Shloka 19

Devanagari script

मर्दितं स्वबलं दृष्ट्वा मर्दयंतं च तं बली । चुकोपाति बलेः पुत्रः शैवराड् दितिजेश्वरः

Transliteration

marditaṃ svabalaṃ dṛṣṭvā mardayaṃtaṃ ca taṃ balī | cukopāti baleḥ putraḥ śaivarāḍ ditijeśvaraḥ

Translation

Seeing his own forces crushed, and seeing that mighty one still crushing them, Bali’s son—the lord of the Daityas, the Śaiva king—was inflamed with wrath.

Word by Word

• मर्दितम्: crushed, beaten
• मर्दितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मर्दित (कृदन्त; √मृद्/मर्द् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/क्तप्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा एकवचन; past passive participle used adjectivally

• स्व-बलम्: his own army
• स्व-बलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य बलम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृष्ट्वा (अव्ययकृदन्त; √दृश् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय; ‘having seen’

• मर्दयन्तम्: crushing (him/it)
• मर्दयन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मर्दयन्त् (कृदन्त; √मृद्/मर्द् धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; present active participle

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• बली: the mighty one
• बली: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘the strong one’

• चुकोप: became angry
• चुकोप: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कुप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; reduplicated perfect form

• अति: exceedingly
• अति: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (intensifier)

• बलेः: of Bali
• बलेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन (genitive)

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• शैवराट्: the Shaiva king
• शैवराट्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैव-राट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य राट्/राजा); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• दितिज-ईश्वरः: lord of the Daityas
• दितिज-ईश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दितिज (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दितिजानाम् ईश्वरः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the battle account to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Bali
• Bali's son
• Daityas
• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse highlights how krodha (anger) erupts when one identifies with “my army” and “my power.” In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, this is pasha (bondage) tightening around the pashu (individual soul), obscuring steadiness and discernment that lead toward Shiva’s grace.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Calling the Daitya leader a Śaivarāṭ indicates reverence for Shiva even within a battlefield narrative. It reflects Saguna Shiva as the Lord who can be approached by all beings; yet the verse also shows that devotion must be purified of rage and ego for it to mature into Shiva-anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to cool anger and restore inner command, supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder of impermanence and restraint of passions.