Varaha Purana 5.37: Adhyaya 5, Shloka 37

Reconciliation of Action and Knowledge: Offering All Acts to Nārāyaṇa and the Hymn to the Yajña-Puruṣa

Devanagari script

विमानानि च दिव्यानि कामगानि महान्ति च । बहुरत्नानि मुख्यानि ददृशे ब्राह्मणोत्तमः ॥ ५.३७ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 5.37

Transliteration

vimānāni ca divyāni kāmagāni mahānti ca | bahuratnāni mukhyāni dadṛśe brāhmaṇottamaḥ || 5.37 ||

Translation

Und der erhabenste Brāhmaṇa erblickte göttliche Vimānas, groß und nach Belieben sich bewegend, sowie viele erstrangige Schätze und Juwelen.

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Word by Word

• विमानानि: aerial chariots
• विमानानि: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction: and)

• दिव्यानि: divine
• दिव्यानि: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘विमानानि’)

• कामगानि: moving at will
• कामगानि: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• महान्ति: great/huge
• महान्ति: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• बहुरत्नानि: rich in many jewels
• बहुरत्नानि: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (बहूनि रत्नानि यस्मिन्/येषु) विशेषणम् (of ‘विमानानि’)

• मुख्यानि: excellent/chief
• मुख्यानि: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• ददृशे: saw
• ददृशे: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• ब्राह्मणोत्तमः: the best brāhmaṇa
• ब्राह्मणोत्तमः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (ब्राह्मणानाम् उत्तमः)

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker framework; explicit speaker not stated in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic descriptive narrative, using motifs such as vimānas (celestial vehicles) and abundant ratnas (treasures) to convey extraordinary, otherworldly settings typical of early medieval Sanskrit literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name is provided in this verse fragment; it describes objects (vimānas, jewels) rather than a named sacred site or region.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse is primarily descriptive and does not state an explicit ethical injunction; its function is to depict the remarkable vision witnessed by the brāhmaṇa within the narrative context.