Shloka 1

वज्रदंष्ट्रवधः — The Slaying of Vajradaṃṣṭra

Angada’s Duel

Devanagari script

बलस्यचविघातेनअङ्गदस्यजयेनच ।राक्षसःक्रोधमाविष्टोवज्रदंष्ट्रोमहाबलः ।।6.54.1।।

Transliteration

balasya ca vighātena aṅgadasya jayena ca |

rākṣasaḥ krodham āviṣṭo vajradaṃṣṭro mahābalaḥ ||6.54.1||

Translation

ด้วยความพินาศแห่งกองกำลังของตน และด้วยชัยชนะของอังคทะ ยักษ์ผู้มีกำลังยิ่งใหญ่ วัชรทังษฏระ ก็ถูกโทสะครอบงำ

Word by Word

• बलस्य: of the army
• बलस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• विघातेन: by the destruction
• विघातेन: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vighāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अङ्गदस्य: of Angada
• अङ्गदस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅgada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जयेन: by the victory
• जयेन: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• राक्षसः: the Rakshasa
• राक्षसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• क्रोधम्: anger
• क्रोधम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आविष्टः: overcome, possessed
• आविष्टः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘possessed/overcome’ (by anger)

• वज्रदंष्ट्रः: Vajradaṃṣṭra (thunder-fanged)
• वज्रदंष्ट्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र + दंष्ट्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (vajrā iva daṃṣṭrāḥ yasya)

• महाबलः: very strong
• महाबलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महā + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (mahā balaṃ yasya)

Context

Armed with swords, many foot soldiers carrying poles, strange clubs, tridents, iron bars, slings and roped to throw spears and spears with sharp edges, swords, battle axes, javelins, and maces, departed.

Characters & Entities

• Vajradaṃṣṭra
• Aṅgada
• rākṣasa army

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

The verse highlights a dharmic warning: anger (krodha) arising from defeat clouds judgment and drives destructive action, contrasting with the self-mastery expected of righteous leaders.

What is the narrative situation?

After Aṅgada’s success and the damage to rākṣasa forces, Vajradaṃṣṭra reacts with fury, setting up his violent counterattack.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Aṅgada’s effectiveness and martial competence are implied; by contrast, Vajradaṃṣṭra embodies the vice of uncontrolled rage.