Matsya Purana — War of Devas and Dānavas: Yama and Kubera Defeated; Kālanemi’s Māyā and the A..., Shloka 80

Devanagari script

बाहुना रत्नकेयूरकान्तिसंतानहासिना स तां निरूप्य वेगेन कुजम्भाय मुमोच ह //

Transliteration

bāhunā ratnakeyūrakāntisaṃtānahāsinā sa tāṃ nirūpya vegena kujambhāya mumoca ha //

Translation

Mit seinem Arm, geschmückt mit juwelenbesetzten Armreifen, deren Glanz wie unablässiges Lachen schien, nahm er Maß und schleuderte sie mit Wucht und Schnelligkeit auf Kujambha.

Word by Word

• बाहुना (bāhunā): with (his) arm

• रत्न-केयूर (ratna-keyūra): jeweled armlets/arm-ornaments

• कान्ति (kānti): radiance, splendor

• संतान (saṃtāna): continuous flow, unbroken succession

• हासिना (hāsinā): as if smiling/laughing, shining playfully

• स (sa): he

• ताम् (tām): that (weapon/object

• निरूप्य (nirūpya): having aimed at, having fixed (his attention/target)

• वेगेन (vegena): with speed, with force

• कुजम्भाय (kujambhāya): at/unto Kujambha (dative)

• मुमोच (mumoca): released, hurled, let fly

• ह (ha): indeed (emphatic particle).

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) describing the action within the episode (reported narration rather than direct speech)

Entities Mentioned

• Kujambha

Tags

• Matsya Purana royal episode
• Puranic battle narrative
• Heroic description (alaṅkāra)
• Weapon release (astra-mokṣa)
• Genealogy and legends

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

This verse is not about pralaya; it is a vivid action-line from a heroic episode, focusing on aiming and hurling a weapon at Kujambha.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

Indirectly, it reflects the kṣatriya ideal praised in Purāṇic narratives—decisive action, strength, and martial competence—often used to exemplify royal valor in genealogical legends.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is specified in this line; the focus is poetic description (ornamented arm, radiance) and the act of releasing a weapon.