Adhyaya 21 — Kuvalayashva’s Descent to Patala and the Rescue of Madalasa
तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति जल्पन्तस्ते तदा दानवोत्तमाः ।
शरवर्षैस्तथा शूलैर्ववर्षुर्नृपनन्दनम् ॥
tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti jalpantas te tadā dānavottamāḥ | śaravarṣais tathā śūlair vavarṣur nṛpanandanam ||
Da überschütteten jene vornehmsten Dānava, „Halt! Halt!“ rufend, den Königssohn mit Pfeilregen und Speeren.
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The taunt preceding violence illustrates how intimidation is used to arrest righteous movement; the dharmic hero must remain steady under both psychological and physical attack.
Episodic battle narrative within vaṃśānucarita/ākhyāna.
‘Stand!’ symbolizes the demand that consciousness remain trapped; the ‘rain’ of weapons parallels a storm of disruptive impulses aimed at halting progress.