Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 5 — Chapter 26
DB 5 26.1
चण्डमुण्डवधेन देव्याश्चामुण्डेतिनामवर्णनम् व्यास उवाच इत्याज्ञप्तौ तदा वीरौ चण्डमुण्डौ महाबलौ । जग्मतुस्तरसैवाजौ सैन्येन महतान्वितौ
caṇḍamuṇḍavadhena devyāścāmuṇḍetināmavarṇanam vyāsa uvāca ityājñaptau tadā vīrau caṇḍamuṇḍau mahābalau | jagmatustarasaivājau sainyena mahatānvitau
[The slaying of Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa and the account of the Goddess's name 'Cāmuṇḍā'.] Vyāsa said: Thus commanded, the two heroes Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa, of great strength, went with speed to the battle, accompanied by a great army.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.2
दृष्ट्वा तत्र स्थितां देवीं देवानां हितकारिणीम् । ऊचतुस्तौ महावीर्यौ तदा सामान्वितं वचः
dṛṣṭvā tatra sthitāṃ devīṃ devānāṃ hitakāriṇīm | ūcatustau mahāvīryau tadā sāmānvitaṃ vacaḥ
Seeing the Goddess standing there, doing what benefits the gods, those two of great valour then spoke words joined with conciliation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.3
बाले त्वं किं न जानासि शुम्भं सुरबलार्दनम् । निशुम्भञ्च महावीर्यं तुराषाड्विजयोद्धतम्
bāle tvaṃ kiṃ na jānāsi śumbhaṃ surabalārdanam | niśumbhañca mahāvīryaṃ turāṣāḍvijayoddhatam
"Girl, do you not know Śumbha, the crusher of the gods' army, and Niśumbha of great valour, exalted by his victory over Indra?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.4
त्वमेकासि वरारोहे कालिकासिंहसंयुता । जेतुमिच्छसि दुर्बुद्धे शुम्भं सर्वबलान्वितम्
tvamekāsi varārohe kālikāsiṃhasaṃyutā | jetumicchasi durbuddhe śumbhaṃ sarvabalānvitam
You are alone, O fair-hipped one, joined only with Kālikā and a lion; do you wish, O foolish-minded one, to conquer Śumbha who possesses all forces?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.5
मतिदः कोऽपि ते नास्ति नारी वापि नरोऽपि वा । देवास्त्वां प्रेरयन्त्येव विनाशाय तवैव ते
matidaḥ ko'pi te nāsti nārī vāpi naro'pi vā | devāstvāṃ prerayantyeva vināśāya tavaiva te
You have no adviser at all, neither woman nor man; it is the gods who are urging you on—for your own destruction.
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DB 5 26.6
विमृश्य कुरु तन्वङ्गि कार्यं स्वपरयोर्बलम् । अष्टादशभुजत्वात्त्वं गर्वञ्च कुरुषे मृषा
vimṛśya kuru tanvaṅgi kāryaṃ svaparayorbalam | aṣṭādaśabhujatvāttvaṃ garvañca kuruṣe mṛṣā
Reflect and then act, O slender-limbed one, on the strength of your own side and the other's; because you have eighteen arms you take a false pride.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.7
किं भुजैर्बहुभिर्व्यर्थैरायुधैः किं श्रमप्रदैः । शुम्भस्याग्रे सुराणां वै जेतुः समरशालिनः
kiṃ bhujairbahubhirvyarthairāyudhaiḥ kiṃ śramapradaiḥ | śumbhasyāgre surāṇāṃ vai jetuḥ samaraśālinaḥ
What use are many arms, useless as they are? What use weapons that only bring fatigue—before Śumbha, the conqueror of the gods, excelling in battle,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.8
ऐरावतकरच्छेत्तुर्दन्तिदारणकारिणः । जयिनः सुरसङ्घानां कार्यं कुरु मनोगतम्
airāvatakaracchetturdantidāraṇakāriṇaḥ | jayinaḥ surasaṅghānāṃ kāryaṃ kuru manogatam
who severed the trunk of Airāvata, who tears elephants apart, the victor over the hosts of gods? Do the deed that is in your mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.9
वृथा गर्वायसे कान्ते कुरु मे वचनं प्रियम् । हितं तव विशालाक्षि सुखदं दुःखनाशनम्
vṛthā garvāyase kānte kuru me vacanaṃ priyam | hitaṃ tava viśālākṣi sukhadaṃ duḥkhanāśanam
In vain do you take pride, beloved; do what I say, which is dear to you—beneficial for you, O wide-eyed one, giving pleasure and destroying sorrow.
