Matsya Purana — War of Devas and Dānavas: Yama and Kubera Defeated; Kālanemi’s Māyā and the A..., Shloka 34

Devanagari script

कांश्चित् पिपेष गदया कांश्च मुद्गरवृष्टिभिः केचित्प्रासप्रहारैश्च दारुणैस्ताडितास्तदा //

Transliteration

kāṃścit pipeṣa gadayā kāṃśca mudgaravṛṣṭibhiḥ kecitprāsaprahāraiśca dāruṇaistāḍitāstadā //

Translation

ചിലരെ അവൻ ഗദകൊണ്ട് ചതച്ചുകളഞ്ഞു; ചിലരെ മുദ്ഗരങ്ങളുടെ മഴ അമർത്തി തകർത്തു; ചിലർ അപ്പോൾ ഭീകരമായ പ്രാസപ്രഹാരങ്ങളാൽ അടിക്കപ്പെട്ടു.

Word by Word

• kāṃścit: some (persons)

• pipeṣa: crushed, pulverized

• gadayā: with a mace

• kāṃś ca: and others

• mudgara-vṛṣṭibhiḥ: by showers/rains of mallets (hammer-blows)

• kecit: some

• prāsa-prahāraiḥ: by spear-strikes, spear-thrusts

• ca: and

• dāruṇaiḥ: dreadful, fierce

• tāḍitāḥ: struck, beaten

• tadā: then, at that time

Speaker

• Suta/Narrator (battle narration in the Matsya Purana’s epic-style account)

Entities Mentioned

• Gadā (mace)
• Mudgara (mallet/hammer)
• Prāsa (spear)

Tags

• Battle
• Weapons
• PuranaNarrative
• KshatriyaDharma
• ViolenceInEpic

FAQs

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

This verse is a battlefield description and does not discuss pralaya; it focuses on martial action and the impact of weapons.

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

It aligns more with kṣatriya-dharma themes—valor and warfare—rather than household duties; it depicts the grim realities of combat found in Purāṇic heroic narratives.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is mentioned; the technical vocabulary here is purely martial (mace, mallet, spear).