Shloka 140182
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, Puṣkara-Creation Imagery, Madhu–Kaiṭabha, and Early Genealogies
स्फुरद्दंतौष्ठनयनः संग्रामं सोभ्यकांक्षत । त्वष्टा त्वष्टादशहयं यानमास्थाय दानवः
sphuraddaṃtauṣṭhanayanaḥ saṃgrāmaṃ sobhyakāṃkṣata | tvaṣṭā tvaṣṭādaśahayaṃ yānamāsthāya dānavaḥ
ដោយធ្មេញ បបូរមាត់ និងភ្នែកភ្លឺរលោង ដានវៈនោះប្រាថ្នាចង់ចូលសង្គ្រាម។ ទ្វាស្ដា ឡើងលើរថសង្គ្រាមដែលទាញដោយសេះដប់ប្រាំបីក្បាល ហើយចេញដំណើរ។
Narrator (contextual; specific dialogue speaker not identifiable from a single verse)
Concept: Unchecked krodha and yuddha-kāṅkṣā (craving for battle) are marks of āsurī pravṛtti; power without dharma becomes self-destructive.
Application: Notice the bodily signs of anger/excitement (eyes, lips, teeth); pause before acting, redirect energy into disciplined duty rather than aggression.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: vira
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A colossal Dānava commander, teeth and eyes flashing like sparks, leans forward with hunger for combat. He mounts a towering chariot whose yoke strains under eighteen horses, their manes whipping like storm-clouds as the army surges toward the front.","primary_figures":["Tvaṣṭā (Dānava figure as named in verse)","eighteen-horse chariot team","Daitya attendants/standard-bearers"],"setting":"A vast battlefield plain at the edge of a primordial city, dust rising, banners snapping, conch and drum signals in the distance.","lighting_mood":"storm-lit with intermittent divine radiance","color_palette":["iron black","blood red","burnished gold","smoke gray","electric white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: the Dānava Tvaṣṭā enthroned on a massive chariot drawn by eighteen horses, fierce eyes and bared teeth rendered with dramatic expression; gold leaf halos on banners and weaponry, rich crimson and emerald textiles, gem-studded ornaments, ornate South Indian chariot motifs, dense decorative borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a dynamic battlefield vignette with an eighteen-horse chariot in three-quarter view, delicate linework for the horses’ bridles, cool dusty horizon, refined facial features showing wrath, fluttering pennants, subtle shading and lyrical movement in the dust clouds.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and flat natural pigments; the Dānava’s fierce face with large stylized eyes, the chariot packed with patterned textiles, rhythmic repetition of eighteen horses, red-yellow-green palette with dark indigo sky, temple-wall compositional symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a martial procession framed by lotus and floral borders; the eighteen horses arranged in decorative rhythm, deep indigo ground with gold highlights, intricate textile patterns on the chariot canopy, stylized clouds and auspicious motifs contrasting the ominous daitya energy."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["war drums (bherī)","conch shell","horse hooves","clashing armor","wind through banners"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्फुरद्दंतौष्ठनयनः = स्फुरत् + दन्त + ओष्ठ + नयन (समास; त् + द् → द्द्); सोभ्यकांक्षत = सः + उभ्य(=उभय) + काङ्क्षत (सन्धि/पाठभेद सम्भवः); यानमास्थाय = यानम् + आस्थाय.
FAQs
Tvaṣṭā is a named figure here, traditionally associated with divine craftsmanship in Vedic literature; in this verse he is portrayed as setting out in a chariot drawn by eighteen horses.
It conveys heightened martial excitement—an intense, aggressive readiness for combat—underscoring the Dānava’s eagerness to enter battle.
This verse is primarily narrative and descriptive rather than explicitly devotional or didactic; any ethical or theological lesson would depend on the surrounding episode in Adhyaya 40.