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DB 5 26.10
दुःखदानि च कार्याणि त्याज्यानि दूरतो बुधैः । सुखदानि च सेव्यानि शास्त्रतत्त्वविशारदैः
duḥkhadāni ca kāryāṇi tyājyāni dūrato budhaiḥ | sukhadāni ca sevyāni śāstratattvaviśāradaiḥ
Acts that bring sorrow are to be shunned from afar by the wise, and those that bring pleasure are to be pursued by those skilled in the truth of the scriptures.
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DB 5 26.11
चतुरासि पिकालापे पश्य शुम्भबलं महत् । प्रत्यक्षं सुरसङ्घानां मर्दनेन महोदयम्
caturāsi pikālāpe paśya śumbhabalaṃ mahat | pratyakṣaṃ surasaṅghānāṃ mardanena mahodayam
You are clever, O you whose speech is a cuckoo's; look at Śumbha's great force, whose great rise is evident from his crushing of the hosts of gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.12
प्रत्यक्षञ्च परित्यज्य वृथैवानुमितिः किल । सन्देहसहिते कार्ये न विपश्चित्प्रवर्तते
pratyakṣañca parityajya vṛthaivānumitiḥ kila | sandehasahite kārye na vipaścitpravartate
Abandoning what is directly perceived, inference is surely useless; a wise man does not undertake an action attended by doubt.
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DB 5 26.13
शत्रुः सुराणां परमः शुम्भः समरदुर्जयः । तस्मात्त्वां प्रेरयन्त्यत्र देवा दैत्येशपीडिताः
śatruḥ surāṇāṃ paramaḥ śumbhaḥ samaradurjayaḥ | tasmāttvāṃ prerayantyatra devā daityeśapīḍitāḥ
Śumbha is the gods' supreme enemy, hard to defeat in battle; therefore the gods, oppressed by the lord of the Daityas, are urging you on here.
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DB 5 26.14
तस्मात्तद्वचनैः स्निग्धैर्वञ्चितासि शुचिस्मिते । दुःखाय तव देवानां शिक्षा स्वार्थस्य साधिका
tasmāttadvacanaiḥ snigdhairvañcitāsi śucismite | duḥkhāya tava devānāṃ śikṣā svārthasya sādhikā
Therefore you have been deceived by their smooth words, O you of bright smile; the gods' instruction, which accomplishes their own interest, is for your sorrow.
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DB 5 26.15
कार्यमित्रं परिक्षिप्य धर्ममित्रं समाश्रयेत् । देवाः स्वार्थपराः कामं त्वामहं सत्यमब्रुवम्
kāryamitraṃ parikṣipya dharmamitraṃ samāśrayet | devāḥ svārthaparāḥ kāmaṃ tvāmahaṃ satyamabruvam
One should reject a friend for a purpose and take refuge in a friend in dharma; the gods are surely intent on their own interest—I have told you the truth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.16
भज शुम्भं सुरेशानं जेतारं भुवनेश्वरम् । चतुरं सुन्दरं शूरं कामशास्त्रविशारदम्
bhaja śumbhaṃ sureśānaṃ jetāraṃ bhuvaneśvaram | caturaṃ sundaraṃ śūraṃ kāmaśāstraviśāradam
Serve Śumbha, lord of the gods, the conqueror, master of the worlds, clever, handsome, brave, expert in the science of love.
