Varaha Purana 203.69: Adhyaya 203, Shloka 69

Enumeration and Description of Classes of Sins and Their Consequences

Devanagari script

शीलशौचादिसम्पन्नं ये जनं धर्मलक्षणम् ॥ धर्षयन्ति च ये पापाः श्रूयतां तत्पराभवः ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 203.69

Transliteration

śīla-śaucādi-sampannaṃ ye janaṃ dharmalakṣaṇam || dharṣayanti ca ye pāpāḥ śrūyatāṃ tat-parābhavaḥ

Translation

Jene sündigen Menschen, die Personen, die durch Dharma gekennzeichnet sind—ausgestattet mit guter Lebensführung, Reinheit und dergleichen—bedrängen und schänden: Hört nun den Bericht von ihrem Niedergang.

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Word by Word

• śīla-śauca-ādi-sampannam: endowed with conduct, purity, etc.
• śīla-śauca-ādi-sampannam: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śīla (प्रातिपदिक) + śauca (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + sampanna (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying janam); तत्पुरुषसमासः: शील-शौच-आदि-सम्पन्नः

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), बहुवचनम्; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• janam: a person
• janam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्

• dharma-lakṣaṇam: marked by righteousness
• dharma-lakṣaṇam: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + lakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying janam); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: धर्मस्य लक्षणं यस्य

• dharṣayanti: they violate/assault
• dharṣayanti: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhṛṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), बहुवचनम्; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• pāpāḥ: the wicked (people)
• pāpāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), बहुवचनम्

• śrūyatām: let it be heard
• śrūyatām: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive)

• tat-parābhavaḥ: their downfall
• tat-parābhavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + parābhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: तेषां पराभवः

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker framework; explicit speaker not marked in this fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Dharma and Ethics
• Purāṇic Instruction
• Social Conduct

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It represents a normative ethical stance common in Sanskrit literature: protecting socially recognized virtues (śīla, śauca) and warning against transgressions against such persons.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic reference appears in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Do not violate or harm those who embody ethical discipline and purity; such acts are framed as leading to serious consequences.