Varaha Purana 21.54: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 54

The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari–Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share

Devanagari script

एकं खङ्गकरं तत्र तथान्यं दण्डधारिणम् । एकं कौस्तुभदीप्ताङ्गमन्यं भूतिविभूषितम् ॥ २१.५५ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 21.54

Transliteration

ekaṃ khaṅgakaraṃ tatra tathānyaṃ daṇḍadhāriṇam | ekaṃ kaustubhadīptāṅgam anyaṃ bhūtivibhūṣitam || 21.55 ||

Translation

هناك كانت هيئةٌ قابضةً على سيف؛ وكذلك هيئةٌ أخرى حاملةً عصًا (دَنْدَة). وكانت هيئةٌ يلمع جسدها بجوهرة كاوستوبه؛ وأخرى مزدانةً بالرماد المقدّس (فيبهوتي).

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Word by Word

• ekam: one (of them)
• ekam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka (एक प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; “one (of them)”

• khaṅga-karam: holding a sword
• khaṅga-karam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: khaṅga + kara (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; तत्पुरुष—“having a sword in hand / sword-handed” qualifying ekam

• tatra: there
• tatra: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (तत्र अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; locative adverb

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Prakaraṇa (प्रकरण/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (तथा अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb/particle (तथा=likewise)

• anyam: another (of them)
• anyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (अन्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular; “another (one)” (object of implied ‘saw/there was’)

• daṇḍa-dhāriṇam: bearing a staff
• daṇḍa-dhāriṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daṇḍa + dhārin (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; तत्पुरुष—“staff-bearing” qualifying anyam

• ekam: one (of them)
• ekam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka (एक प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• kaustubha-dīpta-aṅgam: with limbs radiant from the Kaustubha gem
• kaustubha-dīpta-aṅgam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kaustubha + dīpta + aṅga (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; तत्पुरुष—“whose body is radiant with the Kaustubha (gem)” qualifying ekam

• anyam: another (of them)
• anyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (अन्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular; “another (one)”

• bhūti-vibhūṣitam: adorned with sacred ash
• bhūti-vibhūṣitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhūti + vibhūṣita (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP) used adjectivally; तत्पुरुष—“adorned with sacred ash (bhūti)” qualifying anyam

Speaker

Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Iconography
• Sanskrit Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a concise iconographic catalogue (sword, staff, Kaustubha, vibhūti) that reflects how Purāṇic texts encode visual identifiers used in art history and manuscript traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it is descriptive rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse does not present an explicit ethical injunction; its primary function is descriptive, highlighting differentiated attributes and adornments for identification within the narrative.