Varaha Purana 203.33: Adhyaya 203, Shloka 33

Enumeration and Description of Classes of Sins and Their Consequences

Devanagari script

पीडयन्ति जनान्सर्वान्कृपणान्ग्रामकूटकान् ॥ सुवर्णमणिमुक्तानां कूटकर्मानुकारकाः

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 203.33

Transliteration

pīḍayanti janān sarvān kṛpaṇān grāmakūṭakān || suvarṇamaṇimuktānāṃ kūṭakarmānukārakāḥ

Translation

Sie bedrücken alle Menschen, besonders die Armen, wie dörfliche Fälscher; sie ahmen das Falschwerk mit Gold, Edelsteinen und Perlen nach.

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Word by Word

• पीडयन्ति: they oppress/torment
• पीडयन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pīḍ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमानकाल), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Present indicative 3rd pl

• जनान्: people
• जनान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; Accusative plural

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; Accusative plural (agreeing with जनान्)

• कृपणान्: wretched/poor
• कृपणान्: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; Accusative plural (qualifying जनान्)

• ग्राम-कूटकान्: village forgers/cheats
• ग्राम-कूटकान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: grāma (प्रातिपदिक) + kūṭaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (ग्रामे कूटकाः/ग्रामसम्बद्धाः कूटकाः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; Accusative plural

• सुवर्ण-मणि-मुक्तानाम्: of gold, gems, and pearls
• सुवर्ण-मणि-मुक्तानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suvarṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + maṇi (प्रातिपदिक) + muktā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (सुवर्णं च मणयः च मुक्ताः च); षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• कूट-कर्म-अनुकारकाः: imitators/practitioners of forgery
• कूट-कर्म-अनुकारकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kūṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + karma (प्रातिपदिक) + anukāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कूटकर्मणः अनुकारकाः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

Speaker

Varāha (default, dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ethics
• Material Culture (metals and gems)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse indicates awareness of economic fraud (counterfeiting/forgery) and frames it as a moral-social offense, valuable for studying norms around material culture and trust.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit geography is provided; “grāma-” functions as a social setting (village context), not a named site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Do not exploit communities through fraud and oppression, particularly targeting the economically vulnerable.