Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 17

दक्षयज्ञ-प्रसङ्गे देवतानां आश्वासनं तथा दण्डविधानम् | Consolation of the Devas and the Ordinance of Consequences in the Dakṣa-Yajña Episode

Devanagari script

येऽन्ये च बहवस्तत्र यक्षगंधवर्राक्षसाः । त्रोटिता लुंचिताश्चैव मृताः केचिद्रणाजिरे

Transliteration

ye'nye ca bahavastatra yakṣagaṃdhavarrākṣasāḥ | troṭitā luṃcitāścaiva mṛtāḥ kecidraṇājire

Translation

และยังมีอีกมาก ณ ที่นั้น—เหล่ายักษ์ คนธรรพ์ และรากษส—ถูกบดขยี้และฉีกกระชาก บางพวกถึงกับล้มตายในสมรภูมิ

Word by Word

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• anye: other
• anye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (ये) इति विशेष्य

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, conjunction (समुच्चय)

• bahavaḥ: many
• bahavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (ये) इति विशेष्य

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, locative adverb (देशवाचक)

• yakṣagaṃdhavarākṣasāḥ: Yakṣas, Gandharvas, and Rākṣasas
• yakṣagaṃdhavarākṣasāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yakṣa + gaṃdhava + rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative): यक्ष + गन्धर्व + राक्षस; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• troṭitāḥ: broken/shattered
• troṭitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: truṭ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• luṃcitāḥ: torn/plucked off
• luṃcitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: luñc (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, conjunction (समुच्चय)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, emphatic particle (निश्चय/अवधारण)

• mṛtāḥ: dead
• mṛtāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• kecit: some
• kecit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (indefinite)

• raṇājire: on the battlefield
• raṇājire: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṇa + ajira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध): रणस्य अजिरम् → रणाजिरम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra

Characters & Entities

• Yakshas
• Gandharvas
• Rakshasas

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It underscores that forces aligned with arrogance and sacrificial pride collapse when they oppose Śiva and His dharma; in Shaiva Siddhānta terms, Pati (Śiva) removes obstacles and dissolves adharma to restore right order.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

The verse highlights Śiva’s Saguna aspect as the protector of His devotees and dharma; Linga-worship remembers Him as the transcendent Pati who can also manifest powerfully in the world to curb disorder.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a devotional attitude, along with simple Śiva-upāsanā such as applying tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and cultivating humility to avoid the pride that leads to downfall.