Shloka 96

Narasiṃha’s Greatness and the Slaying of Hiraṇyakaśipu

Boon, Portents, and Cosmic Restoration

Devanagari script

प्रह्लादस्य वचः श्रुत्वा हिरण्यकशिपुः प्रभुः । उवाच दानवान्सर्वान्गणांश्च सगणाधिपः

Transliteration

prahlādasya vacaḥ śrutvā hiraṇyakaśipuḥ prabhuḥ | uvāca dānavānsarvāngaṇāṃśca sagaṇādhipaḥ

Translation

ครั้นสดับวาจาของพระพรหลาทแล้ว พระหิรัณยกศิปุผู้เป็นเจ้า จึงตรัสแก่เหล่าทานวะทั้งปวงและหมู่กองทัพที่ชุมนุม พร้อมด้วยหัวหน้าทั้งหลาย

Word by Word

• प्रह्लादस्य: of Prahlāda
• प्रह्लादस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रह्लाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma (कर्म/Object of श्रुत्वा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया/absolutive: having heard)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); धातुः—श्रु (to hear)

• हिरण्यकशिपुः: Hiraṇyakaśipu
• हिरण्यकशिपुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य + कशिपु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—हिरण्यं कशिपुः (कर्मधारय, नाम)

• प्रभुः: the lord
• प्रभुः: Visheshana (विशेषण/apposition to हिरण्यकशिपुः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे अपि प्रयुज्यते, अत्र विशेषणवत्

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातुः—वच् (to speak)

• दानवान्: the Dānavas (demons)
• दानवान्: Karma (कर्म/Object of उवाच—addressed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (विशेषण/modifier of दानवान्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (दानवान्)

• गणान्: groups/hosts
• गणान्: Karma (कर्म/Object of उवाच—addressed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सगणाधिपः: with the chiefs of the hosts / the lord of the hosts
• सगणाधिपः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition to हिरण्यकशिपुः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + गणाधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—गणानाम् अधिपः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); ‘स’ उपसर्गसदृशः उपपद (with)

Speaker

Narrator (introducing Hiraṇyakaśipu’s speech after hearing Prahlāda)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: पदच्छेदः: प्रह्लादस्य; वचः; श्रुत्वा; हिरण्यकशिपुः; प्रभुः; उवाच; दानवान्+सर्वान्; गणान्+च; स+गणाधिपः. ‘दानवान्सर्वान्’ = दानवान् सर्वान् (न्+स). ‘गणांश्च’ = गणान्+च (न्+च → ंश्च)।

Characters & Entities

• Prahlāda
• Hiraṇyakaśipu
• Dānavas

FAQs

Who speaks in this verse, and what is happening in the scene?

The verse is narrative: it reports that after hearing Prahlāda, Hiraṇyakaśipu begins addressing the gathered Dānavas and their leaders.

How does this verse support the Bhakti theme associated with Prahlāda?

It frames Prahlāda’s speech as significant enough to provoke an immediate public response from Hiraṇyakaśipu, setting the stage for the classic Bhakti-versus-tyranny conflict.

What ethical lesson is implied by this transition verse?

A ruler’s reaction to truthful or principled counsel—especially from within one’s own family—can determine whether power is used for correction and justice or for escalation and persecution.