Shloka 29

Adhyaya 6 — Balarama’s Dilemma, Drunken Wanderings in Revata’s Grove, and the Slaying of the Suta

Sanskrit

ततः क्रोधसमाविष्टो हली सूतं महाबलः ।

निजघान विवृत्ताक्षः क्षोभिताशेषदानवः ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ krodhasamāviṣṭo halī sūtaṃ mahābalaḥ |

nijaghāna vivṛttākṣaḥ kṣobhitāśeṣadānavaḥ ||

Translation

تب غضب سے بھرے ہوئے مہابلی ہلی (بلرام) نے سوت رتھبان کو مار کر گرا دیا؛ غصّے سے گھومتی آنکھوں کے ساتھ اس نے تمام دانَووں کو ہلا کر رکھ دیا۔

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), अव्यय-प्रकारः: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of sequence)

• krodha-samāviṣṭaḥ: possessed/overcome by anger
• krodha-samāviṣṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक) + sam-ā-viś (धातु) → samāviṣṭa (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कृदन्तः: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) ‘समाविष्ट’

• halī: the plough-bearer (Balarāma)
• halī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: halin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• sūtam: the charioteer
• sūtam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• mahā-balaḥ: very strong, mighty
• mahā-balaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• nijaghāna: struck down, slew
• nijaghāna: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√han (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• vivṛtta-akṣaḥ: with rolling/turned eyes
• vivṛtta-akṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√vṛt (धातु) → vivṛtta (कृदन्त, क्त) + akṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः ‘यस्य अक्षे विवृत्ते’

• kṣobhita-aśeṣa-dānavaḥ: who agitated all the demons
• kṣobhita-aśeṣa-dānavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kṣubh (धातु) → kṣobhita (कृदन्त, क्त) + aśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः ‘येन अशेषाः दानवाः क्षोभिताः’

Speakers

• Narrative voice (Purāṇic narrator); not within the Devi Mahatmyam frame

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "raudra", "secondaryRasa": "vira", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Balarāma (Hali)

Key Themes

• Wrath and its consequences
• Kṣatriya/heroic violence in epic-style narrative
• Asura conflict

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse depicts the explosive power of krodha (anger): once it overtakes even a mighty hero, it rapidly escalates conflict and destabilizes the wider field (here, the entire Dānava host). The implied dharmic caution is that anger is a force that spreads beyond its initial target, producing broader disturbance.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

This is best classified under Vaṃśānucarita/Carita-style narration (accounts of deeds in lineages and heroic episodes), rather than Sarga/Pratisarga/Manvantara/Vaṃśa proper. It functions as event-narrative within the Purāṇic historical-legendary stream.

What is the esoteric significance?

Hali (the plough-bearer) symbolizes irresistible force that can both stabilize (tilling/order) and, when driven by rage, overturn order. The 'rolling eyes' motif marks tamasic-overdrive—consciousness eclipsed by passion—while 'agitating all Dānavas' indicates how inner turbulence externalizes into collective upheaval.