Shloka 40

अध्याय ५५ — बाणस्य पुनर्युद्धप्रवृत्तिः

Bāṇa’s Renewed Engagement in Battle

Devanagari script

तदाहमशपं तं वै भुजच्छेत्ताऽऽगमिष्यति । अचिरेणातिकालेन गतगर्वो भविष्यसि

Transliteration

tadāhamaśapaṃ taṃ vai bhujacchettā''gamiṣyati | acireṇātikālena gatagarvo bhaviṣyasi

Translation

“Therefore I curse you: a cutter of your arms shall surely come. Before long, in no great time, your pride will be shattered and you will become bereft of arrogance.”

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अशपम्: cursed
• अशपम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शप् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• भुज-छेत्ता: the cutter of (your) arms
• भुज-छेत्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुज् (प्रातिपदिक) + छेत्तृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; छिद् + तृच्)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: भुजानां छेत्ता); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आगमिष्यति: will come
• आगमिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अचिरेण: soon, in a short time
• अचिरेण: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; काल-निर्देशे ‘within a short time’ (adverbial instrumental)

• अति-कालेन: after not too long / before long
• अति-कालेन: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (अति + काल = अत्यधिककालः/बहुकालः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; काल-निर्देशे

• गत-गर्वः: with pride gone; humbled
• गत-गर्वः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (कृदन्त; गम् + क्त) + गर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/बहुव्रीहि-प्राय: ‘गतो गर्वः यस्य’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भविष्यसि: you will become
• भविष्यसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

A wrathful divine/royal speaker within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa narrative (as narrated by Sūta Gosvāmin to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Kālabhairava

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that garva (ego-pride) inevitably collapses under the law of karma; in Shaiva thought, the fall of arrogance becomes a forced purification that turns the soul toward dharma and, ultimately, Shiva’s grace.

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

The verse contrasts human pride with the supremacy of Saguna Shiva who governs justice in the manifested world; Linga-worship cultivates surrender (śaraṇāgati) and dissolves ego, the very fault being condemned here.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and a humility-vow (amanitva), consciously offering one’s pride into Shiva in meditation.