Matsya Purana — Description of the Daitya–Dānava War Preparations and Maya’s Divine Chariots, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

पाशैः प्रासैश्च परिघैस् तोमराङ्कुशपट्टिशैः चिक्रीडुस्ते शतघ्नीभिः शतधारैश्च मुद्गरैः //

Transliteration

pāśaiḥ prāsaiśca parighais tomarāṅkuśapaṭṭiśaiḥ cikrīḍuste śataghnībhiḥ śatadhāraiśca mudgaraiḥ //

Translation

ते पाश, प्रास, परिघ, तोमर, अंकुश व पट्टिश यांनी युद्धात क्रीडा करीत; तसेच शतघ्नी, अनेकधारी शस्त्रे व जड मुद्गरांनीही खेळत राहिले।

Word by Word

• पाशैः (pāśaiḥ): with nooses/ropes used to bind

• प्रासैः (prāsaiḥ): with spears

• च (ca): and

• परिघैः (parighaiḥ): with iron clubs/bars

• तोमर (tomara): with lances/javelins

• अङ्कुश (aṅkuśa): with goads/hooks

• पट्टिशैः (paṭṭiśaiḥ): with battle-axes/hatchets

• चिक्रीडुः (cikrīḍuḥ): they played/sported (engaged as if in sport)

• ते (te): they (those warriors)

• शतघ्नीभिः (śataghnībhiḥ): with śataghnīs, deadly missile-engines or spiked weapons

• शतधारैः (śatadhāraiḥ): with hundred-edged/many-bladed weapons

• च (ca): and

• मुद्गरैः (mudgaraiḥ): with maces/war-hammers.

Speaker

• Suta-style narrator (Puranic narrator describing the battle episode; exact interlocutor not explicit from the single verse)

Tags

• Yuddha-varnana
• Weapons
• Kshatriya-dharma
• Martial imagery
• Matsya Purana narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it is a martial description highlighting the intensity and variety of weapons used in a battle episode.

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

It reflects the Kshatriya sphere of duty—training, readiness, and valor in warfare—often framed in the Purana as part of royal responsibility to protect the realm and uphold order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu or ritual procedure is mentioned; the technical content here is primarily martial terminology (weapons and combat play).