Shloka 35

Devanagari script

अंशस्तु शक्ति जग्राह मृत्युर्देव: परश्वधम्‌ । प्रगृह्य परिघं घोरं विचचारार्यमा अपि,अंशने शक्ति हाथमें ले ली और मृत्युदेवने फरसा। अर्यमा भी भयानक परिघ लेकर युद्धके लिये विचरने लगे

Transliteration

aṁśas tu śaktiṁ jagrāha mṛtyur devaḥ paraśvadhām | pragṛhya parighaṁ ghoraṁ vicacārāryamā api ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Aṃśa nắm lấy ngọn lao, còn thần Tử Vong cầm rìu. Aryamā cũng siết chặt cây chùy sắt ghê rợn mà đi lại, sẵn sàng giao chiến—mỗi vị thần tự trang bị khi cuộc xung đột dâng lên, báo hiệu tính chất nghiêm trọng và như đã được định mệnh an bài của trận chiến sắp tới.

Word by Word

अंशःAṁśa (a deity/person named Aṁśa)

तुbut/indeed

शक्तिम्a spear/javelin (śakti-weapon)

जग्राहtook/seized

मृत्युःMṛtyu (Death, personified)

देवःgod/deity

परश्वधम्axe (paraśvadha)

प्रगृह्यhaving taken/seizing

परिघम्iron club/bar (parigha)

घोरम्terrible/fierce

विचचारmoved about/went forth

अर्यमाAryaman (a deity/person named Aryamā)

अपिalso/even

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Aṃśa

Mṛtyu (Death)

Aryamā

śakti (spear)

paraśvadha (axe)

parigha (iron club)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores that even divine powers participate in conflict under the demands of cosmic order: arming oneself is not glorified for its own sake, but presented as a grave, duty-bound response within a larger, fated unfolding.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana describes deities preparing for battle: Aṃśa takes a spear, Death takes an axe, and Aryamā carries a fearsome iron club, moving about in readiness as hostilities intensify.