Shloka 52

Matsya Purana — The Battle for Tripura: Portents

Devanagari script

इति सुहृदो वचनं निशम्य तत् त्वं तडिमालेः स मयः सुवर्णमाली रणशिरस्य् असिताञ्जनाचलाभो जगदे वाक्यमिदं नवेन्दुमालिम् //

Transliteration

iti suhṛdo vacanaṃ niśamya tat tvaṃ taḍimāleḥ sa mayaḥ suvarṇamālī raṇaśirasy asitāñjanācalābho jagade vākyamidaṃ navendumālim //

Translation

Thus hearing the words of his well-wishing friend, that hero—Maya, wearing a golden garland, radiant like a dark mountain of collyrium—spoke these words on the battlefield to Taḍimālī, whose garland was like the new moon.

Word by Word

• iti: thus

• suhṛdaḥ: of a friend/well-wisher

• vacanam: speech/words

• niśamya: having heard

• tat: that

• tvam: you (addressed)

• taḍimāleḥ: to Taḍimālī (proper name, dative/genitive by context)

• saḥ: he

• mayaḥ: Maya (proper name)

• suvarṇamālī: wearing a golden garland

• raṇa-śirasi: in the forefront/head of battle, on the battlefield

• asita-añjana-acala-ābhaḥ: having the appearance of a dark mountain like collyrium (deep black, lustrous)

• jagade: said/spoke

• vākyam: statement

• idam: this

• nava-indu-mālim: to the one garlanded with the new moon (epithet/name, accusative/dative by context).

Speaker

• Maya (a warrior/hero figure in the narrative frame of Adhyaya 138)

Entities Mentioned

• Maya
• Taḍimālī
• Su-hṛd (well-wishing friend)
• Nava-indu-mālī (epithet/name)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Royal narrative
• Battlefield
• Counsel
• Epic style

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it is a narrative transition describing a hero (Maya) responding after hearing a friend’s counsel on the battlefield.

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

Indirectly, it highlights a common Purāṇic ethic for rulers and warriors: listening to a trusted well-wisher (suhṛd) before speaking or acting, especially in high-stakes contexts like war.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is specified; the verse is primarily descriptive (alankāra) and situational (battlefield speech).