Shloka 118
The Tārakāmaya War: Divine Mustering, Māyā Countermeasures, Aurva Fire, and Viṣṇu’s Slaying of Kālanemi
एषा ते स्वस्य वंशस्य वशगारि विनिग्रहे । रक्षिष्यत्यात्मपक्षं च विपक्षं च प्रधक्ष्यति
eṣā te svasya vaṃśasya vaśagāri vinigrahe | rakṣiṣyatyātmapakṣaṃ ca vipakṣaṃ ca pradhakṣyati
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Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses in Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa 41).
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Sandhi Resolution Notes: rak 63i 63yaty01tmapak 63a rak 63i 63yati + 01tma-pak 63am; vipak 63a vi-pak 63am.
FAQs
It portrays a woman/force as both a regulator of one’s own lineage (vinigraha—restraint) and a protector of one’s faction, while also being capable of annihilating the opposing faction.
Yes: it highlights the dharmic need for self-restraint within one’s own group (curbing internal excess) alongside the duty to protect the righteous side in a conflict.
The excerpt alone does not specify the speaker or addressee; identifying them requires the immediate narrative context from adjacent verses in Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa, Adhyāya 41.