Matsya Purana — War of Devas and Dānavas: Yama and Kubera Defeated; Kālanemi’s Māyā and the A..., Shloka 91

Devanagari script

संदष्टौष्ठपुटाटोपभ्रुकुटीविकटाननः प्रचण्डकोपरक्ताक्षो न्यकृन्तद्दानवान्रणे //

Transliteration

saṃdaṣṭauṣṭhapuṭāṭopabhrukuṭīvikaṭānanaḥ pracaṇḍakoparaktākṣo nyakṛntaddānavānraṇe //

Translation

Mit fest zusammengebissenen Lippen, in wildem Stirnrunzeln und mit schreckhaftem Antlitz, die Augen vom heftigen Zorn gerötet, hieb er die Dānavas in der Schlacht nieder.

Word by Word

• saṃdaṣṭa: clenched/bitten

• oṣṭha-puṭa: the lips

• āṭopa: swelling display/fury

• bhrukuṭī: frown/knitted brows

• vikaṭa-ānanaḥ: one with a dreadful/terrible face

• pracaṇḍa: extremely fierce

• kopa: anger

• rakta-akṣaḥ: red-eyed

• nyakṛntat: he cut down/he slew

• dānavān: the Dānavas (a class of Asuras)

• raṇe: in battle

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) describing the combat scene (epic-purāṇic narration style)

Entities Mentioned

• Dānavas

Tags

• Deva-Asura War
• Battle Description
• Heroic Fury
• Puranic Warfare
• Matsya Purana narrative

FAQs

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

This verse is not about creation or Pralaya; it is a martial description emphasizing fierce wrath and the slaying of Dānavas in battle.

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

Indirectly, it echoes the kṣatriya ideal found across Purāṇic ethics: confronting adharma and protecting order, though the verse itself is purely descriptive rather than prescriptive.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

None is stated here; the imagery concerns battlefield ferocity (bhrukuṭī, rakta-akṣaḥ) rather than Vāstu, temple rules, or ritual procedure.