Shloka 43
अदितेरात्मजा वीरा दिते: पुत्रान्निजघ्निरे।तस्मिन् घोरे महायुद्धे दैतेयादित्ययोर्भृशम्।।।।
aditer ātmajā vīrā diteḥ putrān nijaghnire |
tasmin ghore mahāyuddhe daiteyādityayor bhṛśam ||
দৈত্য ও আদিত্যের সেই ভয়ংকর মহাযুদ্ধে অদিতির বীর পুত্রেরা দিতির পুত্রদের বহু সংখ্যায় নিধন করল।
In that great and terrible battle between daityas and devatas, Aditi's sons killed Diti's.
FAQs
The verse presents the mythic result of a struggle for cosmic balance; Dharma is portrayed as the eventual reassertion of order after violent disorder.
Viśvāmitra summarizes the decisive phase of the devas-asuras war: the Ādityas overpower and kill the Daiteyas.
Valor (śaurya) is highlighted in the Ādityas, though the broader lesson is that force without righteousness leads to ruin.