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DB 5 26.17
ऐश्वर्यं सर्वलोकानां प्राप्स्यसे शुम्भशासनात् । निश्चयं परमं कृत्वा भर्तारं भज शोभनम्
aiśvaryaṃ sarvalokānāṃ prāpsyase śumbhaśāsanāt | niścayaṃ paramaṃ kṛtvā bhartāraṃ bhaja śobhanam
By Śumbha's rule you will obtain sovereignty over all the worlds. Make the highest resolve and take (this) splendid one as your husband.
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DB 5 26.18
व्यास उवाच इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा चण्डस्य जगदम्बिका । मेघगम्भीरनिनदं जगर्ज पुनरब्रवीत्
vyāsa uvāca iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā caṇḍasya jagadambikā | meghagambhīraninadaṃ jagarja punarabravīt
Vyāsa said: Hearing these words of Caṇḍa, the Mother of the world roared with a roar deep as a cloud and spoke again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.19
गच्छ जाल्म मृषा किं त्वं भाषसे वञ्चकं वचः । त्यक्त्वा हरिहरादींश्च शुम्भं कस्माद्भजे पतिम्
gaccha jālma mṛṣā kiṃ tvaṃ bhāṣase vañcakaṃ vacaḥ | tyaktvā hariharādīṃśca śumbhaṃ kasmādbhaje patim
Go, wretch! Why do you speak this false, deceitful speech? Abandoning Hari, Hara and the rest, why should I take Śumbha as husband?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.20
न मे कश्चित्पतिः कार्यो न कार्यं पतिना सह । स्वामिनी सर्वभूतानामहमेव निशामय
na me kaścitpatiḥ kāryo na kāryaṃ patinā saha | svāminī sarvabhūtānāmahameva niśāmaya
No husband is to be had by me, nor is there any business with a husband. I myself am the mistress of all beings—hear this.
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DB 5 26.21
शुम्भा मे बहवो दृष्टा निशुम्भाश्च सहस्रशः । घातिताश्च मया पूर्वं शतशो दैत्यदानवाः
śumbhā me bahavo dṛṣṭā niśumbhāśca sahasraśaḥ | ghātitāśca mayā pūrvaṃ śataśo daityadānavāḥ
Many Śumbhas have been seen by me, and Niśumbhas by the thousand; and hundreds of Daityas and Dānavas have been slain by me before.
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DB 5 26.22
ममाग्रे देववृन्दानि विनष्टानि युगे युगे । नाशं यास्यन्ति दैत्यानां यूथानि पुनरद्य वै
mamāgre devavṛndāni vinaṣṭāni yuge yuge | nāśaṃ yāsyanti daityānāṃ yūthāni punaradya vai
Before me hosts of gods have perished age after age; and today again the troops of the Daityas shall go to destruction.
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DB 5 26.23
काल एवागतोऽस्त्यत्र दैत्यसंहारकारकः । वृथा त्वं कुरुषे यत्नं रक्षणायात्मसन्ततेः
kāla evāgato'styatra daityasaṃhārakārakaḥ | vṛthā tvaṃ kuruṣe yatnaṃ rakṣaṇāyātmasantateḥ
The very Time that brings about the destruction of the Daityas has come here; in vain do you make effort to protect your own progeny.
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DB 5 26.24
कुरु युद्धं वीरधर्मरक्षायै त्वं महामते । मरणं भावि दुस्त्याज्यं यशो रक्ष्यं महात्मभिः
kuru yuddhaṃ vīradharmarakṣāyai tvaṃ mahāmate | maraṇaṃ bhāvi dustyājyaṃ yaśo rakṣyaṃ mahātmabhiḥ
Make war for the safeguarding of the warrior's duty, O great-minded one; death is to come and hard to avoid, but fame must be preserved by the great-souled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.25
किं ते कार्यं निशुम्भेन शुम्भेन च दुरात्मना । वीरधर्मं परं प्राप्य गच्छ स्वर्गं सुरालयम्
kiṃ te kāryaṃ niśumbhena śumbhena ca durātmanā | vīradharmaṃ paraṃ prāpya gaccha svargaṃ surālayam
What business have you with Niśumbha and with the evil-souled Śumbha? Having attained the supreme duty of a warrior, go to heaven, the abode of the gods.
