Shloka 4

बाणयुद्धम्, हरिहरसंवादः, ज्वरप्रकरणम्, अनिरुद्धमोचनम्

Bāṇa’s War, the Jvara Episode, Hari–Hara Dialogue, and Aniruddha’s Release

Devanagari script

ततः प्रणम्य मुदितः शम्भुम् अभ्यागतो गृहम् भग्नं च ध्वजम् आलोक्य हृष्टो हर्षान्तरं ययौ

Transliteration

tataḥ praṇamya muditaḥ śambhum abhyāgato gṛham bhagnaṃ ca dhvajam ālokya hṛṣṭo harṣāntaraṃ yayau

Translation

Then, with a gladdened heart, he bowed to Śambhu and returned to his home. Seeing the banner broken, he was filled with delight—his joy deepening into inward exultation.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; अर्थे: ‘तस्मात्/तदनन्तरम्’ (thereafter)

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Kriya (Purvakala-kriya/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√nam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘प्रणम्य’ = having bowed; अव्ययभावेन क्रियाविशेषणम्

• मुदितः: rejoiced
• मुदितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mudita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (happy/rejoiced)

• शम्भुम्: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; देवता-नाम

• अभ्यागतः: came/arrived
• अभ्यागतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle used actively); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘आगतः’ = having come/arrived

• गृहम्: to the house
• गृहम्: Karman (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• भग्नम्: broken
• भग्नम्: Karman (Object complement/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhagna (प्रातिपदिक; √bhaj/√bhañj-भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (broken)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक-संबन्ध/ conjunction)

• ध्वजम्: banner/flag
• ध्वजम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhvaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आलोक्य: having seen
• आलोक्य: Kriya (Purvakala-kriya/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√lok (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘आलोक्य’ = having seen/observed

• हृष्टः: delighted
• हृष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक; √hṛṣ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (thrilled/delighted)

• हर्षान्तरम्: inner joy
• हर्षान्तरम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: harṣa-antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘हर्षस्य अन्तरम्’ = inner joy

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (Main action/मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Vyuha Form: Aniruddha

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the significance of a broken banner (dhvaja) in the Vishnu Purana?

In royal narratives, a dhvaja symbolizes authority and fortune; seeing it broken functions as a portent that power or circumstance has shifted, prompting heightened emotion and decisive action in the story.

How does Sage Parāśara explain events through signs and omens in this chapter?

Parāśara often narrates external signs—like the state of royal emblems—to indicate inner turns in destiny and the unfolding of karmic and political outcomes within the dynastic account.

What is the theological importance of Vishnu in this context if the verse mentions Śiva?

Even when Śiva is directly invoked, the Vishnu Purana frames worldly sovereignty and its changes as operating under a higher cosmic governance—ultimately aligned with Vishnu’s supreme ordering of dharma and time.