Shloka 27

ध्रुवस्य तपः — देवमायाविघ्नाः, विष्णोर्दर्शनम्, स्तुतिः, ध्रुवस्थानप्रदानम्

Devanagari script

हन्यतां हन्यताम् एष छिद्यतां छिद्यताम् अयम् भक्ष्यतां भक्ष्यतां चायम् इत्य् ऊचुस् ते निशाचराः

Transliteration

hanyatāṃ hanyatām eṣa chidyatāṃ chidyatām ayam bhakṣyatāṃ bhakṣyatāṃ cāyam ity ūcus te niśācarāḥ

Translation

“ฆ่ามัน—ฆ่ามัน! ฟันมัน—ฟันมัน! กลืนมัน—กลืนมัน!”—เหล่าอสูรท่องราตรีร้องก้อง ด้วยความคลุ้มคลั่งโกรธเกรี้ยวเข้าล้อมเขาไว้

Word by Word

• हन्यताम्: let (him) be killed
• हन्यताम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular), कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive); विधिलिङ्गार्थे आज्ञा—“let (him) be killed”

• हन्यताम्: let (him) be killed
• हन्यताम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive)

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Karma (Object/कर्म) (passive construction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (singular)

• छिद्यताम्: let (him) be cut
• छिद्यताम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive)

• छिद्यताम्: let (him) be cut
• छिद्यताम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive)

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म) (passive construction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• भक्ष्यताम्: let (him) be eaten
• भक्ष्यताम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive)

• भक्ष्यताम्: let (him) be eaten
• भक्ष्यताम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म) (passive construction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्य-समाप्ति-बोधक-अव्ययम् (quotative particle)

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम् (plural), परस्मैपदम्

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• निशाचराः: night-roamers, demons
• निशाचराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (apposition to ते)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा + चर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषार्थः—‘निशायां चरन्ति’ (those who move at night)

Speaker

Narrator (Sage Parāśara) reporting the demons’ outcry to Maitreya

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative

Characters & Entities

• Niśācaras (Rakshasas/Demons)

FAQs

What is the significance of the niśācaras’ violent cries in the Vishnu Purana?

They dramatize adharma and predatory chaos, heightening the narrative moment before dharma is defended and order is restored—an essential Purāṇic pattern.

How does Sage Parāśara explain conflict in dynastic narratives?

He often presents conflict through direct speech and stark contrasts (dharma vs. adharma), using such episodes to show that rightful sovereignty is repeatedly tested and re-established.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when not named in the verse, the broader Vishnu Purana frames such eruptions of violence as ultimately contained within Vishnu’s supreme governance—where dharma’s continuity is protected in the long arc of time.