Shloka 10

Hymn of Victory: Varāha, the Slaying of Hiraṇyākṣa, and the Praise of Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

सौरभं शरसंघैश्च जयंतो वशमानयत् । शक्तिहस्तं च संह्रादं यमदंडं नरांतकम्

Transliteration

saurabhaṃ śarasaṃghaiśca jayaṃto vaśamānayat | śaktihastaṃ ca saṃhrādaṃ yamadaṃḍaṃ narāṃtakam

Translation

জয়ন্ত তীরবৃষ্টিতে সৌরভকে বশে আনলেন; তদ্রূপ শক্তিহস্ত, সংহ্রাদ, যমদণ্ড ও নরান্তককেও অধীন করলেন।

Word by Word

• सौरभम्: Saurabha (name)
• सौरभम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौरभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (व्यक्तिनाम)

• शर-संघैः: with clusters of arrows
• शर-संघैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर (प्रातिपदिक) + संघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (शराणां संघाः)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• जयन्तः: Jayanta
• जयन्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जयन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (व्यक्तिनाम)

• वशम्: into control
• वशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे प्रयोगः (वशं-आनयत् = subdued)

• आनयत्: brought
• आनयत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शक्ति-हस्तम्: one holding a spear
• शक्ति-हस्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (यस्य हस्ते शक्ति अस्ति)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• संह्रादम्: Saṃhrāda (name)
• संह्रादम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संह्राद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (व्यक्तिनाम)

• यम-दण्डम्: Yama’s staff
• यम-दण्डम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक) + दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (यमस्य दण्डः)

• नर-अन्तकम्: slayer of men (Narāntaka)
• नर-अन्तकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (नराणाम् अन्तकः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; specific speaker not identifiable from this single verse alone)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: शरसंघैश्च → शर-संघैः च; जयंतो → जयन्तः; वशमानयत् → वशम् आनयत्; नरांतकम् → नर-अन्तकम्

Characters & Entities

• Jayanta
• Saurabha
• Śaktihasta
• Saṃhrāda
• Yamadaṇḍa
• Narāntaka

FAQs

Who is Jayanta in the Padma Purana context?

Jayanta is a warrior figure (commonly associated with Indra’s side in Purāṇic narratives) depicted here as subduing multiple opponents in battle.

What is the main action described in this shloka?

It describes Jayanta defeating/subduing Saurabha with volleys of arrows and then bringing Śaktihasta, Saṃhrāda, Yamadaṇḍa, and Narāntaka under control as well.

What ethical or thematic lesson can be drawn from this verse?

Within heroic Purāṇic narration, it highlights valor and the restoration of order through the defeat of hostile forces, a recurring theme in creation-era and cosmic-order accounts.