Shloka 1113

कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line

Devanagari script

अनिर्देश्योग्रवपुषो देवस्पासहुतेजस: । तब असुरोंका संहार करते हुए अवर्णनीय भयंकर रूपवाले असहा तेजस्वी महादेवजीके सामने वह तीनों पुरोंका समुदाय सहसा प्रकट हो गया

Transliteration

anirdeśyogravapuṣo devaspāsahutejasaḥ | tataḥ asurāṇāṃ saṃhāraṃ kurvataḥ avarṇanīya-bhayaṅkara-rūpavataḥ asahā-tejasvinaḥ mahādevasya sammukhe tat trīṇāṃ purāṇāṃ samūhaḥ sahasā prādurabhavat |

Translation

Bhīṣma said: As Mahādeva—of indescribably fierce form, irresistible and blazing with divine splendor—went about destroying the Asuras, the collective mass of the three cities suddenly manifested before him. The scene underscores how overwhelming divine power arises to curb destructive forces when they threaten cosmic order.

Word by Word

• अनिर्देश्य: indescribable
• अनिर्देश्य: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिर्देश्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उग्र-वपुषः: of (him) of fierce form
• उग्र-वपुषः: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र-वपुस्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• देव-शत्रु-सह-तेजसः: of (him) whose splendor can endure/overpower the enemies of the gods
• देव-शत्रु-सह-तेजसः: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव-शत्रु-सह-तेजस्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

पितामह उवाच

Characters & Entities

• पितामह (Bhīṣma)
• महादेव (Śiva)
• असुर (Asuras)
• त्रिपुर / तीन पुर (the three cities)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

When destructive forces (Asuras) threaten order, divine power manifests in an overwhelming form to restore balance; the episode frames destruction not as cruelty but as protection of dharma and the world’s stability.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes Mahādeva actively destroying the Asuras; at that moment the combined presence of the three cities (Tripura) suddenly appears before Śiva, setting the stage for their confrontation and downfall.