Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 38

The Cāturmāsya Observances and the Sleeping–Awakening Cycle of the Gods (Hari–Hara Worship)

Devanagari script

ततः क्रोधाभिभूतेन भानुना रिपुभेदिभिः भानुभी राक्षसपुरं तद् दृष्टं च यथैच्छया

Transliteration

tataḥ krodhābhibhūtena bhānunā ripubhedibhiḥ bhānubhī rākṣasapuraṃ tad dṛṣṭaṃ ca yathaicchayā

Translation

Luego Bhānu, dominado por la ira, junto con los Bhānus, destructores de enemigos, contempló aquella ciudad de los rākṣasas conforme a su deseo.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: thereafter)

• krodha: anger
• krodha: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-तत्पुरुषसमासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• abhibhūtena: overcome (by)
• abhibhūtena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi + bhū (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भावे), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; ‘overcome’

• krodhābhibhūtena: overcome by anger
• krodhābhibhūtena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक) + abhibhūta (कृदन्त)
• Form: तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (‘overcome by anger’), तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying bhānunā)

• bhānunā: by Bhānu (the Sun)
• bhānunā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhānu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• ripu: enemy
• ripu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ripu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• bhedibhiḥ: by the splitters/destroyers
• bhedibhiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhid (धातु) + -in (कृत्/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (णिनि/इन्-प्रत्ययान्त: ‘splitter’), पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• ripubhedibhiḥ: by enemy-destroying (rays)
• ripubhedibhiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ripu (प्रातिपदिक) + bhedin (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘enemy-destroying’), तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying bhānubhiḥ)

• bhānubhiḥ: by the sunbeams
• bhānubhiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhānu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; ‘rays/suns’ (context: rays)

• rākṣasa: of rākṣasas
• rākṣasa: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• puram: city
• puram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• rākṣasapuram: the rākṣasa-city
• rākṣasapuram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक) + pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘city of the rākṣasas’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here correlating with dṛṣṭam (nominative)

• dṛṣṭam: was seen
• dṛṣṭam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मणि भावः: ‘was seen’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: as/according to)

• icchayā: by (his) will
• icchayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: icchā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• yathā-icchayā: as he wished
• yathā-icchayā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + icchā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः (adverbial: ‘according to (his) wish’), whole functions adverbially

Speakers

• Narrative voice within the Purāṇic dialogue framework (commonly Pulastya → Nārada; specific speaker not explicit in the provided excerpt)

Key Themes

• Daitya-Deva Conflict
• Martial narrative
• Krodha (anger) as a motivating force

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Anger is shown as a potent catalyst for action; the narrative implicitly cautions that krodha can drive one into hostile spaces and precipitate downfall in subsequent verses.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Primarily Vamśānucarita / narrative of beings and conflicts (genealogical-heroic storyline), rather than sarga/pratisarga; it functions as episodic history within the Purāṇic frame.

What is the symbolic significance?

The ‘enemy-splitting’ epithet foregrounds a kṣātra (martial) ethos; the sighting of the Rākṣasa stronghold sets up a reversal where apparent power, when fueled by anger, becomes unstable.