अयि निजहुङ्कृतिमात्रनिराकृतधूम्रविलोचनधूम्रशते
समरविशोषितरोषितशोणितबीजसमुद्भवबीजलते ।
शिवशिवशुम्भनिशुम्भमहाहवतर्पितभूतपिशाचरते
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ ४ ॥
अयि (ayi): O!
निज (nija): own
हुङ्कृति (huṃkṛti): humkara (the sound ‘hum’), roar, war cry
मात्र (mātra): merely, only
निराकृत (nirākṛta): destroyed, vanquished
धूम्रविलोचन (dhūmra-vilocana): smoke-eyed (dhūmra = smoke, vilocana = eye)
धूम्रशते (dhūmra-śate): hundreds of smoky ones (śata = hundred)
“O you who vanquished hundreds of smoke-eyed demons with just your roar!” - This highlights Durga’s immense power, capable of destroying hordes of demons with a single war cry.
समर (samara): battle
विशोषित (viśoṣita): dried up
रोषित (roṣita): enraged, furious
शोणित (śoṇita): blood
बीज (bīja): seed
समुद्भव (samudbhava): arisen from, born from
बीजलते (bīja-late): O you who are a creeper of seeds! (lata = creeper, vine)
“O you who are a creeper of seeds, born from the blood of the enraged demons dried up in battle!” - This metaphor is quite complex. It could refer to Durga’s power to create new life even from the destruction of demons, or it could symbolize her ability to regenerate and emerge stronger from every battle.
शिव शिव (śiva śiva): hail, hail (an exclamation of praise)
शुम्भ (śumbha): (name of a demon)
निशुम्भ (niśumbha): (name of a demon)
महाहव (mahāhava): great battle
तर्पित (tarpita): satisfied, satiated
भूत (bhūta): ghost, spirit
पिशाच (piśāca): demon, evil spirit
रते (rate): one who delights in
“Hail, hail! O you who delight in the ghosts and demons satisfied by the great battle against Shumbha and Nishumbha!” - This highlights Durga’s victory over the powerful demons Shumbha and Nishumbha and her role as the protector of the universe.
जय जय (jaya jaya): victory, victory
हे (he): O!
महिषासुरमर्दिनि (mahiṣāsura-mardini): slayer of Mahishasura (the buffalo demon) (mahishasura = buffalo demon, mardini = slayer)
रम्यकपर्दिनि (ramya-kapardini): with beautiful hair (ramya = beautiful, kapardini = having braided hair)
शैलसुते (shailasute): daughter of the mountain (shaila = mountain, sute = daughter)