Shloka 43

Matsya Purana — Tārakāsura’s Austerity and Boon; Mobilization for War; Bṛhaspati’s Fourfold P...

Devanagari script

मथनो जम्भकः शुम्भो दैत्येन्द्रा दश नायकाः अन्ये ऽपि शतशस्तस्य पृथिवीदलनक्षमाः //

Transliteration

mathano jambhakaḥ śumbho daityendrā daśa nāyakāḥ anye 'pi śataśastasya pṛthivīdalanakṣamāḥ //

Translation

Mathana, Jambhaka, and Śumbha—together with ten foremost leaders among the Daityas—and hundreds of other warriors of that host, were all capable of rending the earth asunder.

Word by Word

• मथनः (mathanaḥ): Mathana (a Daitya name)

• जम्भकः (jambhakaḥ): Jambhaka (a Daitya name)

• शुम्भः (śumbhaḥ): Śumbha (a Daitya name)

• दैत्येन्द्राः (daityendrāḥ): chiefs/lords among the Daityas

• दश (daśa): ten

• नायकाः (nāyakāḥ): leaders, commanders

• अन्ये (anye): others

• अपि (api): also

• शतशः (śataśaḥ): by hundreds, in hundreds

• तस्य (tasya): of that (host/army/line)

• पृथिवी (pṛthivī): earth

• दलन (dalana): splitting, crushing, rending

• क्षमाः (kṣamāḥ): capable, able

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) reporting the Matsya Purana’s genealogical/daitya account

Entities Mentioned

• Mathana
• Jambhaka
• Śumbha
• Daityas

Tags

• Dynasties
• Daityas
• Genealogy
• Mythic Warfare
• Puranic Catalogues

FAQs

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

It does not directly describe Pralaya; it emphasizes the extraordinary, world-shaking strength attributed to Daitya leaders, a common Purāṇic motif used to frame cosmic-scale conflicts.

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

Indirectly, it functions as a cautionary backdrop: when destructive powers rise, the king’s dharma is to protect the earth (bhū-rakṣaṇa) and restrain forces that would “split the earth,” preserving social and cosmic order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated; the phrase “earth-rending” is poetic hyperbole about martial power rather than a technical architectural instruction.