Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 12

Chapter 275 — द्वादशसङ्ग्रामाः

The Twelve Battles

Devanagari script

त्रैपुरश्चान्धकबधो नवमो वृत्रघातकः जितो हालाहलश्चाथ घोरः कोलाहलो रणः

Transliteration

traipuraścāndhakabadho navamo vṛtraghātakaḥ jito hālāhalaścātha ghoraḥ kolāhalo raṇaḥ

Translation

ព្រះองค์ជាអ្នកបំផ្លាញត្រៃបុរៈ ជាអ្នកសម្លាប់អន្ធកៈ ជានាមទី៩ក្នុងលំដាប់ និងជាអ្នកសម្លាប់វ្រឹត្រៈ។ ព្រះองค์ជាអ្នកឈ្នះហាលាហលៈ ហើយជាព្រះដ៏គួរភ័យ—ដែលគេហៅថា កូឡាហលៈ និងសង្គ្រាម។

Word by Word

• त्रैपुरः: (the form called) Tripura
• त्रैपुरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैपुर (प्रातिपदिक; त्रिपुर-सम्बन्धिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्धकबधः: the slaying of Andhaka
• अन्धकबधः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्धक + बध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नवमः: the ninth
• नवमः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नवम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal adjective)

• वृत्रघातकः: the slayer of Vṛtra
• वृत्रघातकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्र + घातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जितः: conquered / subdued
• जितः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हालाहलः: Hālāhala (poison)
• हालाहलः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हालाहल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरबोधक-अव्यय (sequencing particle: then/now)

• घोरः: terrible
• घोरः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कोलाहलः: uproar / tumult
• कोलाहलः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोलाहल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रणः: battle
• रणः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative sense; contextual)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Agni (narrating the stotra portion to Sage Vasiṣṭha, as per the common Agni Purana dialogue frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: Vira

Secondary Rasa: Raudra

Geographic Context

Type: Mythic realm/fortress

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: त्रैपुरश्च = त्रैपुरः + च; अन्धकबधो = अन्धकबधः; हालाहलश्चाथ = हालाहलः + च + अथ. Verse is a list of epithets/events; finite verb is implicit.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Rudra)
• Tripura
• Andhaka
• Vṛtra
• Hālāhala

FAQs

What technical or ritual knowledge (Vidya) is imparted in this verse?

This verse functions as nāma-japa material: it supplies specific epithets of Śiva intended for recitation in stotra practice, a core devotional discipline used in pūjā, vrata, and daily remembrance.

How does this verse contribute to the 'Encyclopedic' nature of the Agni Purana?

By compressing multiple mythic-theological references (Tripura-dahana, Andhaka-vadha, Vṛtra-ghāta, Hālāhala) into a structured list of divine names, it catalogues narrative lore, theology, and liturgical usage in a concise, reference-like format.

What is the spiritual or karmic significance of this specific instruction?

Reciting these names is traditionally held to purify speech and mind, invoke Śiva’s protective power (especially against fear and conflict), and accrue puṇya through focused remembrance of the deity’s victorious and world-protecting acts.