Shloka 31

Matsya Purana — Maya’s Nectar-Reservoir in Tripura and the Revival of the Slain in the Tripur...

Devanagari script

नृत्यमाना इव नटा गर्जन्त इव तोयदाः करोच्छ्रया इव गजाः सिंहा इव च निर्भयाः //

Transliteration

nṛtyamānā iva naṭā garjanta iva toyadāḥ karocchrayā iva gajāḥ siṃhā iva ca nirbhayāḥ //

Translation

They moved as though dancing like actors; they roared like rain-clouds; they stood tall like elephants with raised trunks—and, like lions, they were utterly fearless.

Word by Word

• nṛtyamānāḥ: dancing/moving as if in dance

• iva: as if/like

• naṭāḥ: actors/dancers

• garjantaḥ: roaring

• toyadāḥ: rain-clouds (givers of water)

• karocchrayāḥ: with uplifted trunks/arms raised high

• gajāḥ: elephants

• siṃhāḥ: lions

• ca: and

• nirbhayāḥ: fearless

Speaker

• Sūta (narrative voice describing the scene; likely within a broader dialogue framework)

Tags

• Rajadharma
• War-description
• Similes
• Valor
• Puranic-poetics

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

This verse is not about Pralaya; it is a poetic description of fearless, forceful movement—using actors, clouds, elephants, and lions as similes.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

It supports Rajadharma indirectly: a king’s protectors/warriors should be disciplined, formidable, and fearless—projecting strength like thunderclouds and lions to uphold order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vastu or ritual rule appears here; the verse functions as alamkāra (ornamental simile) to intensify a scene of martial confidence.