Matsya Purana — War of Devas and Dānavas: Yama and Kubera Defeated; Kālanemi’s Māyā and the A..., Shloka 91

Devanagari script

संदष्टौष्ठपुटाटोपभ्रुकुटीविकटाननः प्रचण्डकोपरक्ताक्षो न्यकृन्तद्दानवान्रणे //

Transliteration

saṃdaṣṭauṣṭhapuṭāṭopabhrukuṭīvikaṭānanaḥ pracaṇḍakoparaktākṣo nyakṛntaddānavānraṇe //

Translation

Với môi nghiến chặt, mày cau dữ dằn, gương mặt trở nên ghê gớm, đôi mắt đỏ ngầu vì cơn thịnh nộ dữ dội, ngài đã chém hạ các Dānava giữa chiến trận.

Word by Word

• saṃdaṣṭa: clenched/bitten

• oṣṭha-puṭa: the lips

• āṭopa: swelling display/fury

• bhrukuṭī: frown/knitted brows

• vikaṭa-ānanaḥ: one with a dreadful/terrible face

• pracaṇḍa: extremely fierce

• kopa: anger

• rakta-akṣaḥ: red-eyed

• nyakṛntat: he cut down/he slew

• dānavān: the Dānavas (a class of Asuras)

• raṇe: in battle

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) describing the combat scene (epic-purāṇic narration style)

Entities Mentioned

• Dānavas

Tags

• Deva-Asura War
• Battle Description
• Heroic Fury
• Puranic Warfare
• Matsya Purana narrative

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

This verse is not about creation or Pralaya; it is a martial description emphasizing fierce wrath and the slaying of Dānavas in battle.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

Indirectly, it echoes the kṣatriya ideal found across Purāṇic ethics: confronting adharma and protecting order, though the verse itself is purely descriptive rather than prescriptive.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

None is stated here; the imagery concerns battlefield ferocity (bhrukuṭī, rakta-akṣaḥ) rather than Vāstu, temple rules, or ritual procedure.