Varaha Purana 92.16: Adhyaya 92, Shloka 16

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

Devanagari script

असुरेन्द्र सुरैर्भग्नैस्तत्पराक्रमभीषिता । सा कन्या वशतामेति त्वयि शक्रसमागते ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 92.16

Transliteration

asurendra surair bhagnais tatparākramabhīṣitā | sā kanyā vaśatām eti tvayi śakrasamāgate ||

Translation

O Herr der Asuras, wenn die Götter geschlagen und von jener Tapferkeit erschreckt sind, wird jenes Mädchen in deine Gewalt kommen, sobald du als ein Indra-Gegner erschienen bist.

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Word by Word

• असुरेन्द्र: O lord of the Asuras
• असुरेन्द्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (असुराणाम् इन्द्रः)

• सुरैः: by the gods
• सुरैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• भग्नैः: defeated
• भग्नैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भग्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भज्/भञ्ज्-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle used adjectivally); सुरैः इत्यस्य विशेषण

• तत्पराक्रमभीषिता: frightened by his prowess
• तत्पराक्रमभीषिता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् + पराक्रम + भीषित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य पराक्रमात् भीषिता)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कन्या: the maiden / girl
• कन्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्ता

• वशताम्: of (your) subjugated ones / under control
• वशताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (of those under control)

• एति: goes / comes
• एति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान/Present), परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• त्वयि: in you / when you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/त्रिलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; (in/when you)

• शक्रसमागते: when Śakra (Indra) has arrived
• शक्रसमागते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्र + समागत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute sense): शक्रे समागते (when Indra has arrived)

Speaker

Narrator (default framework: Varāha → Pṛthivī)

Tags

• Purāṇic Narrative
• Asura Kingship
• Indra/Śakra Motif
• Heroic Boast

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates a recurring Purāṇic trope: political legitimacy and domination expressed through the symbolic role of Indra (Śakra) as the archetypal sovereign.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographical location is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rather than prescribing an ethic, the verse documents a narrative logic of power—how victory is imagined to produce social control—useful for studying ancient political imagination.