Shloka 7

बाणयुद्धम्, हरिहरसंवादः, ज्वरप्रकरणम्, अनिरुद्धमोचनम्

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

Devanagari script

व्यादिष्टं किंकराणां तु सैन्यं तेन महात्मना जघान परिघं लोहम् आदाय परवीरहा

Transliteration

vyādiṣṭaṃ kiṃkarāṇāṃ tu sainyaṃ tena mahātmanā jaghāna parighaṃ loham ādāya paravīrahā

Translation

Then that host of attendants, dispatched on command, was struck down by that great-souled hero, slayer of enemy-champions, who seized an iron club and felled them.

Word by Word

• व्यादिष्टम्: commanded
• व्यादिष्टम्: Karta (Predicate adjective to subject/कर्तृ-समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ā-√diś (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘ordered/commanded’ (agreeing with सैन्यम्)

• किंकराणाम्: of the servants
• किंकराणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• तु: then/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• सैन्यम्: the army
• सैन्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sainya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Kartr (Agent in passive-like frame/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘by him’

• महात्मना: the great-souled one
• महात्मना: Kartr (Agent apposition/कर्तृ-समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः: ‘महान् आत्मा यस्य सः’ = great-souled (epithet)

• जघान: slew/struck down
• जघान: Kriya (Main action/मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• परिघम्: an iron club/bar
• परिघम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parigha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• लोहम्: iron
• लोहम्: Karman (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: loha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (iron) (agreeing with परिघम् by sense; form is neuter acc.)

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Kriya (Purvakala-kriya/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√dā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having taken up’

• परवीरहा: slayer of enemy heroes
• परवीरहा: Karta (Subject epithet/कर्तृ-समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para-vīra-han (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः: ‘परान् वीरान् हन्ति’ = slayer of enemy heroes

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Kṣātra-dharma—courageous resistance to unjust aggression—becomes righteous when used to protect oneself and uphold dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Stand firm against wrongdoing with proportionate force, discipline, and clarity of purpose rather than vengeance.

Vishishtadvaita: The hero’s prowess is a dependent excellence (śeṣatva): strength functions as service to Bhagavān’s order, not autonomous egoic power.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Vyuha Form: Aniruddha

FAQs

What is the significance of heroic combat scenes in the Vishnu Purana?

Such verses dramatize the Kṣatriya duty of restoring order—depicting how disruptive forces are subdued so righteous rule and social stability can continue.

How does Sage Parāśara present kingship and power in this passage?

Parāśara frames power as decisive, duty-bound action: the hero acts swiftly against a commanded hostile host, emphasizing protection and the maintenance of rightful authority.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when Vishnu is not named, the dynastic history is presented under a Purāṇic worldview where righteous sovereignty and victory over disorder ultimately reflect the sustaining cosmic order upheld by the Supreme (Vishnu).