Shloka 75

Expansion of Creation through Dakṣa and Kaśyapa: Devas, Dānavas, Nāgas, Birds, and Cosmic Offices

Devanagari script

दंष्ट्रिणां नियुतं तेषां भीमसेनादगात्क्षयम् । दंष्ट्रि गोमायु काकादीन्महिषीर्गोवराङ्गनाः

Transliteration

daṃṣṭriṇāṃ niyutaṃ teṣāṃ bhīmasenādagātkṣayam | daṃṣṭri gomāyu kākādīnmahiṣīrgovarāṅganāḥ

Translation

无数长牙之兽在怖摩塞那之手下走向毁灭；那长牙者亦杀豺狼、乌鸦等类，并及水牛与母牛，以及牧牛族群之妇女。

Word by Word

• दंष्ट्रिणाम्: of the fanged ones
• दंष्ट्रिणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दंष्ट्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• नियुतम्: a niyuta (ten thousand)
• नियुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक (a ‘niyuta’ = ten-thousand)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वनाम

• भीमसेनात्: from Bhimasena
• भीमसेनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अगात्: went/reached
• अगात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• क्षयम्: destruction/end
• क्षयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• दंष्ट्रि: Daṃṣṭri (name)
• दंष्ट्रि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दंष्ट्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• गोमायु: Gomāyu (jackal; also name)
• गोमायु: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोमायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• काकादीन्: crows and others
• काकादीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काक + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष: ‘काक-आदि’ (crows and others)

• महिषीः: buffalo-cows (female buffaloes)
• महिषीः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिषी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• गोवराङ्गनाः: cow-maidens / excellent cow-women
• गोवराङ्गनाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो + वराङ्गना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष: ‘गवां वराङ्गनाः’ (excellent women among cows / cow-maidens)

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextual speaker not explicit in the given single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: vira

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: भीमसेनादगात्क्षयम् = भीमसेनात् + अगात् + क्षयम्; काकादीन्महिषीः = काकादीन् + महिषीः.

Characters & Entities

• Bhīmasena

FAQs

Who is Bhīmasena in this verse?

Bhīmasena is the named warrior credited here with bringing about the destruction (kṣaya) of a great number (niyuta) of tusked creatures.

What kinds of beings are listed as being slain or destroyed?

The verse mentions tusked creatures (daṃṣṭriṇām), as well as jackals (gomāyu), crows (kāka), and others; it also includes mahiṣīḥ (buffalo-cows/female buffaloes) and go-varāṅganāḥ (cowherd women).

Is this verse primarily theological or narrative?

It is primarily narrative, describing violent destruction in a mythic setting rather than presenting a direct doctrinal teaching.