Shloka 30

Slaying of Andhaka; Hymn to the Sun; Glory of Brahmins; Gayatri Nyasa and Pranayama

Devanagari script

निमंत्र्य दानवान्सर्वान्स योद्धुमुपचक्रमे । बहुधा तद्बलं भग्नं विविधायुधयोधिभिः

Transliteration

nimaṃtrya dānavānsarvānsa yoddhumupacakrame | bahudhā tadbalaṃ bhagnaṃ vividhāyudhayodhibhiḥ

Translation

Setelah menghimpunkan semua Dānava, dia pun memulakan pertempuran; namun bala tentera itu berkali-kali dihancurkan oleh para pahlawan yang menghunus pelbagai senjata.

Word by Word

• nimaṃtrya: having summoned
• nimaṃtrya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-mantr (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-ल्यप्/ल्यबन्त), from √मन्त्र् with ni-; ‘having summoned/invited’

• dānavān: the Dānavas
• dānavān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; qualifies dānavān

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; pronoun

• yoddhum: to fight
• yoddhum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yudh (धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्), ‘to fight’

• upacakrame: began/undertook
• upacakrame: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kram (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd Person, Singular; with upa-; ‘began/undertook’

• bahudhā: in many ways
• bahudhā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bahudhā (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (अव्यय)

• tat-balam: that force/army
• tat-balam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; तत्पुरुष (सर्वनाम-पूर्वपद): ‘tasya balam’ = ‘his/that army’

• bhagnam: broken
• bhagnam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhagna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; PPP (क्त) of √bhaj/√bhañj ‘broken’ (qualifies balam)

• vividha-āyudha-yodhibhiḥ: by fighters with various weapons
• vividha-āyudha-yodhibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक) + āyudha (प्रातिपदिक) + yodhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; तत्पुरुष: ‘vividhāni āyudhāni yeṣāṃ te yodhinaḥ’ = ‘fighters with various weapons’

Speaker

Narrator (contextual purāṇic narration; specific dialogue pair not explicit from this single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: dānavān+sarvān+saḥ → dānavānsarvānsa; yoddhum+upacakrame → yoddhumupacakrame; tat+balam → tadbalam; vividha+āyudha+yodhibhiḥ → vividhāyudhayodhibhiḥ.

Characters & Entities

• Dānavas

FAQs

Does this verse describe a specific moral or philosophical teaching?

Indirectly: it emphasizes the instability of power based on sheer force—an army, even when gathered in full, can be repeatedly broken when opposed by disciplined warriors with superior means.

Who are the Dānavas mentioned here?

Dānavas are a class of powerful beings often grouped with Daityas/Asuras in Purāṇic literature; they frequently appear as antagonists in cosmic or royal conflicts.

What is the narrative focus of this shloka in the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa?

It functions as a battlefield summary: the leader assembles all Dānavas to fight, but their force is repeatedly routed by opponents using varied weapons.