyed’ qualifying ‘शत्रून्’

• ब्रह्माणी: Brahmāṇī
• ब्रह्माणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmāṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• अकरोत्: she made/did
• अकरोत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/लङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• शत्रून्: enemies
• शत्रून्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (Plural)

• येन: by which
• येन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (Singular); instrumental relative ‘by which/whereby’

• येन: by whichever
• येन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; repetition for distributive sense

• स्म: indeed/then (narrative particle)
• स्म: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sma (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (particle) marking past narration/emphasis

• धावति: (he) runs
• धावति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhāv (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

Speakers

• Narrative voice within the Devi Mahatmyam

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Brahmāṇī

Shakti Aspects

• Brahmāṇī (Mātṛkā)

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Mātṛkā theology
• Ritual power
• Subduing adharma

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Not all victory is by brute force; purity, mantra-informed ritual potency, and disciplined spiritual authority can neutralize aggression.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Episodic narrative; functions as theological exposition of śakti-emanations rather than cosmological accounting.

What is the esoteric significance?

Kamaṇḍalu-water signifies sanctified consciousness; ‘sprinkling’ is the subtle act of cleansing tamas/rajas, draining the adversary’s momentum (ojas).