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DB 5 26.26
शुम्भो निशुम्भश्चैवान्ये ये चात्र तव बान्धवाः । सर्वे तवानुगाः पश्चादागमिष्यन्ति साम्प्रतम् चण्डमुण्डवधेन देव्याश्चामुण्डेतिनामवर्णनं नाम षड्विंशोऽध्यायः
śumbho niśumbhaścaivānye ye cātra tava bāndhavāḥ | sarve tavānugāḥ paścādāgamiṣyanti sāmpratam caṇḍamuṇḍavadhena devyāścāmuṇḍetināmavarṇanaṃ nāma ṣaḍviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
Śumbha and Niśumbha, and the other kinsmen of yours who are here—all of them, your followers, will come after you presently. [Colophon: Chapter twenty-six, called 'The account of the name Cāmuṇḍā for the Goddess through the slaying of Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa.']
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DB 5 26.27
क्रमशः सर्वदैत्यानां करिष्याम्यद्य संक्षयम् । विषादं त्यज मन्दात्मन् कुरु युद्धं विशांपते
kramaśaḥ sarvadaityānāṃ kariṣyāmyadya saṃkṣayam | viṣādaṃ tyaja mandātman kuru yuddhaṃ viśāṃpate
Step by step I shall today bring about the annihilation of all the Daityas. Cast off despondency, dull-witted one; make war, O lord of the people.
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DB 5 26.28
त्वामहं निहनिष्यामि भ्रातरं तव साम्प्रतम् । ततः शुम्भं निशुम्भं च रक्तबीजं मदोत्कटम्
tvāmahaṃ nihaniṣyāmi bhrātaraṃ tava sāmpratam | tataḥ śumbhaṃ niśumbhaṃ ca raktabījaṃ madotkaṭam
I shall slay you and your brother presently, and then Śumbha and Niśumbha and Raktabīja, frenzied with pride;
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DB 5 26.29
अन्यांश्च दानवान्सर्वान्हत्वाहं समराङ्गणे । गमिष्यामि यथास्थानं तिष्ठ वा गच्छ वा द्रुतम्
anyāṃśca dānavānsarvānhatvāhaṃ samarāṅgaṇe | gamiṣyāmi yathāsthānaṃ tiṣṭha vā gaccha vā drutam
and having slain all the other Dānavas on the field of battle, I shall go to my own place. Either stand (and fight) or go quickly.
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DB 5 26.30
गृहाणास्त्रं वृथापुष्ट कुरु युद्धं मयाधुना । किं जल्पसि मृषा वाक्यं सर्वथा कातरप्रियम्
gṛhāṇāstraṃ vṛthāpuṣṭa kuru yuddhaṃ mayādhunā | kiṃ jalpasi mṛṣā vākyaṃ sarvathā kātarapriyam
Take up your weapon, you who are fattened in vain, and do battle with me now. Why do you babble false speech, in every way dear to cowards?
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DB 5 26.31
व्यास उवाच तयेत्थं प्रेरितौ दैत्यौ चण्डमुण्डौ क्रुधान्वितौ । ज्याशब्दं तरसा घोरं चक्रतुर्बलदर्पितौ
vyāsa uvāca tayetthaṃ preritau daityau caṇḍamuṇḍau krudhānvitau | jyāśabdaṃ tarasā ghoraṃ cakraturbaladarpitau
Vyāsa said: Thus incited by her, the two Daityas Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa, filled with rage and proud of their strength, swiftly made a terrible twanging of their bowstrings.
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DB 5 26.32
सापि शङ्खस्वनं चक्रे पूरयन्ती दिशो दश । सिंहोऽपि कुपितस्तावन्नादं समकरोद्बली
sāpi śaṅkhasvanaṃ cakre pūrayantī diśo daśa | siṃho'pi kupitastāvannādaṃ samakarodbalī
She too made the sound of her conch, filling the ten directions; and the mighty lion, enraged, likewise let out a roar.
