Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 44

Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)

Devanagari script

दैत्याश्च दानवाश्चैव परिपाल्यास्त्वयान्धक मयोत्सृष्टमिदं राज्यं प्रतीच्छस्व महाभुज

Transliteration

daityāśca dānavāścaiva paripālyāstvayāndhaka mayotsṛṣṭamidaṃ rājyaṃ pratīcchasva mahābhuja

Translation

«يا أندهاكا (Andhaka)، إنّ الدايتيَة (Daitya) والدانافا (Dānava) يجب أن تحميهم أنت. فاقبل هذه المملكة التي تخلّيتُ عنها، يا عظيم الذراعين.»

Word by Word

• दैत्याः: Daityas
• दैत्याः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of implied ‘are to be protected’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• दानवाः: Dānavas
• दानवाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of implied ‘are to be protected’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avyaya (अव्यय/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphasis)

• परिपाल्याः: to be protected
• परिपाल्याः: Vidhaya (विधेय/predicate: obligation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + पाल् (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: ‘to be protected’); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम्

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr-karana (कर्तृ-करण/agent in passive obligation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक, सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अन्धक: O Andhaka
• अन्धक: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्धक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (कर्तृ-करण/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक, सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• उत्सृष्टम्: relinquished, handed over
• उत्सृष्टम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier of राज्यं)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत् + सृज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘given up/handed over’

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक, सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• राज्यम्: kingdom, rule
• राज्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of प्रतीच्छस्व)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रतीच्छस्व: accept
• प्रतीच्छस्व: Kriya (क्रिया/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + इ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), आत्मनेपद; मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘accept’

• महाभुज: O mighty-armed one
• महाभुज: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (‘महान्तौ भुजौ यस्य सः’); पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speakers

• Unspecified in input (likely an Asura elder/king addressing Andhaka); framed within the Purana’s overarching narration (typically Pulastya ↔ Nārada)

Key Themes

• Daitya–Danava governance
• Royal duty (rāja-dharma)
• Succession/abdication

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even among Asuras, kingship is framed as a duty of protection (paripālana), underscoring the pan-Indic ethic that sovereignty is legitimized by guardianship of one’s people.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita / rāja-vṛtta: a dynastic-political transition narrative (succession and rule), rather than cosmogenesis or dissolution.

What is the symbolic significance?

The ‘handing over of the kingdom’ functions as a narrative hinge: worldly power is transferable and contingent, preparing for later contrasts between mere dominion and dharmic orientation (often perfected in devotional encounters).