Shloka 32
Devanagari script
ददाह भरतश्रेष्ठ सर्वलोकभवाय वै | सो<स्त्रेण दग्ध्वा राजर्षि: कुवलाश्वञो महासुरम्
Transliteration
dadāha bharataśreṣṭha sarvalokabhavāya vai | so 'streṇa dagdhvā rājarṣiḥ kuvalāśvo mahāsuram ||
Translation
ഹേ ഭരതശ്രേഷ്ഠാ, സർവ്വലോകങ്ങളുടെ ക്ഷേമാർത്ഥം രാജർഷി കുവലാശ്വൻ തന്റെ അസ്ത്രംകൊണ്ട് ആ മഹാസുരനെ ദഹിപ്പിച്ചു.
Word by Word
ददाहburned
ददाह:
TypeVerb
Rootदह्
FormLiT, Perfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
भरतश्रेष्ठःthe best of the Bharatas
भरतश्रेष्ठः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभरत-श्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वलोकभवायfor the welfare/benefit of all worlds
सर्वलोकभवाय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व-लोक-भव
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अस्त्रेणwith a weapon (missile)
अस्त्रेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअस्त्र
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
दग्ध्वाhaving burned
दग्ध्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदह्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), त्वा
राजर्षिःthe royal sage
राजर्षिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराज-ऋषि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कुवलाश्वःKuvalāśva
कुवलाश्वः:
Karta
TypeProperNoun
Rootकुवलाश्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महासुरम्the great demon
महासुरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहा-असुर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Characters & Entities
M
MārkaṇḍeyaB
Bharata (as a lineage/people, in the vocative epithet)K
KuvalāśvaM
Mahāsura (a great Asura)A
Astra (weapon)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse frames the king’s violent act as dharmic when undertaken for sarvaloka-bhava—universal welfare. Power and weapons are ethically justified only when used to remove a grave threat and restore order, not for personal gain.
Mārkaṇḍeya recounts how the royal sage Kuvalāśva destroyed a formidable Asura by means of an astra. The act is presented as a protective deed performed for the good of all worlds.