Shloka 8

Dharmāṅgada’s Conquest of the Directions

Devanagari script

इमे जिता मया तात पञ्च विद्याधरा रणे । मलये भूधरश्रेष्ठे वैष्णवास्त्रेण भूपते ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

ime jitā mayā tāta pañca vidyādharā raṇe | malaye bhūdharaśreṣṭhe vaiṣṇavāstreṇa bhūpate || 8 ||

Translation

Ngài thưa: “Thưa phụ thân kính yêu, năm Vidyādhara này đã bị con đánh bại trong chiến trận trên núi Malaya—ngọn núi tối thắng—nhờ vũ khí Vaiṣṇava, tâu Đại vương.”

Word by Word

• इमे: these
• इमे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• जिताः: defeated
• जिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), ‘conquered/defeated’

• मया: by me
• मया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• तात: O father/dear sir
• तात: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, अव्ययवत्

• विद्याधराः: Vidyādharas
• विद्याधराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्याधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• मलये: on/at Malaya (mountain)
• मलये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• भूधर-श्रेष्ठे: on the best mountain
• भूधर-श्रेष्ठे: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूधर (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘best of mountains’

• वैष्णव-अस्त्रेण: with the Vaiṣṇava weapon
• वैष्णव-अस्त्रेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक) + अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘Vaiṣṇava weapon’

• भूपते: O king
• भूपते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (a warrior/hero addressing a king within the Adhyaya’s narrative frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Vidyadharas
• Malaya (Mount Malaya)

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It highlights Viṣṇu’s supremacy as protective power: victory is attributed not merely to personal strength but to the Vaiṣṇava astra—symbolizing surrender to and reliance on Viṣṇu’s divine agency.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By presenting the Vaiṣṇava weapon as the decisive force, the verse implies that alignment with Viṣṇu (bhakti and śaraṇāgati) grants protection and success against formidable beings like the Vidyādharas.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Indirectly, it reflects mantra-śāstra and ritual-application traditions associated with sacred weapons (astra) that depend on correct recitation and procedure—areas connected with Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (correct forms) for effective mantra usage.