Shloka 11

Matsya Purana — Vishnu’s Battle with Mathana

Devanagari script

जघान पञ्चभिर्बाणैर् मार्जितैश्च शिलाशितैः पुनर्दशभिर् आकृष्टैस् तं तताड स्तनान्तरे //

Transliteration

jaghāna pañcabhirbāṇair mārjitaiśca śilāśitaiḥ punardaśabhir ākṛṣṭais taṃ tatāḍa stanāntare //

Translation

He struck him with five arrows—polished and stone-pointed—and then again, drawing ten more, he smote him in the space between the breasts, upon the chest.

Word by Word

• जघान (jaghāna): struck, smote

• पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ): with five

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ): arrows

• मार्जितैः (mārjitaiḥ): polished, burnished

• च (ca): and

• शिलाशितैः (śilāśitaiḥ): stone-pointed, having stone tips

• पुनः (punaḥ): again

• दशभिः (daśabhiḥ): with ten

• आकृष्टैः (ākṛṣṭaiḥ): drawn (from the bow), pulled back

• तम् (tam): him

• तताड (tatāḍa): struck, hit

• स्तनान्तरे (stanāntare): between the breasts, on the chest

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) describing the combat episode (third-person narration)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Battle
• Archery
• Heroic Narrative
• Kshatriya Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it is a martial description focused on archery technique and the immediacy of combat.

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

It reflects Kshatriya-dharma in narrative form: disciplined use of weapons, courage in battle, and the martial skill expected of rulers and royal warriors in Purāṇic tradition.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is stated here; the technical emphasis is on weapon craft (polished, stone-tipped arrows) and targeted striking.