Shloka 24

Sati's Death & Virabhadra — Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas

Devanagari script

तमापतन्तं सहसा धर्मं दृष्ट्वा गणेश्वरः करेणैकेन जग्राह त्रिशुलं वह्निसन्निभम्

Transliteration

tamāpatantaṃ sahasā dharmaṃ dṛṣṭvā gaṇeśvaraḥ kareṇaikena jagrāha triśulaṃ vahnisannibham

Translation

धर्म अचानक धावत येताना पाहून, गणेश्वराने एका हाताने अग्निसमान तेजस्वी त्रिशूल उचलला।

Word by Word

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• āpatantam: rushing/attacking
• āpatantam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-√pat (धातु) (शतृ-प्रत्यय कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; tam इति विशेषण

• sahasā: suddenly
• sahasā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): 'suddenly/with force'

• dharmam: Dharma
• dharmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु) (क्त्वान्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): 'having seen'

• gaṇeśvaraḥ: Gaṇeśvara (lord of the gaṇas)
• gaṇeśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'lord of the gaṇas'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kareṇa: with (his) hand
• kareṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• ekena: with one
• ekena: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; kareṇa इति विशेषण

• jagrāha: seized
• jagrāha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √grah (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• triśulam: trident
• triśulam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: triśula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vahni-sannibham: fire-like
• vahni-sannibham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vahni (प्रातिपदिक) + sannibha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (उपमान-तत्पुरुष: 'resembling fire'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; triśulam इति विशेषण

Speakers

• Not specified in input (likely within the Purāṇic narrative frame; commonly Pulastya → Nārada in Vāmana Purāṇa)

Primary Deities

• Gaṇeśvara (Gaṇeśa / leader of Śiva’s gaṇas)
• Dharma (Dharmarāja)

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Dharma
• Combat imagery
• Protection/valor

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "vira", "secondaryRasa": "raudra", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even Dharma (cosmic law) may appear as an adversarial force within narrative drama; the episode underscores that righteous order is upheld through disciplined power, not mere passivity.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Primarily Vamśānucarita/Carita (narrative of divine/semidivine figures) rather than cosmogenesis; it is an episodic martial account within the broader purāṇic storytelling.

What is the symbolic significance?

The trident (triśūla), a Śaiva emblem, signals mastery over the three guṇas or threefold afflictions; its fire-like brilliance suggests tapas/tejas harnessed for restoring balance.