Varaha Purana 92.2: Adhyaya 92, Shloka 2

The Demon King’s Council Deliberation and the Mobilization of an Army to Conquer the Devas

Devanagari script

गुरुपत्नी राजपत्नी तथा सामन्तयोषितः । जिघृक्षन् नश्यते राजा तथागम्यागमेन च ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 92.2

Transliteration

gurupatnī rājapatnī tathā sāmantayoṣitaḥ | jighṛkṣan naśyate rājā tathāgamyāgamena ca ||

Translation

El rey que pretende mancillar (lit. “acercarse”) a la esposa de su maestro, a la esposa de otro rey o a las mujeres de sus feudatarios, camina a la ruina; del mismo modo, se arruina por relaciones ilícitas, al acercarse a lo que no debe ser acercado.

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Word by Word

• गुरु-पत्नी: the teacher’s wife
• गुरु-पत्नी: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गुरोः पत्नी)

• राज-पत्नी: the king’s wife
• राज-पत्नी: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (राज्ञः पत्नी)

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/उपमानार्थ (also/likewise)

• सामन्त-योषितः: the wives/women of vassals
• सामन्त-योषितः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामन्त (प्रातिपदिक) + योषित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सामन्तानां योषितः)

• जिघृक्षन्: desiring to seize
• जिघृक्षन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/शतृप्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; desiderative sense (to wish to seize)

• नश्यते: perishes/is ruined
• नश्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/उपमानार्थ (likewise)

• अगम्य-आगमेन: by forbidden intercourse/approach
• अगम्य-आगमेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगम्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (अगम्यः आगमः = forbidden intercourse/approach)

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

Speaker

Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Dharmaśāstra Resonances
• Rāja-nīti
• Social Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a classical rāja-nīti concern: the stability of kingship depends on restraint, especially regarding protected women connected to teachers, rival rulers, and subordinate elites.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic toponym is present in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

A ruler must avoid illicit sexual relations—particularly with socially protected women—because such acts are portrayed as politically and morally ruinous.