Shloka 27

Devanagari script

ततस् ते मुनयः सर्वे कोपामर्षसमन्विताः हन्यतां हन्यतां पाप इत्य् ऊचुस् ते परस्परम्

Transliteration

tatas te munayaḥ sarve kopāmarṣasamanvitāḥ hanyatāṃ hanyatāṃ pāpa ity ūcus te parasparam

Translation

Then all those sages, filled with wrath and indignant resolve, said to one another, “Let the sinner be slain! Let him be slain!”

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereupon
• ततः: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (thereupon/then)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (pronoun)

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘मुनयः’)

• कोपामर्षसमन्विताः: filled with anger and indignation
• कोपामर्षसमन्विताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोप + अमर्ष + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘कोपामर्षेण समन्विताः’ (endowed with anger and indignation)

• हन्यताम्: let (him) be slain
• हन्यताम्: Kriyā (Injunctive/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive); धातु: हन् (to kill)

• हन्यताम्: let (him) be slain
• हन्यताम्: Kriyā (Injunctive/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• पापः: (that) sinner
• पापः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे अपि प्रयोगः (used as abusive address)

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākya-sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative)

• ऊचुः: they said
• ऊचुः: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपदम्; धातु: वच् (to say)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• परस्परम्: to one another; mutually
• परस्परम्: Kriyā-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्पर (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: परस्परवाचक-अव्यय (reciprocal adverb: mutually/to one another)

Speaker

Sages (munis) within the narrated episode (as related by Sage Parāśara to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How the sages responded when Vena persisted in adharma

Teaching: Historical

Quality: revealing

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: When a ruler becomes a persistent threat to dharma, the guardians of dharma may enact severe corrective action for loka-saṅgraha.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Treat power as accountable; when institutions fail, principled collective action may be required—tempered by restraint and dharmic intent.

Vishishtadvaita: Dharma is Bhagavān’s ordinance in society; protecting it is service to the Lord’s cosmic order, not mere human vengeance.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Key Kings: Vena

Characters & Entities

• Sages (Munis)
• A sinner/wrongdoer (pāpa)

FAQs

What is the significance of the sages saying “hanyatām hanyatām” in the Vishnu Purana?

It dramatizes dharma’s enforcement: when a grievous wrong disrupts moral order, the rishis collectively voice decisive retribution against the offender.

How does Sage Parāśara explain moral consequences in this narrative context?

By reporting the sages’ unanimous outrage, the text shows that adharma is not merely personal fault—it provokes communal and cosmic correction within the puranic history.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the episode assumes a Vishnu-centered cosmos where dharma ultimately stands under the Supreme Lord’s sovereignty and adharma meets its ordained consequence.