Shloka 11

Adhyaya 88 — The Manifestation of the Matrikas and the Slaying of Raktabija

Sanskrit

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे भूप विनाशाय सुरद्विषाम् ।

भवायामरसिंहानामतिवीर्यबलान्विताः ॥

Transliteration

etasminn antare bhūpa vināśāya suradviṣām |

bhavāyāmarasiṃhānām ativīryabalānvitāḥ ||

Translation

まさにその時、王よ、神々を憎む者どもを滅し、不死の群れの安寧のために、比類なき勇猛と力を具えた諸力が現れ出た。

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अन्तरे: in the meantime
• अन्तरे: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘in the interval/meanwhile’

• भूप: O king
• भूप: सम्बोधन (Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• विनाशाय: for the destruction
• विनाशाय: सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन (Dative purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थ (dative of purpose)

• सुरद्विषाम्: of the gods’ haters (demons)
• सुरद्विषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + द्विष् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सुरान् द्विषन्ति इति), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• भवाय: for the welfare/prosperity
• भवाय: सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन (Dative purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थ

• अमर: of the immortals (gods)
• अमर: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; समासाङ्ग

• सिंहानाम्: of lions
• सिंहानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• अति: exceedingly
• अति: विशेषण-उपपद (Intensifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग/क्रियाविशेषण (intensifier)

• वीर्य: with prowess
• वीर्य: करण (Instrument; as attribute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• बल: with strength
• बल: करण (Instrument; as attribute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• अन्विताः: endowed (with)
• अन्विताः: विधेय (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वि-√इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘endowed with’

Speakers

• Narrative voice addressing the king within the Devi Mahatmyam storytelling frame

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Devī (Caṇḍikā)
• Devas (collectively)

Shakti Aspects

• Prelude to the Matrikas (Śaktis) manifesting

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Divine intervention
• Protection of devas
• Matrika emergence

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Divine power manifests in proportion to the need of restoring balance—destruction here is not cruelty but removal of what obstructs cosmic welfare. The verse frames violence within a dharmic teleology: protection of the righteous and re-establishment of order.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Best classified as Vaṃśānucarita / didactic sacred history (it narrates exemplary divine action), with a dharma-oriented purpose rather than cosmographic or genealogical cataloguing.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘At that moment’ indicates kairos—when inner readiness meets grace. The arising of extraordinary powers suggests that when consciousness aligns with dharma, latent śaktis manifest to overcome inner ‘asuras’ (hostility to the divine).