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Devanagari script

व्यर्थीकृत्य तु तान्सर्वान् आयुधान्दैत्यवक्षसि प्रस्फुरन्ती पपातोग्रा महोल्केवाद्रिकन्दरे //

Transliteration

vyarthīkṛtya tu tānsarvān āyudhāndaityavakṣasi prasphurantī papātogrā maholkevādrikandare //

Translation

ଦୈତ୍ୟର ବକ୍ଷସ୍ଥଳରେ ସେ ସମସ୍ତ ଆୟୁଧକୁ ନିଷ୍ଫଳ କରି, ସେ ଉଗ୍ର ଦୀପ୍ତିମତୀ ଶକ୍ତି ମହା ଉଲ୍କା ପରି ଝଲମଲ କରି ପର୍ବତ-କନ୍ଦରାରେ ପଡ଼ିଲା।

Word by Word

• vyarthīkṛtya: having made futile/ineffective

• tu: indeed/then

• tān sarvān: all those

• āyudhān: weapons

• daitya-vakṣasi: on the chest of the Daitya (demon)

• prasphurantī: flashing, quivering, crackling

• papāta: fell

• ugrā: fierce, terrible

• mahā-ulkā-iva: like a great meteor/fireball

• adri-kandare: into a mountain cleft/cave

Speaker

• Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in the battle account; traditionally Sūta’s narration in the Matsya Purāṇa frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Daitya

Tags

• Daitya
• Battle
• Weapons
• Meteor-simile
• Purāṇic narrative

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

This verse is not about pralaya; it uses a cosmic image (a meteor-like fireball) to intensify a battle scene, showing how a blazing force falls away after failing to harm the Daitya.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

Indirectly, it underscores a common Purāṇic ethic for rulers and protectors: mere weaponry is not always decisive—steadfastness, strategy, and righteous power are implied as superior to brute force when adversaries prove resistant.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is prescribed here; the only spatial detail is “adri-kandara” (mountain cave/cleft), used as a vivid setting for where the blazing mass falls.