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DB 5 26.33
तेन नादेन शक्राद्या जहर्षुरमरास्तदा । मुनयो यक्षगन्धर्वाः सिद्धाः साध्याश्च किन्नराः
tena nādena śakrādyā jaharṣuramarāstadā | munayo yakṣagandharvāḥ siddhāḥ sādhyāśca kinnarāḥ
At that sound the immortals headed by Śakra rejoiced then, and the sages, Yakṣas, Gandharvas, Siddhas, Sādhyas and Kinnaras.
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DB 5 26.34
युद्धं परस्परं तत्र जातं कातरभीतिदम् । चण्डिकाचण्डयोस्तीव्रं बाणखड्गगदादिभिः
yuddhaṃ parasparaṃ tatra jātaṃ kātarabhītidam | caṇḍikācaṇḍayostīvraṃ bāṇakhaḍgagadādibhiḥ
There a mutual battle arose, giving fear to cowards, fierce, between Caṇḍikā and Caṇḍa, with arrows, swords, maces and the rest.
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DB 5 26.35
चण्डमुक्ताञ्छरान्देवी चिच्छेद निशितैः शरैः । मुमोच पुनरुग्रान्सा बाणांश्च पन्नगानिव
caṇḍamuktāñcharāndevī ciccheda niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ | mumoca punarugrānsā bāṇāṃśca pannagāniva
The Goddess cut the arrows released by Caṇḍa with her sharp arrows, and again she let loose fierce shafts like serpents.
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DB 5 26.36
गगनं छादितं तत्र संग्रामे विशिखैस्तदा । शलभैरिव मेघान्ते कर्षकाणां भयप्रदैः
gaganaṃ chāditaṃ tatra saṃgrāme viśikhaistadā | śalabhairiva meghānte karṣakāṇāṃ bhayapradaiḥ
There in that battle the sky was covered over by the arrows, as by locusts at the end of the rains, which bring fear to farmers.
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DB 5 26.37
मुण्डोऽपि सैनिकैः सार्धं पपात तरसा रणे । मुमोच बाणवृष्टिं वै क्रुद्धः परमदारुणः
muṇḍo'pi sainikaiḥ sārdhaṃ papāta tarasā raṇe | mumoca bāṇavṛṣṭiṃ vai kruddhaḥ paramadāruṇaḥ
Muṇḍa too, together with his soldiers, fell upon (her) swiftly in the battle; enraged and utterly terrible, he loosed a rain of arrows.
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DB 5 26.38
बाणजालं महद् दृष्ट्वा कुद्धा तत्राम्बिका भृशम् । कोपेन वदनं तस्या बभूव घनसन्निभम्
bāṇajālaṃ mahad dṛṣṭvā kuddhā tatrāmbikā bhṛśam | kopena vadanaṃ tasyā babhūva ghanasannibham
Seeing that great net of arrows, Ambikā there became exceedingly angry, and from wrath her face grew like a (dark) cloud.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.39
कदलीपुष्पनेत्रञ्च भृकुटीकुटिलं तदा । निष्क्रान्ता च तदा काली ललाटफलकाद्द्रुतम्
kadalīpuṣpanetrañca bhṛkuṭīkuṭilaṃ tadā | niṣkrāntā ca tadā kālī lalāṭaphalakāddrutam
Her eyes (were) like plantain flowers, and her brows crooked with a frown; and then Kālī came forth swiftly from the flat of her forehead.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.40
व्याघ्रचर्माम्बरा क्रूरा गजचर्मोत्तरीयका । मुण्डमालाधरा घोरा शुष्कवापीसमोदरा
vyāghracarmāmbarā krūrā gajacarmottarīyakā | muṇḍamālādharā ghorā śuṣkavāpīsamodarā
Clothed in a tiger's skin, cruel, with an elephant's hide as upper garment, wearing a garland of skulls, dreadful, her belly like a dried-up pond.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.41
खड्गपाशधरातीव भीषणा भयदायिनी । खट्वाङ्गधारिणी रौद्रा कालरात्रिरिवापरा
