Vamana Purana — Slaying of Raktabija, Shloka 39

The Slaying of Raktabīja and Niśumbha–Śumbha; the Manifestation of the Mātṛkās and the Devas’ Hymn

Devanagari script

मम खङ्गनिपातं हि नेन्द्रो धारयितुं क्षमः निवर्त्तय मतिं युद्धाद् भार्या मे भव साम्प्रतम्

Transliteration

mama khaṅganipātaṃ hi nendro dhārayituṃ kṣamaḥ nivarttaya matiṃ yuddhād bhāryā me bhava sāmpratam

Translation

Sungguh, bahkan Indra pun tidak sanggup menahan tebasan pedangku. Palingkan pikiranmu dari perang; jadilah istriku sekarang juga.

Word by Word

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• खङ्ग-निपातम्: the sword-stroke / fall of the sword
• खङ्ग-निपातम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + निपात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (खङ्गस्य निपातः)

• हि: indeed / for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (indeed/for)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• धारयितुम्: to bear / to withstand
• धारयितुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive/तुमन्त), क्रियार्थ (to do)

• क्षमः: capable
• क्षमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) इन्द्रस्य

• निवर्त्तय: turn back / withdraw
• निवर्त्तय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निवृत्/वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मतिम्: intention / mind
• मतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• युद्धात्: from the battle
• युद्धात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता/सम्बोधनार्थ-प्रयोगः सम्भवः), एकवचन

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भव: become / be
• भव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• साम्प्रतम्: now / at present
• साम्प्रतम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साम्प्रतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speakers

• Same male speaker addressing the woman; he boasts of martial superiority and issues a demand.

Primary Deities

• Indra

Key Themes

• Martial boasting (atiśaya)
• Indra as measure of strength
• Coercive marriage demand

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Why is Indra invoked here?

Indra functions as the conventional yardstick for divine martial prowess; claiming that even Indra cannot endure the sword-stroke is a hyperbolic boast meant to intimidate and compel submission.

What does “turn your mind away from battle” imply if the addressee is a woman?

It suggests she is either aligned with opposing forces, protected by warriors, or otherwise involved in the conflict’s stakes; the speaker frames her resistance as ‘battle-mindedness’ to be abandoned in favor of becoming his wife.

Does this verse contain any geographical or tīrtha information typical of the Vāmana Purāṇa?

No. The only proper noun is Indra; there are no rivers, forests, kṣetras, or tīrthas named in this śloka.