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Varaha Purana 137.84: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 84

The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field

स्नातस्तु विधिना सोऽथ क्षौमाभ्यामुपसंवृतः॥ भूत्वा चोत्सारयामास आज्ञां दत्त्वा यथोचितम्॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 137.84

snātas tu vidhinā so 'tha kṣaumābhyām upasaṃvṛtaḥ || bhūtvā cotsārayāmāsa ājñāṃ dattvā yathocitam ||

फिर उसने सही तरह से नहा लिया। कपड़े पहन लिए। फिर उसने सब ठीक करने के लिए आदेश दे दिया जो देना चाहिए था।

snātaḥhaving bathed
snātaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootsnāta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √snā)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘bathed’
tuthen/indeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle: then/indeed)
vidhināby the proper rite
vidhinā:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootvidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘by the prescribed rite/method’
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘he’
athathereupon
atha:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatha (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (sequencer: then/thereupon)
kṣaumābhyāmwith linen garments
kṣaumābhyām:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootkṣauma (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), द्विवचन; ‘with two linen cloths/garments’
upasaṃvṛtaḥclad/covered
upasaṃvṛtaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootupa-saṃ-vṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √vṛ)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘covered/clad’
bhūtvāhaving become
bhūtvā:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), ‘having become/being’
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-निपात (and)
utsārayāmāsadismissed/sent out
utsārayāmāsa:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootut-sāraya (धातु √sṛ/√sār with णिच् causative)
Formलिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; causative nuance—‘sent out/caused to go out/dismissed’
ājñāman order
ājñām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootājñā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘command/order’
dattvāhaving given
dattvā:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootdā (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), ‘having given’
yathā-ucitamas appropriate
yathā-ucitam:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā (अव्यय) + ucita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √uc)
Formअव्ययीभावसमास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग—‘as is proper/appropriately’

Varāha (default speaker framework)

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Narrative
D
Dharma
R
Ritual Culture

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It documents ritual and administrative ideals—purification (snāna), proper attire (kṣauma), and orderly instruction—reflecting normative cultural practices encoded in Purāṇic narrative.

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To act in a regulated manner—purify oneself, adopt appropriate decorum, and issue instructions proportionate to the situation.

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