Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 14

Kurukshetra, Pṛthūdaka Tīrtha, and the Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa with Tapatī

Devanagari script

किं जितास्त्वसुरेन्द्रेण महिषेण दुरात्मना येन सर्वे समेत्यैवं मम पार्श्वमुपागताः

Transliteration

kiṃ jitāstvasurendreṇa mahiṣeṇa durātmanā yena sarve sametyaivaṃ mama pārśvamupāgatāḥ

Translation

«Auriez-vous été vaincus par le seigneur des Asura—par Mahiṣa au cœur mauvais—au point que vous vous soyez tous rassemblés et soyez venus ainsi auprès de moi ?»

Word by Word

• kim: what?/whether?
• kim: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक अव्यय (interrogative particle)

• jitāḥ: defeated
• jitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (logical patient)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ji (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), Masculine, Nominative Plural; passive sense

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• asura-indreṇa: by the lord of the Asuras
• asura-indreṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asura + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: असुराणाम् इन्द्रः), Masculine, Instrumental Singular

• mahiṣeṇa: by Mahiṣa
• mahiṣeṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahiṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental Singular

• dur-ātmanā: by the evil-souled one
• dur-ātmanā: Karana (करण) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dur + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय समास (दुरात्मा), Masculine, Instrumental Singular; qualifying ‘mahiṣeṇa/asurendreṇa’

• yena: by whom/whereby
• yena: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun (यद्), Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental Singular

• sarve: all (of you)
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता) (of ‘upāgatāḥ’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Plural

• sametya: having assembled
• sametya: Kriya (क्रिया) (पूर्वकालिक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√i (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (gerund), ‘having come together/assembled’

• evam: thus/in this manner
• evam: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, manner adverb (प्रकारवाचक)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive (षष्ठी) Singular

• pārśvam: side/presence
• pārśvam: Karma (कर्म) (goal with upa-√gam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative Singular

• upāgatāḥ: have come/approached
• upāgatāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-ā-√gam (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (past participle, क्त), Masculine, Nominative Plural

Speakers

• Unspecified in input (context suggests a higher deity addressing the assembled Devas)

Primary Deities

• Devas (collective)

Key Themes

• Daitya-Deva Conflict
• Divine intervention
• Crisis leading to refuge-seeking (śaraṇāgati)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "vira", "secondaryRasa": "raudra", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

When worldly power (here, the Asura-king) overwhelms even the mighty, the proper response is collective humility and seeking higher guidance rather than prideful isolation.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita / narrative history: it belongs to the episodic account of conflicts between Devas and Asuras and the consequent appeal for divine support.

What is the symbolic significance?

Mahiṣa functions as a symbol of tamasic domination (durātman), while the Devas’ gathering signifies the turning-point where fragmented powers unify under dharmic counsel.