Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 10

The Slaying of Hiraṇyākṣa and the Triumph of Varāha

Devanagari script

आह चायुधमाधत्स्व घटस्व त्वं जिगीषसि । इत्युक्त:स तदा भूयस्ताडयन् व्यनदद् भृशम् ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

āha cāyudham ādhatsva ghaṭasva tvaṁ jigīṣasi ity uktaḥ sa tadā bhūyas tāḍayan vyanadad bhṛśam

Translation

The Lord then said: “Take up your weapon and try again, eager as you are to conquer Me.” Challenged in these words, the demon aimed his mace at the Lord and once more loudly roared.

Synonyms

• āha: he said
• āha: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• āyudham: weapon
• āyudham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyudha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• ādhatsva: take up / assume
• ādhatsva: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√dhā (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular; ātmanepada

• ghaṭasva: make effort / prepare yourself
• ghaṭasva: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ghaṭ (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person, Singular; ātmanepada

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• jigīṣasi: you wish to conquer
• jigīṣasi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ji (धातु) + san (सन्-प्रत्यय desiderative)
• Form: Present (लट्), 2nd person, Singular; parasmaipada; desiderative (सन्नन्त) “wish to conquer”

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha/Quotation marker (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-निपात)

• uktaḥ: having been told
• uktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; “having been addressed/said to”

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• bhūyaḥ: again / more
• bhūyaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (पुनरर्थक क्रियाविशेषण)

• tāḍayan: striking
• tāḍayan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tāḍ (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: Present active participle (वर्तमान-कर्तरि शतृ), Nominative, Singular; Masculine

• vyanadat: he roared/sounded
• vyanadat: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√nad (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, Singular; parasmaipada

• bhṛśam: violently/exceedingly
• bhṛśam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhṛśam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (तीव्रतावाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

Characters & Entities

• Varāha (the Lord in boar incarnation)
• Hiraṇyākṣa

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 3 Chapter 19 say about Varaha and Hiranyaksha’s battle?

This verse depicts the direct challenge to fight—showing the intensity of the Lord’s līlā in confronting the demon’s aggression and pride.

Why did Varaha tell Hiranyaksha to take up his weapon and fight?

In the narrative of the battle, the Lord addresses the demon to face combat properly, exposing his boastful desire for victory while the Lord upholds dharma through līlā.

What is a practical lesson from this shloka for modern life?

Empty pride and aggression are eventually checked by higher order; one should act with discipline and righteousness rather than domination-minded competitiveness.