स रथस्थस्तथात्युच्चैर्गृहीतपरमायुधैः । भुजैरष्टाभिरतुलैर्व्याप्याशेषं बभौ नभः ॥ १८ ॥
sa rathasthastathātyuchchairgṛihītaparamāyudhaiḥ bhujairaṣhṭābhiratulairvyāpyāśheṣhaṁ babhau nabhaḥ
Translation
Standing in his chariot, towering high, he shone, filling the whole sky with his eight incomparable arms holding the finest weapons.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
रथ पर बैठे-बैठे उत्तम आयुधों से युक्त अपनी आठ अनुपम भुजाओं से वह सारे आकाश को ढककर शोभा पाने लगा।
Commentary
Shumbha too takes on a vast, many-armed form, as if to rival the Devi.