a prominent Daitya king, emblematic of arrogance and hostility to dharma'}, {'term''हिरण्याक्ष (hiraṇyākṣa)', 'definition': 'Hiranyaksha
a prominent Daitya king, emblematic of arrogance and hostility to dharma'}, {'term':
a Daitya, often paired with Hiranyakashipu in mythic narratives'}, {'term''विरोचन (virocana)', 'definition': 'Virochana
a Daitya, often paired with Hiranyakashipu in mythic narratives'}, {'term':
a Daitya figure, associated with the Asura lineage'}, {'term''शम्बर (śambara)', 'definition': 'Shambara
a Daitya figure, associated with the Asura lineage'}, {'term':
a Danava/Asura, frequently portrayed as a powerful adversary of the gods'}, {'term''विप्रचित्ति (vipracitti)', 'definition': 'Viprachitti
a Danava/Asura, frequently portrayed as a powerful adversary of the gods'}, {'term':
a Danava, often named among leading Asuras'}, {'term''विराध (virādha)', 'definition': 'Viradha
a Danava, often named among leading Asuras'}, {'term':
a demonic figure known from broader epic tradition'}, {'term''नमुचि (namuci)', 'definition': 'Namuchi
a demonic figure known from broader epic tradition'}, {'term':
an Asura, traditionally an enemy of Indra'}, {'term''बलि (bali)', 'definition': 'Bali
an Asura, traditionally an enemy of Indra'}, {'term':
the Daitya king, famed in later tradition for power and the Vamana episode'}, {'term''धर्ममर्यादा (dharma-maryādā)', 'definition': 'the boundary/limit and normative restraint of dharma
the Daitya king, famed in later tradition for power and the Vamana episode'}, {'term':
moral and social order'}, {'term''उल्लङ्घन (ullaṅghana)', 'definition': 'transgression
a class of Asuras, often portrayed as opponents of the devas'}, {'term''दानव (dānava)', 'definition': 'Danava
a class of Asuras, often portrayed as opponents of the devas'}, {'term':
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
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Bhishma
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Hiranyakashipu
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Hiranyaksha
V
Virochana
S
Shambara
V
Viprachitti
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Viradha
N
Namuchi
B
Bali
D
Daityas
D
Danavas
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Educational Q&A
That deliberate violation of dharma (dharma-maryādā-ullaṅghana) and a settled commitment to adharma, even when accompanied by prosperity and pleasure, marks ethical decline and becomes a cause of downfall; enjoyment without restraint is portrayed as spiritually and socially corrosive.
Bhishma lists well-known Daitya and Danava leaders and states that they, along with many others and their followers, chose to transgress dharma and live in indulgent revelry, firmly intent on unrighteous conduct.
