Vamana Purana — Ritadhvaja Aids Galava, Shloka 42

Ritadhvaja’s Aid to Galava and Andhaka’s Infatuation with Gauri

Devanagari script

आदाय वज्रं बलवान् मघवानिव गणेश्वरः

Transliteration

ādāya vajraṃ balavān maghavāniva gaṇeśvaraḥ

Translation

ਬਲਵਾਨ ਗਣੇਸ਼ਵਰ ਨੇ ਵਜ੍ਰ ਚੁੱਕ ਲਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਉਹ ਮਘਵਾਨ (ਇੰਦਰ) ਵਾਂਗ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ਮਾਨ ਦਿੱਸਿਆ।

Word by Word

• ādāya: having taken
• ādāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√dā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), उपसर्गः आ-, ‘having taken’ (पूर्वकाले कृत्य)

• vajram: the thunderbolt
• vajram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vajra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• balavān: powerful
• balavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: balavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• maghavān: Maghavan (Indra)
• maghavān: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maghavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इन्द्रस्य नाम

• iva: like/as
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उपमा-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• gaṇeśvaraḥ: Gaṇeśvara (Lord of the gaṇas)
• gaṇeśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (gaṇānām īśvaraḥ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speakers

• Narrator describing the arming of the gaṇa-lord in the battle sequence.

Primary Deities

• Indra (by comparison)
• Śiva (implied via gaṇas)
• Gaṇeśvara

Key Themes

• Martial imagery
• Divine weaponry
• Indraic comparison (upamā)
• Protection of the Devī/Śiva’s host

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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