Varaha Purana 176.24: Adhyaya 176, Shloka 24

The Māhātmya of Kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhava, Kāliñjara, and the Five Sacred Baths: The Tale of Pāñcāla and Tilottamā

Devanagari script

इति निर्बन्धतः पृष्टा किञ्चिन्नोवाच तं प्रति ॥ पुनःपुनश्च पप्रच्छ सा प्रोवाच न किञ्चन

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 176.24

Transliteration

iti nirbandhataḥ pṛṣṭā kiñcin novāca taṃ prati || punaḥpunaś ca papraccha sā provāca na kiñcana

Translation

जब उसने बहुत ज़ोर दिया और पूछा तब भी उसने कुछ नहीं बोला। बार बार उसने पूछा मगर उसने एक भी बात नहीं बोली।

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Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyopasaṃhāra (वाक्योपसंहार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक)

• nirbandhataḥ: insistently
• nirbandhataḥ: Hetu (हेतु/पञ्चमी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nirbandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative used adverbially; Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; 'from insistence' → 'insistently'

• pṛṣṭā: (she) being asked
• pṛṣṭā: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pṛṣṭa (कृदन्त, √prach धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; 'having been asked'

• kiñcit: anything
• kiñcit: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṃcid (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Indefinite pronoun; Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; used adverbially 'anything'

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Parasmaipada; 'said'

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; 'him'

• prati: towards/to
• prati: Pratiyogin/Direction (प्रत्यय/दिशा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: Preposition-like indeclinable (उपसर्गसदृश अव्यय) meaning 'towards/to'

• punaḥpunaḥ: again and again
• punaḥpunaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Reduplicated adverb (पुनरुक्त क्रियाविशेषण): 'again and again'

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय)

• papraccha: asked
• papraccha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √prach (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Parasmaipada; 'asked'

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; 'she'

• provāca: said
• provāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Parasmaipada; 'said/uttered'

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध)

• kiñcana: anything at all
• kiñcana: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṃcana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Indefinite pronoun; Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; 'anything at all'

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows a literary convention in Purāṇic storytelling where delayed disclosure heightens narrative tension before a confession or explanation.

Which geographic location is identified?

No place-name appears in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The text implicitly contrasts insistence (nirbandha) with the subject’s reluctance, raising questions about consent and the appropriate manner of eliciting truth.