एवं संक्षीयमाणे तु स्वसैन्ये महिषासुरः । माहिषेण स्वरूपेण त्रासयामास तान् गणान् ॥ २१ ॥
evaṁ saṁkṣhīyamāṇe tu svasainye mahiṣhāsuraḥ māhiṣheṇa svarūpeṇa trāsayāmāsa tān gaṇān
Translation
As his army was being destroyed in this way, Mahishasura took his buffalo form and terrified the Devi's attendants.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
इस प्रकार अपनी सेना का संहार होता देख महिषासुर ने भैंसे का रूप धारण करके देवी के गणों को भयभीत कर दिया।
Commentary
Mahisha now fights in his own form, the buffalo. His name means "buffalo," and he embodies brute, stubborn power.