Shloka 24

Sati's Death & Virabhadra — Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas

Devanagari script

तमापतन्तं सहसा धर्मं दृष्ट्वा गणेश्वरः करेणैकेन जग्राह त्रिशुलं वह्निसन्निभम्

Transliteration

tamāpatantaṃ sahasā dharmaṃ dṛṣṭvā gaṇeśvaraḥ kareṇaikena jagrāha triśulaṃ vahnisannibham

Translation

Melihat Dharma tiba-tiba menerjang, Gaṇeśvara meraih dengan satu tangan trisula yang menyala laksana api.

Word by Word

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• āpatantam: rushing/attacking
• āpatantam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-√pat (धातु) (शतृ-प्रत्यय कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; tam इति विशेषण

• sahasā: suddenly
• sahasā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): 'suddenly/with force'

• dharmam: Dharma
• dharmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु) (क्त्वान्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): 'having seen'

• gaṇeśvaraḥ: Gaṇeśvara (lord of the gaṇas)
• gaṇeśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'lord of the gaṇas'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kareṇa: with (his) hand
• kareṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• ekena: with one
• ekena: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; kareṇa इति विशेषण

• jagrāha: seized
• jagrāha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √grah (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• triśulam: trident
• triśulam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: triśula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vahni-sannibham: fire-like
• vahni-sannibham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vahni (प्रातिपदिक) + sannibha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (उपमान-तत्पुरुष: 'resembling fire'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; triśulam इति विशेषण

Speakers

• Not specified in input (likely within the Purāṇic narrative frame; commonly Pulastya → Nārada in Vāmana Purāṇa)

Primary Deities

• Gaṇeśvara (Gaṇeśa / leader of Śiva’s gaṇas)
• Dharma (Dharmarāja)

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Dharma
• Combat imagery
• Protection/valor

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even Dharma (cosmic law) may appear as an adversarial force within narrative drama; the episode underscores that righteous order is upheld through disciplined power, not mere passivity.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Primarily Vamśānucarita/Carita (narrative of divine/semidivine figures) rather than cosmogenesis; it is an episodic martial account within the broader purāṇic storytelling.

What is the symbolic significance?

The trident (triśūla), a Śaiva emblem, signals mastery over the three guṇas or threefold afflictions; its fire-like brilliance suggests tapas/tejas harnessed for restoring balance.