Shloka 67

Devanagari script

हिरण्यपुरमुत्सूज्य निहत्य च महासुरान्‌

Transliteration

hiraṇyapuram utsṛjya nihatya ca mahāsurān

Translation

Arjuna said: “Having abandoned Hiraṇyapura, and having slain the mighty asuras…”

Word by Word

• हिरण्यपुरम्: the city named Hiraṇyapura
• हिरण्यपुरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्यपुर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उत्सृज्य: having abandoned/left
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्सृज्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• निहत्य: having slain/killed
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-हन्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• महासुरान्: great demons
• महासुरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महासुर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Hiraṇyapura
• Mahāsuras (asuras)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line suggests a dharmic stance where force is used against destructive, unrighteous aggression (asuras), yet attachment to conquest is avoided—after victory, one can relinquish the captured place rather than be bound by pride or possession.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna is speaking and recounting events: he describes leaving Hiraṇyapura and having slain powerful asuras, indicating the aftermath of a successful confrontation and a subsequent departure from the stronghold.