Shloka 22

The Slaying of Vṛtrāsura

Devanagari script

दंदशूकादयः सत्वाः प्रधावंति सुरेश्वरं । क्षुरप्रैरर्धचंद्रैश्च भल्लैः शिलीमुखैस्तथा

Transliteration

daṃdaśūkādayaḥ satvāḥ pradhāvaṃti sureśvaraṃ | kṣuraprairardhacaṃdraiśca bhallaiḥ śilīmukhaistathā

Translation

Ular-ular dan makhluk lain berlari menyerbu Sureśvara, Tuhan para dewa; mereka menyerang dengan anak panah bermata tajam, panah berbentuk bulan sabit, peluru berduri, serta anak panah śilīmukha juga.

Word by Word

• दंदशूकादयः: snakes and the like
• दंदशूकादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्दशूक-आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (दन्दशूकः आदिः येषाम्)

• सत्त्वाः: creatures, beings
• सत्त्वाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• प्रधावन्ति: run forth, rush
• प्रधावन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धाव् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; उपसर्गः प्र-

• सुरेश्वरम्: the lord of the gods (Indra)
• सुरेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुराणाम् ईश्वरः)

• क्षुरप्रैः: with razor-edged arrows
• क्षुरप्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुरप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• अर्धचन्द्रैः: with half-moon (shaped) arrows
• अर्धचन्द्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्ध-चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (अर्धः चन्द्रः इव)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• भल्लैः: with bhalla-arrows
• भल्लैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भल्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• शिलीमुखैः: with śilīmukha-arrows
• शिलीमुखैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिलीमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise, also
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

Speaker

Narrator (context not specified in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: क्षुरप्रैरर्धचंद्रैश्च = क्षुरप्रैः + अर्धचन्द्रैः + च (ः + अ → ए; ः + च → श्च).

Characters & Entities

• Sureśvara (Indra)

FAQs

Who is referred to as “Sureśvara” in this verse?

“Sureśvara” means “lord of the gods” and commonly refers to Indra in Purāṇic Sanskrit.

What weapons are listed in the verse and what do they signify?

The verse lists several arrow-types—kṣurapra (razor-edged), ardhacandra (crescent-shaped), bhalla (barbed/pointed), and śilīmukha (reed-like shafts)—to emphasize the intensity and variety of the assault.

What is the broader theme suggested by this shloka in the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context?

It reflects a mythic conflict motif—hostile beings confronting a deva-leader—often used in Purāṇas to depict cosmic disorder and the reassertion of divine order.