Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 44

शिवशङ्खचूडयुद्धवर्णनम् / Description of the Battle between Śiva and Śaṅkhacūḍa

Devanagari script

एवं बहुगणा वीरास्तदा संनह्य कोपतः । व्यनाशयन्बहून्दैत्यानसुरान् देव मर्दकान्

Transliteration

evaṃ bahugaṇā vīrāstadā saṃnahya kopataḥ | vyanāśayanbahūndaityānasurān deva mardakān

Translation

Vì thế, nhiều toán dũng sĩ, sau khi trang bị vũ khí trong cơn giận, đã tiêu diệt vô số Daitya và Asura—những kẻ hành hạ chư thần.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय/adverb

• बहुगणाः: many in number; in many troops
• बहुगणाः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु-गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘बहवः गणाः येषाम्’ (sense: many in groups)

• वीराः: heroes, warriors
• वीराः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय/adverb of time

• संनह्य: having armed themselves
• संनह्य: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √नह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) = having armed/arrayed (themselves)

• कोपतः: from anger
• कोपतः: अपादान (cause/ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ (cause)

• व्यनाशयन्: destroyed
• व्यनाशयन्: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √नश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• बहून्: many
• बहून्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• दैत्यान्: Daityas
• दैत्यान्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• असुरान्: Asuras
• असुरान्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• देवमर्दकान्: crushers of the gods
• देवमर्दकान्: कर्म (Object/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-मर्दक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘देवानां मर्दकाः’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Daityas
• Asuras

FAQs

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

It portrays the restoration of dharma: forces aligned with divine order subdue those who oppress the Devas, symbolizing the inner conquest of destructive, asuric tendencies that obstruct spiritual clarity and right action.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

In the Shiva Purana’s theistic frame, Saguna Shiva is the protector of cosmic balance; the defeat of deva-tormenting forces echoes the devotee’s reliance on Shiva’s grace to remove obstacles and uphold dharma, which is foundational to Linga worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Channel anger into disciplined sādhanā: apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) with remembrance of Shiva, and steady the mind with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to transform agitation into devotional strength.