The Battle between the Rākṣasas and Yama’s Attendant-Messengers
तत्र ते सहसा घोरा राक्षसाः पिशिताशनाः ॥ मन्देहा नाम नाम्ना ते वध्यमानाः सहस्रशः
tatra te sahasā ghorā rākṣasāḥ piśitāśanāḥ || mandehā nāma nāmnā te vadhyamānāḥ sahasraśaḥ
وہاں اچانک ہولناک راکشس—گوشت خور—نمودار ہوئے۔ وہ نام سے “مندیہا” کہلاتے تھے، اور ہزاروں کی تعداد میں مارے جا رہے تھے۔
Varāha (default narrative voice)
It provides an onomastic data point (“Mandeha”) within a Purāṇic demonology framework, useful for cross-text comparison of named groups and narrative motifs.
No geographic place-name is provided; “tatra” is deictic (“there”) within the narrative scene.
No explicit ethical instruction; it functions as narrative cataloging of combatants and the magnitude of destruction.
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