Shloka 41

The Crushing of the Traipuras

Gaṇeśa’s Battle with Tripura’s Son

Devanagari script

सशब्दं तुमुलं युद्धं सर्वलोकभयंकरम् । दशनैर्दशनैरेव शरैरेव शरोत्तमैः

Transliteration

saśabdaṃ tumulaṃ yuddhaṃ sarvalokabhayaṃkaram | daśanairdaśanaireva śaraireva śarottamaiḥ

Translation

وقامت معركةٌ مدوّيةٌ صاخبة، تُرهب جميع العوالم: أنيابٌ تقابل أنيابًا، وسهامٌ نفيسةٌ تقارع سهامًا.

Word by Word

• sa-śabdam: with loud sound
• sa-śabdam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह, अव्यय) + śabda (शब्द, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (सह शब्देन)

• tumulam: tumultuous
• tumulam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tumula (तुमुल, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• yuddham: battle
• yuddham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha (युद्ध, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sarva-loka-bhayaṃkaram: terrifying to all worlds
• sarva-loka-bhayaṃkaram: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (सर्व, प्रातिपदिक) + loka (लोक, प्रातिपदिक) + bhayaṃkara (भयंकर, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वलोकानां भयंकरम्)

• daśanaiḥ: with tusks/teeth
• daśanaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśana (दशन, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• daśanaiḥ: with tusks (again, emphatic)
• daśanaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśana (दशन, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphasis)

• eva: indeed, only
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (एव, अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphasis particle)

• śaraiḥ: with arrows
• śaraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śara (शर, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (एव, अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात

• śara-uttamaiḥ: with the best arrows
• śara-uttamaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śara (शर, प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (उत्तम, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शराणाम् उत्तमैः)

Speaker

Narrator (context not specified in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: सशब्दं = सह + शब्दम् (अव्ययीभाव); सर्वलोकभयंकरम् = सर्व + लोक + भयंकरम्; दशनैर्दशनैरेव = दशनैः + दशनैः + एव; शरैरेव = शरैः + एव; शरोत्तमैः = शर + उत्तमैः।

FAQs

What is the central image conveyed by this verse?

It depicts an extremely loud and chaotic battle so intense it frightens all realms, emphasizing close-quarters ferocity (teeth clashing) and continued missile exchange (arrows meeting arrows).

Does this verse teach a specific Vaishnava or bhakti doctrine?

Not directly in this standalone line; it functions primarily as narrative battle-description. Doctrinal meaning would depend on the surrounding passage and who is fighting whom.

Why does the verse mention both teeth and arrows?

It heightens the sense of total combat: even at close range they clash physically (teeth against teeth), and at range they counter with superior arrows, conveying relentless escalation.