Varaha Purana 202.3: Adhyaya 202, Shloka 3

Description of Infernal Punishments and the Ripening of Karmic Consequences

Devanagari script

सन्तप्ताः बहवो ये ते तैस्तैः कर्मभिरुल्बणैः ॥ श्यामाश्च दशनाभिर्ये त्विमं शीघ्रं प्रमापय ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 202.3

Transliteration

santaptā bahavo ye te tais tais karmabhir ulbaṇaiḥ || śyāmāś ca daśanābhir ye tv imaṃ śīghraṃ pramāpaya

Translation

Viele von ihnen werden durch ihre schweren, furchtbaren Taten versengt, ein jeder gemäß seinem Karma. Und ihr, die dunklen (Vollstreckerinnen), mit euren Zähnen — vernichtet diesen schnell.

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Word by Word

• santaptāḥ: burnt/tormented
• santaptāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tap (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle with prefix sam- (सम्+क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग) Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन)

• bahavaḥ: many
• bahavaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन)

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun; Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन)

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन)

• tais: by those
• tais: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Instrumental (तृतीया) Plural (बहुवचन)

• tais: by those (various)
• tais: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Instrumental (तृतीया) Plural (बहुवचन); repetition for emphasis (तैस्तैः)

• karmabhiḥ: by deeds/actions
• karmabhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया) Plural (बहुवचन)

• ulbaṇaiḥ: terrible/excessive
• ulbaṇaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ulbaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया) Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with karmabhiḥ

• śyāmāḥ: dark/black (ones)
• śyāmāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śyāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चयार्थक)

• daśanābhiḥ: with teeth
• daśanābhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया) Plural (बहुवचन)

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun; Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; contrast/emphasis particle (विरोध/निश्चय)

• imam: this (man)
• imam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग)

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण); adverb (शीघ्रार्थक)

• pramāpaya: cause to die/kill
• pramāpaya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + mā (धातु)
• Form: Causative (णिच्) Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष) Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

Speaker

Ṛṣi (narrator; reporting commands within the scene)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Dharma Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a narrative register where personified agents execute penalties, reflecting a structured moral cosmology.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It reiterates differentiated consequences: severe actions lead to severe outcomes, represented through specialized agents.