Shloka 7

The Slaying of Muci

Devanagari script

आयसीं तां गदां कोपान्महाबलपराक्रमः । ततस्तु लाघवाच्छक्रो जघान कुलिशेन हि

Transliteration

āyasīṃ tāṃ gadāṃ kopānmahābalaparākramaḥ | tatastu lāghavācchakro jaghāna kuliśena hi

Translation

Im Zorn ergriff jener von großer Kraft und Tapferkeit die eiserne Keule. Da traf Indra (Śakra) ihn, schnell wie der Blitz, wahrlich mit dem Vajra, dem himmlischen Donnerkeil.

Word by Word

• आयसीम्: iron (made of iron)
• आयसीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• ताम्: that
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• गदाम्: mace
• गदाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• कोपात्: from anger
• कोपात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; हेतौ (ablative of cause)

• महाबल-पराक्रमः: of great strength and prowess
• महाबल-पराक्रमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक) + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (descriptive): ‘महाबलश्च पराक्रमश्च यस्य’ (very strong and valiant)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Discourse-link (अन्वय-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (thereupon)

• तु: but
• तु: Discourse-particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेष (but/indeed)

• लाघवात्: due to swiftness
• लाघवात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; हेतौ (ablative of cause)

• शक्रः: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• जघान: struck
• जघान: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कुलिशेन: with the thunderbolt
• कुलिशेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुलिश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Discourse-particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कारण/निश्चयार्थक निपात (indeed/for)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual speaker not explicitly identifiable from this single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: कोपान्महाबलपराक्रमः = कोपात् महाबल-पराक्रमः; लाघवाच्छक्रो = लाघवात् शक्रः

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)

FAQs

Who is Śakra mentioned in this verse?

Śakra is a common epithet of Indra, the king of the Devas, famed for wielding the vajra (thunderbolt).

What is the kuliśa referred to here?

Kuliśa is the thunderbolt weapon (vajra) of Indra, symbolizing irresistible divine force and authority.

What ethical or thematic lesson does this verse suggest?

It contrasts wrathful aggression (seizing a mace in anger) with decisive, swift counteraction, a recurring Purāṇic motif about the consequences of uncontrolled anger and the power of divine restraint/authority.