Bhīṣma nói: Hiranyakashipu, Hiranyaksha, Virochana, Shambara, Viprachitti, Viradha, Namuchi, Bali—và còn nhiều Daitya, Dānava khác nữa—đã cùng bè đảng sống trong yến tiệc hoan lạc, vì đã quyết chí làm điều phi pháp (adharma), vượt qua mọi ranh giới của dharma và trật tự đạo lý đã được thiết lập.
a prominent Daitya king, emblematic of arrogance and hostility to dharma'}, {'term''हिरण्याक्ष (hiraṇyākṣa)', 'definition': 'Hiranyaksha
a prominent Daitya king, emblematic of arrogance and hostility to dharma'}, {'term':
a Daitya, often paired with Hiranyakashipu in mythic narratives'}, {'term''विरोचन (virocana)', 'definition': 'Virochana
a Daitya, often paired with Hiranyakashipu in mythic narratives'}, {'term':
a Daitya figure, associated with the Asura lineage'}, {'term''शम्बर (śambara)', 'definition': 'Shambara
a Daitya figure, associated with the Asura lineage'}, {'term':
a Danava/Asura, frequently portrayed as a powerful adversary of the gods'}, {'term''विप्रचित्ति (vipracitti)', 'definition': 'Viprachitti
a Danava/Asura, frequently portrayed as a powerful adversary of the gods'}, {'term':
a Danava, often named among leading Asuras'}, {'term''विराध (virādha)', 'definition': 'Viradha
a Danava, often named among leading Asuras'}, {'term':
a demonic figure known from broader epic tradition'}, {'term''नमुचि (namuci)', 'definition': 'Namuchi
a demonic figure known from broader epic tradition'}, {'term':
an Asura, traditionally an enemy of Indra'}, {'term''बलि (bali)', 'definition': 'Bali
an Asura, traditionally an enemy of Indra'}, {'term':
the Daitya king, famed in later tradition for power and the Vamana episode'}, {'term''धर्ममर्यादा (dharma-maryādā)', 'definition': 'the boundary/limit and normative restraint of dharma
the Daitya king, famed in later tradition for power and the Vamana episode'}, {'term':
moral and social order'}, {'term''उल्लङ्घन (ullaṅghana)', 'definition': 'transgression
a class of Asuras, often portrayed as opponents of the devas'}, {'term''दानव (dānava)', 'definition': 'Danava
a class of Asuras, often portrayed as opponents of the devas'}, {'term':
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
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Bhishma
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Hiranyakashipu
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Hiranyaksha
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Virochana
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Shambara
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Viprachitti
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Viradha
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Namuchi
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Bali
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Daityas
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Danavas
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Educational Q&A
That deliberate violation of dharma (dharma-maryādā-ullaṅghana) and a settled commitment to adharma, even when accompanied by prosperity and pleasure, marks ethical decline and becomes a cause of downfall; enjoyment without restraint is portrayed as spiritually and socially corrosive.
Bhishma lists well-known Daitya and Danava leaders and states that they, along with many others and their followers, chose to transgress dharma and live in indulgent revelry, firmly intent on unrighteous conduct.
