Varaha Purana 165.8: Adhyaya 165, Shloka 8

The Glory of Mathurā: The Account of Piṇḍa-Offering at the Catuḥsāmudrika Well

Pūrva Bhāga · Narrative Ethics (Householder Conduct; Neglect of Dharma)

Devanagari script

धनयुक्तोऽपि पापोऽसौ न ददाति कदाचन ॥ नैवान्यमतिदातारं शक्नोति च निरीक्षितुम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 165.8

Transliteration

dhanayukto 'pi pāpo 'sau na dadāti kadācana || naivānyam atidātāraṃ śaknoti ca nirīkṣitum ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

उसके पास पैसा था, लेकिन वो बुरा आदमी कभी कुछ देता नहीं था। जो लोग बहुत दान करते थे, उन्हें देख भी नहीं सकता था।

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Word by Word

• dhanayuktaḥ: endowed with wealth
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (धनेन युक्तः)
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √yuj)

• api: even/though
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Particle (अपि)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Root: api (अव्यय)

• pāpaḥ: sinful
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; used adjectivally to asau
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)

• asau: that man/he
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (प्रथमा एकवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Root: na (अव्यय)

• dadāti: gives
• Type: Verb
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: √dā (दा धातु)

• kadācana: ever
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/काल)
• Root: kadācana (अव्यय)

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Root: na (अव्यय)

• eva: indeed/at all
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण-निपात)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Root: eva (अव्यय)

• anyam: another (person)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
• Role: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)

• atidātāram: a very generous giver
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; उपपद/उपसर्गपूर्वक-तत्पुरुषः (अतिशयेन दाता)
• Role: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Root: ati (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + dātṛ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √dā)

• śaknoti: is able
• Type: Verb
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: √śak (शक् धातु)

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Root: ca (अव्यय)

• nirīkṣitum: to look at
• Type: Verb
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्), ‘to look at/observe’
• Role: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Root: nir-√īkṣ (ईक्ष् धातु)

Sandhi Notes

• dhanayukto 'pi = dhanayuktaḥ + api
• pāpo 'sau = pāpaḥ + asau
• naivānyam = na + eva + anyam

Speaker and setting

Bibhatsa and Raudra rasa

Speaker

Varāha (narrating)

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Moral psychology of dveṣa

Subjects

EthicsSocial Psychology

Core idea

Adharma matures from non-performance (not giving) into active hostility toward dharma embodied in others (hatred of the generous).

In practice

Counter envy by deliberate praise of virtue, small anonymous giving, and seeking satsanga with charitable people rather than avoiding them.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Dharma Narratives
• Moral Psychology in Sanskrit

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It intensifies the ethical portrait by adding social aversion to generosity, a narrative technique that depicts vice as both personal habit and social disposition.

Which geographic location is identified?

No new geographic name is introduced in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Material capacity is not treated as an excuse; refusal to give despite wealth—and resentment toward generous people—is framed as a serious moral failing.