Shloka 343

Devanagari script

राक्षसा दानवा नागा जघ्ने चक्रेण तान्‌ हरि: । जो कोई राक्षस, दानव और नाग वहाँ एक साथ संघ बनाकर निकलते थे, उन सबको भगवान्‌ श्रीहरि चक्रद्वारा मार देते थे

Transliteration

rākṣasā dānavā nāgā jaghne cakreṇa tān hariḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Hari (Viṣṇu) erschlug mit seinem Diskus jene Rākṣasas, Dānavas und Nāgas. Wann immer sie in geschlossenem Verband hervorbrachen, tötete Hari sie mit dem Cakra.

Word by Word

• राक्षसाः: Rakshasas (demons)
• राक्षसाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दानवाः: Danavas (demons)
• दानवाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नागाः: Nagas (serpents)
• नागाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• जघ्ने: killed / slew
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• चक्रेण: with the discus
• चक्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• तान्: those (them)
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• हरिः: Hari (Vishnu/Krishna)
• हरिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Cakra (Sudarśana)
• Rākṣasas
• Dānavas
• Nāgas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

When forces of adharma unite and threaten the world, the divine preserver acts to protect dharma; power is portrayed as legitimate when used to restrain destructive aggression and restore order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that groups of Rākṣasas, Dānavas, and Nāgas who emerged together in a coordinated attack were cut down by Hari using his discus weapon.