Shloka 51

The Tārakāmaya War: Divine Mustering, Māyā Countermeasures, Aurva Fire, and Viṣṇu’s Slaying of Kālanemi

Devanagari script

तत्सुरासुरसंयुक्तं युद्धमत्यद्भुतं बभौ । धर्माधर्मसमायुक्तं दर्पेण विनयेन च

Transliteration

tatsurāsurasaṃyuktaṃ yuddhamatyadbhutaṃ babhau | dharmādharmasamāyuktaṃ darpeṇa vinayena ca

Translation

ဒေဝတားနှင့် အဆုရတို့ ပေါင်းစည်း၍ တိုက်ခိုက်သော ထိုစစ်ပွဲသည် အလွန်အံ့ဩဖွယ် ထင်ရှားလာ၏။ ဓမ္မနှင့် အဓမ္မ ရောနှောကာ မာနနှင့် နှိမ့်ချမှုတို့လည်း တပြိုင်နက် ထင်ဟပ်နေ၏။

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Determiner)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अत्र 'युद्धम्' इति विशेष्यस्य निर्देशक

• सुर-असुर-संयुक्तम्: joined with gods and demons
• सुर-असुर-संयुक्तम्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + असुर (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; 'सुरैः असुरैः च संयुक्तम्'—विशेषणम्

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अति-अद्भुतम्: very wonderful / astonishing
• अति-अद्भुतम्: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (अव्यय-उपसर्गवत्) + अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'अत्यन्तम् अद्भुतम्'

• बभौ: shone / appeared
• बभौ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• धर्म-अधर्म-समायुक्तम्: associated with dharma and adharma
• धर्म-अधर्म-समायुक्तम्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + अधर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + समायुक्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'धर्मेण अधर्मेण च सम्यक् आयुक्तम्'—विशेषणम् (युद्धस्य)

• दर्पेण: with pride
• दर्पेण: Hetu/Instrument (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विनयेन: with humility / discipline
• विनयेन: Hetu/Instrument (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, unspecified in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तत्सुरासुरसंयुक्तं = तत् + सुर-असुर-संयुक्तम्; युद्धमत्यद्भुतं = युद्धम् + अति-अद्भुतम्; धर्माधर्मसमायुक्तं = धर्म-अधर्म-समायुक्तम्।

Characters & Entities

• Suras (Devas)
• Asuras

FAQs

What is the main theme of this verse in the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa?

It portrays war as morally complex—where dharma and adharma, pride and humility, can coexist even within the same conflict between devas and asuras.

How does this verse relate to the ethical idea of dharma?

It suggests that outwardly “righteous” sides may still display adharma through pride, while even opponents may show vinaya; thus actions and inner motives both matter in judging dharma.

Does the verse mention any specific tirtha, deity, or location?

No. The verse is focused on the character of the devas–asuras battle and does not reference sacred geography or particular deities by name.