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Devanagari script

चक्राणि कुणपान्प्रासान् भुशुण्डीः पट्टिशानपि हेमकेयूरनद्धाभ्यां बाहुभ्यां चण्डविक्रमः //

Transliteration

cakrāṇi kuṇapānprāsān bhuśuṇḍīḥ paṭṭiśānapi hemakeyūranaddhābhyāṃ bāhubhyāṃ caṇḍavikramaḥ //

Translation

অতিশয় পরাক্রমশালী সে, স্বর্ণ-কেয়ূরভূষিত বাহুতে চক্র, ভারী গদা, বর্শা, ভুশুণ্ডী ক্ষেপণাস্ত্র এবং পট্টিশ (যুদ্ধ-কুঠার) ধারণ করেছিল।

Word by Word

• चक्राणि (cakrāṇi): discus-weapons

• कुणपान् (kuṇapān): heavy clubs/maces

• प्रासान् (prāsān): spears/lances

• भुशुण्डीः (bhuśuṇḍīḥ): a kind of heavy missile/ball-and-chain weapon

• पट्टिशान् (paṭṭiśān): battle-axes/hatchets

• अपि (api): also/even

• हेम-केयूर-नद्धाभ्याम् (hema-keyūra-naddhābhyām): bound/adorned with golden armlets

• बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām): with (his) two arms

• चण्ड-विक्रमः (caṇḍa-vikramaḥ): one of terrible/fierce valor

Speaker

• Sūta (narrative description within the Purāṇic discourse; martial-episode narration)

Tags

• Iconography
• Weapons
• Śastra-varṇana
• Puranic battle imagery
• Pratima Lakshana

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it is a śastra-varṇana (weapons-description) highlighting fierce valor and the array of weapons carried or wielded.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

Indirectly, it reflects the Kṣatriya ideal praised in Purāṇic ethics—readiness to protect through disciplined martial strength—though the verse itself is descriptive rather than prescriptive.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The weapon-and-ornament details (cakra, prāsa, paṭṭiśa, golden keyūra) can function as iconographic markers used in pratima-lakṣaṇa contexts for identifying figures in temple sculpture and narrative panels.