Varaha Purana 18.11: Adhyaya 18, Shloka 11

The Origin of Fire and the Liturgical Names of Agni

Devanagari script

चतुर्णां योगकाठिन्यादेकैकगुणवृद्धितः । पृथ्वी पञ्चगुणा ज्ञेया तेऽप्येतस्यां व्यवस्थिताः ॥ १८.११ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 18.11

Transliteration

caturṇāṁ yogakāṭhinyād ekaika-guṇa-vṛddhitaḥ | pṛthvī pañca-guṇā jñeyā te 'py etasyāṁ vyavasthitāḥ || 18.11 ||

Translation

चारों चीज़ें मिल के एक दूसरे से पकड़ बनाती हैं। हर एक अपनी क्वालिटी बढ़ाता है। इसलिए धरती में पाँच गुण होते हैं। यह पाँच गुण इसमें ही बसे हैं।

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Word by Word

• चतुर्णाम्: of four
• चतुर्णाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural), (लिङ्ग-निर्देशः संख्याशब्दत्वात् सामान्यः)

• योगकाठिन्यात्: from the hardness due to combination
• योगकाठिन्यात्: अपादान (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग-काठिन्य (प्रातिपदिक; योग + काठिन्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/पञ्चमी), एकवचन (Singular)

• एकैकगुणवृद्धितः: from the increase of each quality (one by one)
• एकैकगुणवृद्धितः: अपादान (Ablative cause/source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकैक-गुण-वृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक; एकैक + गुण + वृद्धि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/पञ्चमी), एकवचन (Singular); अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः ‘-तः’ (from/thereby)

• पृथ्वी: earth
• पृथ्वी: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथ्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• पञ्चगुणा: having five qualities
• पञ्चगुणा: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च-गुण (प्रातिपदिक; पञ्च + गुण)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (adjective) पृथ्वी-विशेषणम्

• ज्ञेया: is to be known
• ज्ञेया: विधेय (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + यत् (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (Gerundive/यत्-प्रत्यय), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (predicate: ‘to be known’)

• ते: they (those)
• ते: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्धसूचक (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also/even)

• एतस्याम्: in this (earth)
• एतस्याम्: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular)

• व्यवस्थिताः: are established/arranged
• व्यवस्थिताः: विधेय (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + अव + स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘स्थित’ = established/arranged

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; instructor voice)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Textual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a classical Purāṇic model of cosmology that systematizes matter through elemental combinations and enumerated qualities (guṇas), paralleling broader Indian philosophical discussions found across early Sanskrit literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is cosmological and concerns the Earth as an element (pṛthvī-tattva) rather than a particular region.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse primarily conveys a philosophical instruction: to understand the Earth through an ordered framework of qualities arising from elemental composition, supporting a systematic view of nature rather than prescribing a direct moral rule.