निहन्यमानं तत्सैन्यमवलोक्य महासुरः । सेनानीश्चिक्षुरः कोपाद्ययौ योद्धुमथाम्बिकाम् ॥ २ ॥
nihanyamānaṁ tatsainyamavalokya mahāsuraḥ senānīśhchikṣhuraḥ kopādyayau yoddhumathāmbikām
Translation
Seeing his army being slaughtered, the great asura Chikshura, the general, advanced in anger to fight Ambika.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
अपनी सेना का संहार होता देख महादैत्य सेनापति चिक्षुर क्रोध में भरकर अम्बिका से युद्ध करने आगे बढ़ा।
Commentary
Chapter 3 is the climax of the middle episode. The generals fall one by one, and then Mahisha himself fights in his changing forms.