Vamana Purana — Ritadhvaja Aids Galava, Shloka 7

Ritadhvaja’s Aid to Galava and Andhaka’s Infatuation with Gauri

Devanagari script

ततो ऽम्बराद् वाजिवरः पपात बभूव वाणी त्वशरीरिणी च असौ तुरङ्गो बलवान् क्रमेत अह्ना सहस्राणि तु योजनानाम्

Transliteration

tato 'mbarād vājivaraḥ papāta babhūva vāṇī tvaśarīriṇī ca asau turaṅgo balavān krameta ahnā sahasrāṇi tu yojanānām

Translation

তাৰ পাছত আকাশৰ পৰা এটা উৎকৃষ্ট ঘোঁৰা পৰিল আৰু এটা অশৰীৰী বাণীও উঠিল। সেই বলৱান তুৰংগে একেদিনতে হাজাৰ হাজাৰ যোজন পথ অতিক্ৰম কৰিব পাৰিছিল।

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla-krama (क्रम/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (then/from there)

• अम्बरात्: from the sky
• अम्बरात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• वाजिवरः: the excellent horse
• वाजिवरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजि + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (वरः वाजिः)

• पपात: fell
• पपात: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• बभूव: became/arose
• बभूव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• वाणी: a voice/speech
• वाणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrast/emphasis)

• अशरीरिणी: bodiless
• अशरीरिणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-शरीरिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (वाणी)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• असौ: that (horse)
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तुरङ्गः: horse
• तुरङ्गः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुरङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• बलवान्: strong
• बलवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (तुरङ्गः)

• क्रमेत: would traverse/step
• क्रमेत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अह्ना: in a day/by day
• अह्ना: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; काल-करण (by/within a day)

• सहस्राणि: thousands
• सहस्राणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• योजनानाम्: of yojanas (leagues)
• योजनानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

Speakers

• Narrative voice; the ‘bodiless voice’ (aśarīriṇī vāṇī) functions as an oracle (speaker not named in this verse).

Key Themes

• Aśarīriṇī-vāṇī (oracular voice) as divine communication
• Heaven-sent aid in mythic conflict
• Hyperbolic sacred measures (yojana) to mark superhuman capability

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is an ‘aśarīriṇī vāṇī’ in Purāṇic literature?

A disembodied voice is a standard Purāṇic device for divine proclamation—often indicating approval, instruction, or revelation without a visible deity. Its anonymity can heighten the sense of cosmic authority.

Why emphasize that the horse can travel ‘thousands of yojanas in a day’?

Such metrics signal that the gift is not ordinary but suited for extraordinary warfare or pursuit. The yojana figure is less cartographic precision than a narrative marker of superhuman speed and divine provisioning.

Is the horse’s descent connected to the previous verse’s ‘hot exhalation’?

Yes, the sequence implies causality: the ascetic’s breath acts as the trigger for a heavenly response—materializing aid (the horse) and revelation (the voice).