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Vamana Purana — Skanda Slays Taraka & Mahisha, Shloka 79

Skanda’s Svastyayana and the Slaying of Taraka and Mahisha

Devanagari script

गदया मूर्ध्नि बाणं हि निजघान महाबलः वेदनार्त्तो मुमोचाथ सुचक्राक्षं महासुरः स चापि तेन संयुक्तो व्रीडायुक्तो महामनाः

Transliteration

gadayā mūrdhni bāṇaṃ hi nijaghāna mahābalaḥ vedanārtto mumocātha sucakrākṣaṃ mahāsuraḥ sa cāpi tena saṃyukto vrīḍāyukto mahāmanāḥ

Translation

于是那大力者以钉锤击中婆那（Bāṇa）之首。为痛楚所逼，那大阿修罗——其目如精工之轮——发出呼号。而他自身亦因如此受击，虽心志高迈，却充满羞惭。

Word by Word
गदयाwith a mace
गदया:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootगदा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन
मूर्ध्निon the head
मूर्ध्नि:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootमूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन
बाणम्Bāṇa
बाणम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootबाण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन
हिindeed
हि:
Nipata (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (emphasis)
निजघानstruck down/struck
निजघान:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘नि’ उपसर्गयुक्त
महाबलःthe mighty one
महाबलः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमहा + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (कर्ता)
वेदना-आर्तःdistressed by pain
वेदना-आर्तः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवेदना + आर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वेदनया आर्तः)
मुमोचreleased/let go
मुमोच:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootमुच् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
अथthen
अथ:
Nipata (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, अनुक्रम/कालसूचक (then)
सुचक्राक्षम्Sucakrākṣa
सुचक्राक्षम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसु + चक्र + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
महासुरःthe great asura
महासुरः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमहा + असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
सःhe
सः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
चand
च:
Nipata (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)
अपिalso
अपि:
Nipata (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (also/even)
तेनwith him/by him
तेन:
Sahakari/Karana (सहकारी/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
संयुक्तःjoined/associated
संयुक्तः:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + युज् (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
व्रीडा-युक्तःfilled with shame
व्रीडा-युक्तः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootव्रीडा + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (व्रीडया युक्तः)
महामनाःgreat-minded
महामनाः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहा + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (महान् मनः यस्य)
Speakers
Narrator (Purāṇic sūta-style narration) describing the battle; direct interlocutors not specified in the given excerpt.
Primary Deities
Gaṇeśvara(s) (Gaṇa leaders/attendants of Śiva)
Key Themes
Deva–Asura conflictHeroic combat (yuddha-varṇana)Humiliation and retreat in battleGaṇa power and protection
Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "raudra", "secondaryRasa": "vira", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

The name ‘Bāṇa’ can denote different Asura figures across Purāṇic corpora. In this local battle narration, it functions as a combatant among the Daityas/Asuras; identification with the well-known Bāṇāsura (son of Bali in some traditions) is possible but not guaranteed without surrounding verses specifying lineage and setting.

Literally ‘having beautiful/well-formed wheel-like eyes,’ it is a poetic marker of fierce brilliance and intimidating gaze. Such epithets often signal a warrior’s terrifying presence rather than a literal anatomical description.

Purāṇic battle descriptions frequently pair physical injury with moral-psychological states. ‘Vrīḍā’ here underscores loss of face and the warrior’s diminished standing, foreshadowing withdrawal or tactical retreat.

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