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Shloka 20

Adhyaya 83 — The Slaying of Mahishasura’s Armies and the Final Death of Mahishasura

Sanskrit

अग्रदर्शनमत्युग्रैः खड्गपातैरताडयत् ।

असिनैवासिलोमानमच्छिदत् सा रणोत्सवे ।

गणैः सिंहॆन देव्याः च जयक्ष्वेडाकृतोत्सवैः ॥

Transliteration

agradārśanam atyugraiḥ khaḍgapātair atāḍayat | asinaiv āsilomānam acchidat sā raṇotsave | gaṇaiḥ siṃhena devyā ca jayakṣveḍākṛtotsavaiḥ ||

Translation

தேவி மிகக் கொடிய வாள்வெட்டுகளால் அக்ரதர்சனனை வீழ்த்தி, அந்தப் போர்த் திருவிழாவில் வாளாலேயே அசிலோமாவையும் வெட்டி வீழ்த்தினாள்; அப்போது தேவியின் கணங்களும் அவளது சிங்கமும் வெற்றிக்கோஷம் எழுப்பி மகிழ்ந்தன।

Word by Word
अग्र-दर्शनम्foremost sight/appearance (the one in front)
अग्र-दर्शनम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्र (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative): ‘अग्रस्य दर्शनम्’
अति-उग्रैःwith exceedingly fierce
अति-उग्रैः:
Karana (करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; अव्ययीभावः: ‘अत्यन्तम् उग्रैः’
खड्ग-पातैःwith sword-strokes
खड्ग-पातैः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootखड्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + पात (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘खड्गस्य पातैः’
अताडयत्struck
अताडयत्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootताड् (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘he/she struck’
असिनाwith a sword
असिना:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootअसि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन
एवindeed
एव:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle), अव्यय; emphasis ‘indeed/just’
असि-लोमानम्Asilomān (the one ‘sword-haired’)
असि-लोमानम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअसि (प्रातिपदिक) + लोमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः: ‘असिः लोमानि यस्य’ = ‘whose hair is like swords’ (name/epithet)
अच्छिदत्cut down
अच्छिदत्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootछिद् (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘cut/sliced’
साshe
सा:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
रण-उत्सवेin the battle-festival (in battle)
रण-उत्सवे:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootरण (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘रणस्य उत्सवे’
गणैःwith the troops/attendants
गणैः:
Sahakari/Saha (सह/सहकारी)
TypeNoun
Rootगण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन
सिंहेनwith the lion
सिंहेन:
Sahakari/Saha (सह/सहकारी)
TypeNoun
Rootसिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन
देव्याःof the Goddess
देव्याः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)
जय-क्ष्वेड-अकृत-उत्सवैःwith (those) celebrating by victory-shouts
जय-क्ष्वेड-अकृत-उत्सवैः:
Karana (करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootजय (प्रातिपदिक) + क्ष्वेड (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत (कृ-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त) + उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: ‘जयक्ष्वेडेन कृताः उत्सवाः येषां तैः’ = ‘with those whose festivities were made by victory-shouts’
Speakers
Narrative voice within the Devi Mahatmyam frame
Primary Deities
Mahādevī (Ambikā/Durgā)Siṃha (lion mount)
Shakti Aspects
Mahādevī as victorious battle-queen; her retinue (gaṇas) and vāhana (lion) participate
Key Themes
ShaktismVictory over adharmaDivine hostMartial celebration

FAQs

The ‘victory-shouts’ reflect the restoration of confidence and order once oppressive forces are removed. Dharma is not passive; it can be triumphant and publicly affirmed.

A narrative segment (kathā) embedded in the Purāṇa; not directly sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita.

The ‘battle-festival’ hints that inner struggle against entrenched tendencies is not merely grim; it culminates in liberation-joy (ānanda) when the forces of confusion are cut down.

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