Varaha Purana 136.64: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 64

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

तत्र दोषं प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु सुन्दरि तत्त्वतः ॥ दशकवर्षसहस्राणि दरिद्रो जायते पुनः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 136.64

Transliteration

tatra doṣaṁ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu sundari tattvataḥ || daśavarṣasahasrāṇi daridro jāyate punaḥ

Translation

Dort werde ich den Fehltritt darlegen—höre, o Schöne, der Wirklichkeit gemäß: zehntausend Jahre lang wird er wieder als Armer geboren.

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Word by Word

• तत्र: there / in that matter
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative setting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• दोषम्: fault, defect
• दोषम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I will explain
• प्रवक्ष्यामि: क्रिया (Kriyā/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: क्रिया (Kriyā/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुन्दरि: O beautiful one
• सुन्दरि: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• तत्त्वतः: in truth, truly
• तत्त्वतः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्त्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• दश-वर्ष-सहस्राणि: ten thousand years
• दश-वर्ष-सहस्राणि: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश (संख्या) + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (संख्यापूर्वक-निर्देशः: ‘दशवर्षाणां सहस्राणि’)

• दरिद्रः: poor, impoverished
• दरिद्रः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Subject complement/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दरिद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• जायते: is born / becomes
• जायते: क्रिया (Kriyā/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Ethical Instruction
• Karmic Theory

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates Purāṇic moral pedagogy through long-duration karmic consequences, a narrative device used to reinforce ethical norms.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The text frames certain faults as producing extended adverse social outcomes, emphasizing accountability for conduct.