Varaha Purana 92.7: Adhyaya 92, Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

अनेन क्रमयोगेन यदि सा नैव लभ्यते । ततः सन्नह्य गच्छामो बलाद् गृह्णीम तां शुभाम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 92.7

Transliteration

anena kramayogena yadi sā naiva labhyate | tataḥ sannahya gacchāmo balād gṛhṇīma tāṃ śubhām ||

Translation

Si mediante este procedimiento ordenado no se la obtiene, entonces nos prepararemos y marcharemos; por la fuerza tomaremos a esa dama auspiciosa.

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Word by Word

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• क्रमयोगेन: by the methodical procedure
• क्रमयोगेन: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/सम्बन्धः: क्रमस्य योगः

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: Conditional particle (शर्तार्थक-अव्यय)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; pronoun

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय)

• लभ्यते: is obtained
• लभ्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Passive voice (कर्मणि प्रयोग)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (ततः=then/from that)

• सन्नह्य: having prepared/armed
• सन्नह्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + नह् (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), from सन्नह्य (=सन्नह्य/सन्नद्ध्य) ‘having armed/prepared’

• गच्छामः: we go
• गच्छामः: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• बलात्: by force
• बलात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; used adverbially

• गृह्णीम: we seize/take
• गृह्णीम: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); parasmaipada

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; pronoun

• शुभाम्: auspicious/beautiful
• शुभाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; agrees with ताम्

Speaker

Vighasa (contextual continuation)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Political Escalation
• Rāja-nīti
• Conflict Ethics (Descriptive)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It records a narrative logic of escalating state action, illustrating how coercion is presented as a final step after diplomatic instruments fail.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse describes an escalation model; ethically, it foregrounds the priority of negotiation before coercion, while also documenting coercive options in political discourse.