khaḍgapāśadharātīva bhīṣaṇā bhayadāyinī | khaṭvāṅgadhāriṇī raudrā kālarātririvāparā
Bearing sword and noose, exceedingly frightful, inspiring terror, carrying a skull-topped staff, fierce, like a second Night of Doom.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.42
विस्तीर्णवदना जिह्वां चालयन्ती मुहुर्मुहुः । विस्तारजघना वेगाज्जघानासुरसैनिकान्
vistīrṇavadanā jihvāṃ cālayantī muhurmuhuḥ | vistārajaghanā vegājjaghānāsurasainikān
With gaping mouth, moving her tongue again and again, with broad hips, she slew the demon soldiers with violence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.43
करे कृत्वा महावीरांस्तरसा सा रुषान्विता । मुखे चिक्षेप दैतेयान्पिपेष दशनैः शनैः
kare kṛtvā mahāvīrāṃstarasā sā ruṣānvitā | mukhe cikṣepa daiteyānpipeṣa daśanaiḥ śanaiḥ
Taking the great heroes in her hand, she, filled with fury, swiftly threw the Daityas into her mouth and slowly ground them with her teeth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.44
गजान्घण्टान्वितान्हस्ते गृहीत्वा निदधौ मुखे । सारोहान्भक्षयित्वाजौ साट्टहासं चकार ह
gajānghaṇṭānvitānhaste gṛhītvā nidadhau mukhe | sārohānbhakṣayitvājau sāṭṭahāsaṃ cakāra ha
Taking in her hand the elephants with their bells, she put them in her mouth; and having devoured them along with their riders in the battle, she gave a loud laugh.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.45
तथैव तुरगानुष्ट्रांस्तथा सारथिभिः सह । निक्षिप्य वक्त्त्रे दशनैश्चर्वयत्यतिभैरवम्
tathaiva turagānuṣṭrāṃstathā sārathibhiḥ saha | nikṣipya vakttre daśanaiścarvayatyatibhairavam
In the same way, throwing horses and camels, together with their drivers, into her mouth, she chews (them) with her teeth most horribly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.46
हन्यमानं बलं प्रेक्ष्य चण्डमुण्डौ महासुरौ । छादयामासतुर्देवीं बाणासारैरनन्तरैः
hanyamānaṃ balaṃ prekṣya caṇḍamuṇḍau mahāsurau | chādayāmāsaturdevīṃ bāṇāsārairanantaraiḥ
Seeing the army being slaughtered, the two great demons Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa covered the Goddess with unceasing showers of arrows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.47
चण्डश्चण्डकरच्छायं चक्रं चक्रधरायुधम् । चिक्षेप तरसा देवीं ननाद च मुहुर्मुहुः
caṇḍaścaṇḍakaracchāyaṃ cakraṃ cakradharāyudham | cikṣepa tarasā devīṃ nanāda ca muhurmuhuḥ
Caṇḍa swiftly hurled at the Goddess a discus of the splendour of the fierce-rayed (sun), the weapon of the discus-bearer (Viṣṇu), and roared again and again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.48
नदन्तं वीक्ष्य तं काली रथाङ्गञ्च रविप्रभम् । बाणेनैकेन चिच्छेद सुप्रभं तत्सुदर्शनम्
nadantaṃ vīkṣya taṃ kālī rathāṅgañca raviprabham | bāṇenaikena ciccheda suprabhaṃ tatsudarśanam
Seeing him roaring and that wheel bright as the sun, Kālī cut that brilliant Sudarśana apart with a single arrow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.49
तं जघान शरैस्तीक्ष्णैश्चण्डं चण्डी शिलाशितैः । मूर्च्छितोऽसौ पपातोर्व्यां देवीबाणार्दितो भृशम्
taṃ jaghāna śaraistīkṣṇaiścaṇḍaṃ caṇḍī śilāśitaiḥ | mūrcchito'sau papātorvyāṃ devībāṇārdito bhṛśam
