Shloka 936

Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha

Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site

Devanagari script

क्रौज्चस्तेन विनिर्भिन्नो दैत्याश्ष शतशो हता: । रणभूमिमें बार-बार चलायी हुई उनकी शक्ति शत्रुका संहार करके पुनः उनके हाथमें लौट आती थी। अमग्निपुत्र कार्तिकेयका ऐसा ही प्रभाव है

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | krauñcastena vinirbhinnō daityāś ca śataśo hatāḥ |

Translation

Вайшампаяна сказал: Тем (оружием/силой) Краунча был рассечён, и сотни данавов (дайтьев) пали убитыми. Этот отрывок напоминает о сокрушительной ратной мощи Карттикеи: его копьё (шакти), истребив врагов, вновь и вновь возвращается в его руку; а его слава, имя и великолепие описываются как непрестанно возрастающие. Так божественная сила, обращённая против адхармы, становится неодолимым орудием защиты и установления порядка даже среди ярости войны.

Word by Word

• क्रौञ्चः: Krauñca (mountain/bird; here Krauñca mountain)
• क्रौञ्चः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रौञ्च
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तेन: by him/with that (weapon)
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• विनिर्भिन्नः: split asunder, pierced through
• विनिर्भिन्नः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-निर्-भिद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

• दैत्याः: Daityas (demons)
• दैत्याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शतशः: by hundreds, in hundreds
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शतशस्

• हताः: slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Krauñca (mountain)
• Daityas
• Kārttikeya (Skanda/Agni-putra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse uses Kārttikeya’s feat as an exemplum: when divine or righteous force is aligned against adharma, it becomes unstoppable and self-renewing, restoring order even in the harsh arena of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana recounts a mythic deed: Krauñca mountain is cleft, and hundreds of daityas are killed—an allusion to Kārttikeya’s extraordinary martial prowess and victorious impact.