Varaha Purana 92.13: Adhyaya 92, Shloka 13

The Demon King’s Council Deliberation and the Mobilization of an Army to Conquer the Devas

Devanagari script

ततः सपदि दैत्यस्य तद्वचः साधु साध्विति । प्रशशंसुर्वरारोहे विघसं मन्त्रिसत्तमम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 92.13

Transliteration

tataḥ sapadi daityasya tadvacaḥ sādhu sādhv iti | praśaśaṁsur varārohe vighasaṁ mantrisattamam ||

Translation

Darauf priesen sie sogleich die Worte des Daitya und riefen: „Wohl gesprochen, wohl gesprochen“, o Schönhüftige, und sie rühmten Vighasa, den Besten der Minister.

Ask anything about this verse...Ask

Word by Word

• ततः: then / thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/अनन्तरम् (adverb: then/thereafter)

• सपदि: immediately
• सपदि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सपदि (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• दैत्यस्य: of the Daitya
• दैत्यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम; वचः इत्यस्य विशेषण

• वचः: speech / words
• वचः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• साधु: well done! / good!
• साधु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय/सुबन्त-प्रयोग)
• Form: उद्गार-निपात (interjection/particle of approval)

• साधु: good!
• साधु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्गार-निपात; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic repetition)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• प्रशशंसुः: praised
• प्रशशंसुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शंस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; उपसर्ग: प्र-

• वरारोहे: O fair-hipped one
• वरारोहे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर + आरोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वरस्य आरोहः यस्याः)

• विघसम्: Vighasa (name)
• विघसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म

• मन्त्रिसत्तमम्: the best of ministers
• मन्त्रिसत्तमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्री + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मन्त्रिषु सत्तमम्)

Speaker

Narrator (default framework: Varāha → Pṛthivī)

Tags

• Purāṇic Narrative
• Ministerial Counsel
• Court Acclamation
• Sanskrit Epithets

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

Public acclamation of counsel (“sādhu sādhu”) is a stylized feature of Sanskrit courtly and epic narration, indicating consensus-building within political assemblies.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse highlights collective endorsement of prudent speech—valuing measured counsel as a stabilizing force in governance.