Shloka 29

Kirmīra-rākṣasa-saṃgamaḥ (Encounter and Slaying of Kirmīra) | किर्मीरेण सह भीमसेनसमागमः

Devanagari script

सादिता मौरवा: पाशा निसुन्दनरकौ हतौ । कृत: क्षेम: पुनः पन्था: पुरं प्राग्ज्योतिषं प्रति,आपने मुर दैत्यके लोहमय पाश काट दिये, निसुन्द और नरकासुरको मार डाला और पुनः प्राग्ज्योतिषपुरका मार्ग सकुशल यात्रा करनेयोग्य बना दिया

Transliteration

sāditā mauravāḥ pāśā nisundanarako hatau | kṛtaḥ kṣemaḥ punaḥ panthāḥ puraṃ prāgjyotiṣaṃ prati ||

Translation

Arjuna berkata: “Belenggu besi yang dipasang oleh bala Mura telah diputuskan; Nisunda dan Naraka telah ditewaskan. Sekali lagi jalan menuju kota Prāgjyotiṣa dijadikan aman dan dapat dilalui.”

Word by Word

सादिताःwere cut/broken (made to fall)

मौरवाःMura’s / of Mura (as an epithet: ‘Mura-’)

पाशाःnooses/bonds

निसुन्दःNisunda

नरकःNaraka (Narakasura)

हतौwere slain (the two)

कृतःwas made/was done

क्षेमःsafety/security

पुनःagain

पन्थाःpath/road

पुरम्city

प्राग्ज्योतिषम्Pragjyotisha (name of the city/kingdom)

प्रतिtowards

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna

Mura

Nisunda

Naraka (Narakasura)

Prāgjyotiṣa (city)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Removing unlawful violence and restoring public safety—making roads secure for ordinary passage—is presented as a righteous outcome of heroic action aligned with dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna reports that hostile restraints (nooses/bonds) were destroyed, key enemies (Nisunda and Naraka) were killed, and the route to Prāgjyotiṣa was made safe again.