Varaha Purana 95.2: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 2

The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power

Devanagari script

अश्वास्तथा काञ्चनपीडनद्धा रोहीतमत्स्यैः समतां जलान्तः । व्यवस्थितास्ते सममेव तूर्णं विनिर्ययुः लक्षशः कोटिशश्च ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 95.2

Transliteration

aśvās tathā kāñcanapīḍanaddhā rohītamatsyaiḥ samatāṁ jalāntaḥ | vyavasthitās te samam eva tūrṇaṁ viniryayuḥ lakṣaśaḥ koṭiśaś ca ||

Translation

Auch die Pferde — mit goldenen Zäumen und Geschirren gebunden — standen im Wasser bereit, den rohīta-Fischen an Maß gleich; und alle brachen zugleich eilends hervor, zu Hunderttausenden und zu Krores.

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Word by Word

• aśvāḥ: horses
• aśvāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• tathā: likewise/also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अन्वयार्थे (conjunctive/adverbial: “also/likewise”)

• kāñcana-pīḍa-naddhāḥ: bound/fastened with golden trappings
• kāñcana-pīḍa-naddhāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāñcana (प्रातिपदिक) + pīḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + √nah (नह्/नध् धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) ‘नद्ध’ = बद्ध; समासः षष्ठी/तत्पुरुषः (काञ्चनस्य पीडया नद्धाः)

• rohīta-matsyaiḥ: with rohita-fishes
• rohīta-matsyaiḥ: Sahakārī/Karaṇa (सहकारी/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rohīta (प्रातिपदिक) + matsya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (रोहीताश्च ते मत्स्याः)

• samatām: to an equal level
• samatām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; गत्यर्थक्रियायां लक्ष्य/प्राप्त्यर्थ (object of motion: “to equality/level”)

• jala-antaḥ: within the water
• jala-antaḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषार्थे (जलस्य अन्तः = जलान्तः)

• vyavasthitāḥ: stationed/arranged
• vyavasthitāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi + ava + √sthā (स्था धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

• te: they/those
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• samam: together/equally
• samam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे निपातवत्; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• tūrṇam: quickly
• tūrṇam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: quickly)

• viniryayuḥ: went out/emerged
• viniryayuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + nir + √yā (या धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• lakṣaśaḥ: in hundreds of thousands
• lakṣaśaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: lakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाणवाचक-प्रकार (distributive/quantitative: “by lakhs”)

• koṭiśaḥ: in crores
• koṭiśaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाणवाचक-प्रकार (quantitative: “by crores”)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative instructor framework)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Epic-Style Battle Description
• Mythic Motifs

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows Purāṇic adoption of epic battle-poetics, including hyperbolic numerals (lakṣa/koṭi) and vivid similes, useful for literary history and manuscript comparison.

Which geographic location is identified?

No named location; the setting is characterized by 'within the water' (jalāntaḥ), a mythic-environment marker rather than a toponym.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No direct ethical injunction is stated; the verse primarily functions as descriptive narration establishing scale and momentum.