Varaha Purana 99.71: Adhyaya 99, Shloka 71

The Greatness and Rite of the Sesame-Cow (Tiladhenu) Gift

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तस्ततो राज्ञा वसिष्ठो मुनिपुङ्गवः ॥ उवाच च मुनिर्भूयः श्वेतं वाक्यं महानृपम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 99.71

Transliteration

evamuktastato rājñā vasiṣṭho munipuṅgavaḥ || uvāca ca munirbhūyaḥ śvetaṃ vākyaṃ mahānṛpam

Translation

So vom König angesprochen, sprach Vasiṣṭha—der Vortrefflichste unter den Weisen—abermals Worte zu Śveta, dem großen König.

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Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• उक्तः: having been addressed / spoken to
• उक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उक्त (कृदन्त; वच् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/कालवाचक (from there/then)

• राज्ञा: by the king
• राज्ञा: Kartr-karana (कर्ता/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; proper name

• मुनिपुङ्गवः: foremost of sages
• मुनिपुङ्गवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + पुंगव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मुनीनां पुंगवः)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• भूयः: again / further
• भूयः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरर्थक (again/further)

• श्वेतम्: Śveta (to Śveta)
• श्वेतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वेत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन; proper name

• वाक्यम्: speech / words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• महानृपम्: the great king
• महानृपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महान् + नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् नृपः)

Speaker

Narrator (default framework: Varāha → Pṛthivī)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It is a narrative hinge introducing the authoritative reply, a standard feature of instructional storytelling in Purāṇas.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse prepares the reader for a formal ethical explanation by establishing the sage’s authoritative position.