Matsya Purana — War of Devas and Dānavas: Yama and Kubera Defeated; Kālanemi’s Māyā and the A..., Shloka 38

Devanagari script

कांश्चिदुत्थाय मुष्टिभिर् जघ्ने किंकरसंश्रयान् स तु किंकरयुद्धेन ग्रसनः श्रममाप्तवान् //

Transliteration

kāṃścidutthāya muṣṭibhir jaghne kiṃkarasaṃśrayān sa tu kiṃkarayuddhena grasanaḥ śramamāptavān //

Translation

சிலரை எழுந்து, கிங்கரர்களின் அடைக்கலத்தில் இருந்தவர்களை அவன் குத்துக்கைகளால் தாக்கி வீழ்த்தினான்; ஆனால் அந்தக் கிங்கரப் போரினாலேயே கிரசனன் களைப்புற்றான்.

Word by Word

• कांश्चित् (kāṃścit): some (of them)

• उत्थाय (utthāya): rising up/standing up

• मुष्टिभिः (muṣṭibhiḥ): with fists

• जघ्ने (jaghne): struck/killed/beat down

• किंकर-संश्रयान् (kiṃkara-saṃśrayān): those who had resorted to/been sheltered by the attendants

• सः (saḥ): he

• तु (tu): however/indeed

• किंकर-युद्धेन (kiṃkara-yuddhena): by fighting with the attendants

• ग्रसनः (grasanaḥ): Grasana (proper name)

• श्रमम् (śramam): fatigue/exertion

• आप्तवान् (āptavān): attained/reached/experienced.

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) / Purāṇic narrator (contextual narration of the episode)

Entities Mentioned

• Grasana
• Kiṅkaras

Tags

• Combat
• Purāṇic narrative
• Asura attendants
• Heroic episode
• Matsya Purana storytelling

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya or cosmology; it is a narrative combat detail emphasizing physical struggle and exhaustion in battle.

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

Indirectly, it highlights endurance and the limits of bodily strength—an ethical reminder in Purāṇic literature that even a powerful fighter can be worn down, so strategy and discernment should accompany valor.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No vastu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; it is focused solely on the battlefield action involving kiṅkaras.