Shloka 94

Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha

Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site

Devanagari script

ततः स भगवान्‌ देवो निहत्य विबुधद्विष:

Transliteration

tataḥ sa bhagavān devo nihatya vibudhadvīṣaḥ

Translation

Then that blessed divine being, having slain the foe of the gods, continued onward—signaling the triumph of righteous power over hostile forces and the restoration of order after violent disruption.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereupon')

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• भगवान्: the blessed/lordly one
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• निहत्य: having slain/killed
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (नि-)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त), 'having slain'

• विबुधद्विषः: the haters of the gods (demons)
• विबुधद्विषः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विबुध-द्विष्
• Form: Masculine, accusative, plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)
• भगवान् देव (a divine being; unspecified here)
• विबुध (the gods/devas; implied)
• विबुधद्विष् (enemy of the gods; unspecified here)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames the defeat of a ‘foe of the gods’ as a moral and cosmic necessity: hostile forces that threaten order are ultimately overcome, suggesting that power is ethically justified when it protects dharma and restores stability.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that a divine figure has slain an enemy described as ‘hostile to the gods.’ The line functions as a transition after a decisive killing, emphasizing the outcome (the enemy’s fall) rather than detailing the combat.