Varaha Purana 163.42: Adhyaya 163, Shloka 42

The Greatness of Kapila-Varāha: The Efficacy of Vaikuṇṭha Tīrtha and the Installation History of the Varāha Image

Devanagari script

अयोध्याधिपती रामो हन्तुं राक्षसपुङ्गवम् ॥ गतोऽसौ विक्रमेणैव हत्त्वा राक्षसपुङ्गवम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 163.42

Transliteration

ayodhyādhipatī rāmo hantuṃ rākṣasapuṅgavam || gato 'sau vikrameṇaiva hatvā rākṣasapuṅgavam

Translation

अयोध्या के राजा राम चले गए। हिम्मत के साथ, रावण को मारने। वो गए और उस राक्षस को मार डाला।

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Word by Word

• ayodhyā-adhipatiḥ: the lord of Ayodhyā
• ayodhyā-adhipatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ayodhyā (प्रातिपदिक) + adhipati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः = 'lord of Ayodhyā'

• rāmaḥ: Rāma
• rāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; apposition to ayodhyā-adhipatiḥ

• hantum: to kill
• hantum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: han (धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्), avyaya; purpose (प्रयोजन)

• rākṣasa-puṅgavam: the chief of the rākṣasas
• rākṣasa-puṅgavam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक) + puṅgava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-भावः = 'chief among rākṣasas'

• gataḥ: went
• gataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gam (धातु) → gata (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate with asau

• asau: he
• asau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• vikrameṇa: by valor/stride
• vikrameṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vikrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphatic particle (निपात)

• hatvā: having killed
• hatvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: han (धातु) → hatvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), avyaya; 'having killed'

• rākṣasa-puṅgavam: the chief of the rākṣasas
• rākṣasa-puṅgavam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक) + puṅgava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; repeated object

Speaker

Narrator (default framework: Varāha as instructor)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Rāmāyaṇa Tradition
• Political Theology (Kingship)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It demonstrates Purāṇic condensation of the Rāmāyaṇa storyline, helpful for mapping how later texts summarize and repurpose epic events.

Which geographic location is identified?

Ayodhyā, a major cultural-heritage toponym in North Indian historical and literary geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds the ideal of decisive action by a ruler against destructive leadership, framed as restoration of order.