Shloka 81

Adhyaya 21 — Kuvalayashva’s Descent to Patala and the Rescue of Madalasa

Sanskrit

ततः परिघनिस्त्रिंशगदाशूलशरायुधम् ।

दानवानां बलं प्राप्तं सह पातालकेतुना ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ parigha-nistriṃśa-gadā-śūla-śarāyudham | dānavānāṃ balaṃ prāptaṃ saha pātālaketunā ||

Translation

Então chegou o exército dos Dānava, armado de clavas, espadas, maças, lanças e flechas, juntamente com Pātālaketu.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) of sequence: 'thereupon/then'

• परिघ-निस्त्रिंश-गदा-शूल-शर-आयुधम्: armed with clubs, swords, maces, spears and arrows
• परिघ-निस्त्रिंश-गदा-शूल-शर-आयुधम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parigha + nistriṃśa + gadā + śūla + śara + āyudha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); समासः: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-तत्पुरुष sense: 'having weapons (āyudha) [such as] clubs, swords, maces, spears, arrows' used adjectivally to qualify 'बलम्'

• दानवानाम्: of the Dānavas (demons)
• दानवानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• बलम्: army/force
• बलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• प्राप्तम्: arrived, came
• प्राप्तम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (आप्) + pra- (उपसर्ग) ; प्राप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृत्), Neuter, Nominative, Singular; agrees with 'बलम्'

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahārtha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), preposition-like particle; governs Instrumental (तृतीया) meaning 'together with'

• पातालकेतुना: with Pātālaketu
• पातालकेतुना: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātālaketu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); समासः: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('ketu of pātāla' / 'Pātālaketu' proper name)

Speakers

• Narrator voice

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "vira", "secondaryRasa": "raudra", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

• Battle preparation
• Dānava-s
• Weapon imagery

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Adharma tends to organize quickly around force and intimidation; the piling of weapons underscores reliance on coercion rather than legitimacy.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

A heroic-episode segment within vaṃśānucarita/ākhyāna; not a pañcalakṣaṇa enumerative passage.

What is the esoteric significance?

The catalog of weapons can be read as a catalog of aggressive mental tendencies—blunt force (parigha), cutting discrimination turned hostile (nistriṃśa), crushing dominance (gadā), piercing fixation (śūla), and scattered thoughts (śara).