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Devanagari script

शरौ च द्वौ महाभागो दिव्यावाशीविषद्युती संचारास्त्रेण संधाय बाणमेकं ससर्ज सः //

Transliteration

śarau ca dvau mahābhāgo divyāvāśīviṣadyutī saṃcārāstreṇa saṃdhāya bāṇamekaṃ sasarja saḥ //

Translation

ആ മഹാഭാഗൻ ദിവ്യവും വിഷപാമ്പിനെപ്പോലെ തിളങ്ങുന്നതുമായ രണ്ട് അമ്പുകളെ 'സഞ്ചാര' അസ്ത്രത്തോട് ചേർത്ത് ഒറ്റ അമ്പായി അയച്ചു.

Word by Word

• शरौ (śarau): two arrows

• च (ca): and

• द्वौ (dvau): two

• महाभागः (mahābhāgaḥ): the illustrious one / noble hero

• दिव्य (divya): divine

• आवाशीविषद्युती (āvāśī-viṣa-dyutī): shining like a sharp blade/razor (lit. blade-like, venom-bright—i.e., intensely gleaming and deadly)

• संचारास्त्रेण (saṃcārāstreṇa): with the Saṃcāra-weapon/missile (a combining/propelling astric technique)

• संधाय (saṃdhāya): having joined, fitted, combined

• बाणम् (bāṇam): an arrow

• एकम् (ekam): one, single

• ससर्ज (sasarja): he hurled, discharged

• सः (saḥ): he.

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) describing the combat action (likely within Matsya’s broader discourse/narration frame)

Tags

• Astras
• Divine weapons
• Epic combat
• Matsya Purana narrative

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

This verse is not about pralaya; it focuses on astric technique in combat—specifically, combining two arrows into a single discharge using the Saṃcāra missile.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

Indirectly, it reflects the Kshatriya ethic praised in Purāṇic literature: disciplined, technically skilled use of force (astra-vidyā) for protection and righteous warfare rather than reckless violence.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-ritual instruction appears here; the technical focus is on weapons science (astra-prayoga), describing a method of joining missiles for a single, intensified shot.