Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

शराणां सृज्यमानानाम् असीनां च निपात्यताम् रूपाण्यासन्महोल्कानां पतन्तीनामिवाम्बरात् //

Transliteration

śarāṇāṃ sṛjyamānānām asīnāṃ ca nipātyatām rūpāṇyāsanmaholkānāṃ patantīnāmivāmbarāt //

Translation

As arrows were loosed and swords were cast down, their shapes appeared like great meteors falling from the sky.

Word by Word

• शराणाम्: of arrows

• सृज्यमानानाम्: being released/discharged

• असीनाम्: of swords

• च: and

• निपात्यताम्: being cast down/caused to fall

• रूपाणि: forms/appearances

• आसन्: were/appeared

• महोल्कानाम्: of great fireballs/meteors

• पतन्तीनाम्: falling

• इव: like/as if

• अम्बरात्: from the sky/firmament

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) describing the scene (battle narration within the Matsya Purana’s dialogue framework)

Tags

• Battle
• Weapons
• Epic imagery
• Puranic narrative
• Kshatriya dharma

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya; it uses a cosmic simile—meteors falling from the sky—to intensify the portrayal of weapons raining down in battle.

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

It aligns with Kṣatriya-dharma themes: the disciplined use of arms and the fierce reality of royal warfare, a recurring ethical backdrop in the Matsya Purana’s narratives about kingship and protection.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated directly; the verse is primarily poetic battlefield description, employing celestial imagery (maholkā—meteor/fireball) as a rhetorical device.