Shloka 8

Adhyaya 82 — Death of Shumbha

Sanskrit

ऋषिरुवाच इत्त्थं निशम्य देवानां वचांसि मधुसूदनः । चकार कोपं शम्भुश्च भ्रुकुटीकुटिलाननौ ॥

Transliteration

ṛṣir uvāca itthaṃ niśamya devānāṃ vacāṃsi madhusūdanaḥ / cakāra kopaṃ śambhuś ca bhrukuṭīkuṭilānanau

Translation

Der Rishi sprach: Als Madhusūdana (Vishnu) und Śambhu (Shiva) so die Worte der Götter vernahmen, wurden sie zornig; ihre Gesichter verfinsterten sich, die Brauen fest zusammengezogen.

Word by Word

• ऋषिः: the sage
• ऋषिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• इत्थम्: thus
• इत्थम्: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• निशम्य: having heard
• निशम्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि-√शम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• वचांसि: words
• वचांसि: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• मधुसूदनः: Madhusūdana (Viṣṇu)
• मधुसूदनः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुसूदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (मधुं सूदयति इति)

• चकार: made/did
• चकार: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• कोपम्: anger
• कोपम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• भ्रुकुटीकुटिलाननौ: (the two) with faces made crooked by frowning
• भ्रुकुटीकुटिलाननौ: विशेषण (adjectival to dual subjects)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्रुकुटी + कुटिल + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (भ्रुकुट्या कुटिलम् आननम् यस्य) विशेषणम् (मधुसूदन-शम्भ्वोः)

Speakers

• Rishi narrator (within the Devi Mahatmyam narration)

Primary Deities

• Vishnu
• Shiva
• Devas (collectively)

Shakti Aspects

• Wrath as the catalytic condition for tejas to emanate and coalesce into Devī

Key Themes

• Divine wrath as righteous response
• Protection of cosmic order
• Narrative transition to manifestation

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The text distinguishes righteous indignation from passion: divine ‘anger’ is the energetic resolve to restore order when dharma is violated.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Carita—an event pivot that leads to the manifestation of the cosmic corrective power.

What is the esoteric significance?

Knitted brows symbolize concentrated awareness; when consciousness (Viṣṇu-Śiva principles) focuses, latent power (Śakti/tejas) externalizes into an effective form.