Shloka 85

The Slaying of the Kālakeyas and the Greatness of Vināyaka Worship

Devanagari script

परस्परं विनिघ्नंति शूरा युद्धाभिकांक्षिणः । मुदिताः सत्वसंपन्ना धर्मिष्ठा बलसंवृताः

Transliteration

parasparaṃ vinighnaṃti śūrā yuddhābhikāṃkṣiṇaḥ | muditāḥ satvasaṃpannā dharmiṣṭhā balasaṃvṛtāḥ

Translation

Die tapferen Krieger, kampfbegierig, strecken einander nieder. Sie sind voll Freude, von Mut erfüllt, im Dharma standhaft und von Stärke umwehrt.

Word by Word

• परस्परम्: each other
• परस्परम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘mutually/each other’

• विनिघ्नन्ति: strike down/kill
• विनिघ्नन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; उपसर्ग: वि + नि

• शूराः: heroes
• शूराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• युद्धाभिकाङ्क्षिणः: desiring battle
• युद्धाभिकाङ्क्षिणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युद्ध-अभि-काङ्क्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘युद्धम् अभिकाङ्क्षन्ति’ (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

• मुदिताः: joyful
• मुदिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुदित (कृदन्त; √मुद् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘gladdened’

• सत्त्वसम्पन्नाः: endowed with courage/virtue
• सत्त्वसम्पन्नाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्त्व-सम्पन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘सत्त्वेन सम्पन्नाः’ (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष sense)

• धर्मिष्ठाः: most righteous
• धर्मिष्ठाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अतिशयार्थक-इष्ठ (superlative)

• बलसंवृताः: covered/guarded by strength
• बलसंवृताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बल-संवृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘बलेन संवृताः’ (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष sense)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Padma Purāṇa, Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: विनिघ्नंति → विनिघ्नन्ति.

FAQs

What is the central idea of this verse?

It portrays battle-minded heroes who fight each other with zeal, emphasizing their courage, strength, and claimed steadfastness to dharma.

Does this verse praise violence or describe a warrior ethic?

The language primarily describes a kṣatriya (warrior) ethos—valor, readiness for combat, and adherence to dharma—rather than offering a general endorsement of violence for all people.

What ethical lesson can be drawn from the verse?

Strength and martial ability are framed as virtues only when coupled with dharma (righteous restraint and duty), suggesting that power should be governed by ethical commitment.