Varaha Purana 144.125: Adhyaya 144, Shloka 125

The Māhātmya of Someśvara and Related Liṅgas: The Liberation-Field of Triveṇī and the Śālagrāma Sacred Landscape

Devanagari script

विभागं कर्त्तुमारब्धौ पस्पर्द्धाते परस्परम् ॥ समो विभागः कर्त्तव्य इति ज्येष्ठोऽभ्यभाषत ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 144.125

Transliteration

vibhāgaṃ karttumārabdhau pasparddhāte parasparam || samo vibhāgaḥ karttavya iti jyeṣṭho 'bhyabhāṣata

Translation

जब दोनों बाँटने लगे तो आपस में झगड़ा हो गया। बड़ा भाई ने कहा कि हिस्सा बराबर बाँटना पड़ेगा।

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Word by Word

• विभागम्: division, partition
• विभागम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• कर्तुम्: to make/do
• कर्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-रूप (infinitive), ‘to do/make’

• आरब्धौ: (the two) having begun
• आरब्धौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आरब्ध (कृदन्त; आ-√रभ्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) ‘having begun/engaged’

• पस्पर्द्धाते: (they two) compete/quarrel
• पस्पर्द्धाते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्पर्ध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, द्विवचन, आत्मनेपद

• परस्परम्: mutually, with each other
• परस्परम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (reciprocal adverb)

• समः: equal, even
• समः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• विभागः: division/partition
• विभागः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कर्तव्यः: should be done
• कर्तव्यः: Vidhi/Predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive) ‘to be done’

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण-चिह्न (quotative)

• ज्येष्ठः: the elder (brother)
• ज्येष्ठः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभ्यभाषत: spoke, said
• अभ्यभाषत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: अभि-

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice; default dialogue frame: Varāha → Pṛthivī)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Ethical Discourse
• Ancient Social Norms

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic ethical motif: disputes over property or merit are addressed through a norm of equitable partition, echoing broader dharma-oriented arbitration ideals.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is named in this verse; the wider passage later situates the narrative within sacred-geography frames (e.g., Triveṇī/Prayāga).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Equity in distribution: “samo vibhāgaḥ kartavyaḥ”—a fair and equal division is recommended to prevent escalation of conflict.