Shloka 44

Adhyaya 82 — The Rise of Mahishasura and the Manifestation of the Goddess from the Gods’ Tejas

Sanskrit

बिडालाक्षो 'युतानाञ्च पञ्चाशद्भिरथायुतैः ।

युयुधे संयुगे तत्र रथानां परिवारितः ॥

Transliteration

biḍālākṣo 'yutānāñ ca pañcāśadbhir athāyutaiḥ |

yuyudhe saṃyuge tatra rathānāṃ parivāritaḥ ||

Translation

Biḍālākṣa kämpfte dort in jenem Gefecht, von Streitwagen umringt — zusammen mit fünfzig Myriaden (an Truppen oder Wagen).

Word by Word

• बिडालाक्षः: Biḍālākṣa (cat-eyed one; name)
• बिडालाक्षः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिडाल + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (बिडालस्य इव अक्षिणी यस्य सः = cat-eyed; proper name)

• अयुतानाम्: of ten-thousands
• अयुतानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• पञ्चाशद्भिः: by fifty
• पञ्चाशद्भिः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चाशत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक (by fifty)

• रथ-अयुतैः: with ten-thousands of chariots
• रथ-अयुतैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ + अयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रथानाम् अयुतानि = ten-thousands of chariots)

• युयुधे: fought
• युयुधे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• संयुगे: in the encounter/battle
• संयुगे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• रथानाम्: of chariots
• रथानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• परिवारितः: encircled
• परिवारितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-√वृ (धातु) + त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि (surrounded/encircled)

Speakers

• Narrative voice within Devi Mahatmyam

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "vīra", "secondaryRasa": "raudra", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Biḍālākṣa
• Devī (implied)

Shakti Aspects

• Devī (implicit opponent)

Key Themes

• Asura roster
• Battle escalation
• Mythic numeration

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The repeated arrival of champions illustrates how adharma continually generates new fronts. The devotional assurance is that Śakti’s capacity is not exhausted by successive challenges.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Carita/narrative episode within the Devi Mahatmyam; not a manvantara/genealogical passage.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Cat-eyed’ suggests stealth and predatory attention—subtle inner impulses that strike unexpectedly. The encircling chariots symbolize thought-constructs that protect such impulses; Śakti’s battle breaks those enclosures.