Shloka 50
Sukalā’s Narrative (within the Vena Episode): Varāha, Ikṣvāku, and the Dharma of Battle
जघानास्य शुंडं गजस्यापि रुष्टो भटान्हतान्पादनखैस्तु हृष्टः
jaghānāsya śuṃḍaṃ gajasyāpi ruṣṭo bhaṭānhatānpādanakhaistu hṛṣṭaḥ
Zornent schlug er sogar den Rüssel des Elefanten nieder; und voller Freude erschlug er die Krieger mit den Krallen seiner Füße.
Narrator (contextual speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: vira
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गजस्यापि = गजस्य + अपि; भटान्हतान् = भटान् + हतान्; पादनखैस्तु = पादनखैः + तु.
FAQs
The excerpt is in third-person narration and does not identify a dialogue speaker; in the Padma Purana such lines are typically delivered by the chapter’s primary narrator within the ongoing story.
It depicts a fierce combat scene: the protagonist, in anger, strikes the elephant’s trunk and kills soldiers using the nails of his feet.
The verse emphasizes the destructive momentum of rage in battle—how anger can drive extreme violence—serving as a narrative warning about uncontrolled wrath even amid heroic feats.