Caṇḍī struck that Caṇḍa with sharp arrows whetted on stone; he, sorely afflicted by the Goddess's arrows, fainted and fell to the ground.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.50
पतितं भ्रातरं वीक्ष्य मुण्डो दुःखार्दितस्तदा । चकार शरवृष्टिञ्च कालिकोपरि कोपतः
patitaṃ bhrātaraṃ vīkṣya muṇḍo duḥkhārditastadā | cakāra śaravṛṣṭiñca kālikopari kopataḥ
Seeing his brother fallen, Muṇḍa, then stricken with grief, in his rage made a rain of arrows upon Kālikā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.51
चण्डिका मुण्डनिर्मुक्तां शरवृष्टिं सुदारुणाम् । ईषिकास्त्रैर्बलान्मुक्तैश्चकार तिलशः क्षणात्
caṇḍikā muṇḍanirmuktāṃ śaravṛṣṭiṃ sudāruṇām | īṣikāstrairbalānmuktaiścakāra tilaśaḥ kṣaṇāt
Caṇḍikā, with reed-arrow weapons forcefully released, in an instant reduced to sesame-sized bits the terrible arrow-shower loosed by Muṇḍa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.52
अर्धचन्द्रेण बाणेन ताडयामास तं पुनः । पतितोऽसौ महावीर्यो मेदिन्यां मदवर्जितः
ardhacandreṇa bāṇena tāḍayāmāsa taṃ punaḥ | patito'sau mahāvīryo medinyāṃ madavarjitaḥ
With a crescent-headed arrow she struck him again; that greatly valiant one fell to the earth, his pride gone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.53
हाहाकारो महानासीद्दानवानां बले तदा । जहर्षुरमराः सर्वे गगनस्था गतव्यथाः
hāhākāro mahānāsīddānavānāṃ bale tadā | jaharṣuramarāḥ sarve gaganasthā gatavyathāḥ
Then there was a great cry of woe in the army of the Dānavas; all the gods standing in the sky rejoiced, their distress gone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.54
विहाय मूर्च्छां चण्डस्तु संगृह्य महतीं गदाम् । तरसा ताडयामास कालिकां दक्षिणे भुजे
vihāya mūrcchāṃ caṇḍastu saṃgṛhya mahatīṃ gadām | tarasā tāḍayāmāsa kālikāṃ dakṣiṇe bhuje
But Caṇḍa, shaking off his swoon, took up a great mace and swiftly struck Kālikā on her right arm.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.55
वञ्चयित्वा गदाघातं तं बबन्ध महासुरम् । तरसा बाणपाशेन मन्त्रमुक्तेन कालिका
vañcayitvā gadāghātaṃ taṃ babandha mahāsuram | tarasā bāṇapāśena mantramuktena kālikā
Dodging the mace-blow, Kālikā swiftly bound that great demon with an arrow-noose released with a mantra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.56
उत्थितस्तु तदा मुण्डो बद्धं दृष्ट्वानुजं बलात् । आजगाम सुसन्नद्धः शक्तिं कृत्वा करे दृढाम्
utthitastu tadā muṇḍo baddhaṃ dṛṣṭvānujaṃ balāt | ājagāma susannaddhaḥ śaktiṃ kṛtvā kare dṛḍhām
Then Muṇḍa, having risen, seeing his younger brother bound by force, came on well-armed, gripping a spear firmly in his hand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.57
आगच्छन्तं तदा काली दानवं वीक्ष्य सत्वरम् । बबन्ध तरसा तं तु द्वितीयं भ्रातरं भृशम्
āgacchantaṃ tadā kālī dānavaṃ vīkṣya satvaram | babandha tarasā taṃ tu dvitīyaṃ bhrātaraṃ bhṛśam
Then Kālī, seeing the demon coming on swiftly, bound him too forcefully with speed — the second brother — tightly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.58
गृहीत्वा तौ महावीर्यौ चण्डमुण्डौ शशाविव । कुर्वती विपुलं हासमाजगामाम्बिकां प्रति
gṛhītvā tau mahāvīryau caṇḍamuṇḍau śaśāviva | kurvatī vipulaṃ hāsamājagāmāmbikāṃ prati
