Shloka 48

Battle at Mandara — The Battle at Mandara: Vinayaka, Nandin, and Skanda Rout the Daitya Hosts

Devanagari script

ततो ऽस्य नन्दी कुलिसेन तृर्ण शिरो ऽच्छिनत् तालफलप्रकाशम् हतो ऽथ भूमौ निपपात वेगाद् दैत्याश्च भीता विगता दिशो दश

Transliteration

tato 'sya nandī kulisena tṛrṇa śiro 'cchinat tālaphalaprakāśam hato 'tha bhūmau nipapāta vegād daityāśca bhītā vigatā diśo daśa

Translation

Then Nandin, with his thunderbolt, cut off his head, shining like a palmyra fruit. Slain, he fell swiftly to the ground; and the Daityas, terrified, fled in all ten directions.

Speakers

• Narratorial voice continuing the combat description.

Primary Deities

• Shiva
• Nandin

Key Themes

• Decisive victory of Śiva’s forces
• Asuric rout and fear
• Poetic simile (tāla fruit)
• Cosmic space imagery (ten directions)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "raudra", "secondaryRasa": "bhayanaka", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }