Varaha Purana 172.2: Adhyaya 172, Shloka 2

The Harm of Destroying a Grove and the Merit of Tree-Planting as Pūrta-Dharma

Devanagari script

ता देव्यॊ नृत्यगीतॆषु कुशलाश्चागमेऽभवन् ॥ सुरूपाश्च स्वलङ्काराः रमयन्ति दिने दिने ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 172.2

Transliteration

tā devyo nṛtyagīteṣu kuśalāś cāgame ’bhavan || surūpāś ca svalāṅkārā ramayanti dine dine ||

Translation

Aquellas devīs se volvieron diestras en la danza y el canto, y también versadas en las artes; hermosas de figura y adornadas con sus propios ornamentos, deleitaban (a él) día tras día.

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Word by Word

• tāḥ: those (women)
• tāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• devyaḥ: goddesses/divine ladies
• devyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• nṛtya-gīteṣu: in dance and song (arts)
• nṛtya-gīteṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛtya + gīta (प्रातिपदिक; द्वन्द्व-समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; ‘in dances and songs’

• kuśalāḥ: skilled
• kuśalāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kuśala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying devyaḥ)

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

• āgame: at the time of arrival
• āgame: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘at the coming/arrival (time)’

• abhavan: became/were
• abhavan: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• surūpāḥ: beautiful
• surūpāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-rūpa (प्रातिपदिक; उपसर्गपूर्वक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying devyaḥ)

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

• sva-laṅkārāḥ: their own adornments/ornaments
• sva-laṅkārāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; with ramayanti)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva + laṅkāra (प्रातिपदिक; तत्पुरुष-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘their own ornaments/adornments’ (as possessed)

• ramayanti: delight/entertain
• ramayanti: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ram (धातु; णिच् causative)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative: ‘cause to delight’)

• dine: by day/on a day
• dine: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कालाधिकरण

• dine: day after day
• dine: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for distributive sense)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Poetics (contextual)
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a literary snapshot of performing arts (dance, song) as culturally valued skills within Purāṇic storytelling.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit location is named in this verse; it remains a general narrative setting.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse primarily describes cultural practice (arts and adornment) rather than issuing a direct ethical injunction.