Having seized those two of great valour, Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa, as if they were hares, laughing a broad laugh she came toward Ambikā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.59
आगत्य तामथोवाच गृहाणेमौ पशू प्रिये । रणयज्ञार्थमानीतौ दानवौ रणदुर्जयौ
āgatya tāmathovāca gṛhāṇemau paśū priye | raṇayajñārthamānītau dānavau raṇadurjayau
Having come, she then said to her: "Take these two beasts, dear one — the two demons, hard to conquer in battle, brought here for the sacrifice of war."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.60
तावानीतौ तदा वीक्ष्य चण्डिका तौ वृकाविव । अम्बिका कालिकां प्राह माधुरीसंयुतं वचः
tāvānītau tadā vīkṣya caṇḍikā tau vṛkāviva | ambikā kālikāṃ prāha mādhurīsaṃyutaṃ vacaḥ
Then, seeing those two brought in like wolves, Caṇḍikā — Ambikā — spoke to Kālikā words joined with sweetness:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.61
वधं मा कुरु मा मुञ्च चतुरासि रणप्रिये । देवानां कार्यसंसिद्धिः कर्तव्या तरसा त्वया
vadhaṃ mā kuru mā muñca caturāsi raṇapriye | devānāṃ kāryasaṃsiddhiḥ kartavyā tarasā tvayā
"Do not kill (them), do not release (them); you are clever, O lover of battle. The accomplishment of the gods' purpose must be brought about by you swiftly."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.62
व्यास उवाच इति तस्या वचः श्रुत्वा कालिका प्राह तां पुनः । युद्धयज्ञेऽतिविख्याते खड्गयूपे प्रतिष्ठिते
vyāsa uvāca iti tasyā vacaḥ śrutvā kālikā prāha tāṃ punaḥ | yuddhayajñe'tivikhyāte khaḍgayūpe pratiṣṭhite
Vyāsa said: Having heard her words, Kālikā spoke to her again: "In this most famous sacrifice of war, with the sword set up as the sacrificial post,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.63
आलम्भञ्च करिष्यामि यथा हिंसा न जायते । इत्युक्त्वा सा तदा देवी खड्गेन शिरसी तयोः
ālambhañca kariṣyāmi yathā hiṃsā na jāyate | ityuktvā sā tadā devī khaḍgena śirasī tayoḥ
I shall perform the slaying (of the victim) in such a way that no injury arises." Having said this, the Goddess then, with her sword, (took) the two heads of those two
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.64
चकर्त तरसा काली पपौ च रुधिरं मुदा । एवं दैत्यौ हतौ दृष्ट्वा मुदितोवाच चाम्बिका
cakarta tarasā kālī papau ca rudhiraṃ mudā | evaṃ daityau hatau dṛṣṭvā muditovāca cāmbikā
and Kālī swiftly cut (them) off and drank the blood with delight. Seeing the two demons thus slain, Ambikā, pleased, spoke:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 26.65
कृतं कार्यं सुराणां ते ददाम्यद्य वरं शुभम् । चण्डमुण्डौ हतौ यस्मात्तस्मात्ते नाम कालिके । चामुण्डेति सुविख्यातं भविष्यति धरातले
kṛtaṃ kāryaṃ surāṇāṃ te dadāmyadya varaṃ śubham | caṇḍamuṇḍau hatau yasmāttasmātte nāma kālike | cāmuṇḍeti suvikhyātaṃ bhaviṣyati dharātale
"The task of the gods has been accomplished by you; today I grant (you) an auspicious boon. Since Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa have been slain (by you), therefore, O Kālikā, your name will become widely renowned on the face of the earth as 'Cāmuṇḍā'."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition