Varaha Purana 195.2: Adhyaya 195, Shloka 2

Description of Sinners Abiding in Yama’s Realm

Catalog of Transgressions and the Logic of Retribution

Devanagari script

संसारं तु यथाशक्ति कथ्यमानं निबोधत ॥ असत्यवादिनो ये च जन्तुस्त्रीबालघातकाः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 195.2

Transliteration

saṃsāraṃ tu yathāśakti kathyamānaṃ nibodhata || asatyavādino ye ca jantu-strī-bāla-ghātakāḥ

Translation

जितना मैं समझता हूँ, उतना मैं समझाऊंगा कि संसार में क्या होता है। झूठ बोलने वाले पापी हैं। और वो लोग भी पापी हैं जो जानवर, औरतें और बच्चों को मारते हैं।

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Word by Word

• saṃsāram: worldly course/transmigration (here: account)
• saṃsāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃsāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (अवधारण/विरोध)

• yathāśakti: according to (my/one’s) ability
• yathāśakti: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva compound (अव्ययीभाव), adverbial; meaning ‘according to ability’

• kathyamānam: being narrated
• kathyamānam: Karma (कर्म—qualifier of saṃsāram)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kath (कथ् धातु)
• Form: Present passive participle (मान), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• nibodhata: understand/know
• nibodhata: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√budh (बुध् धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• asatyavādinaḥ: liars/speakers of falsehood
• asatyavādinaḥ: Karta (कर्ता—class of persons)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-satya (प्रातिपदिक) + vādin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (असत्यं वदन्ति)

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता—correlative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun (यद्), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction (समुच्चय)

• jantu-strī-bāla-ghātakāḥ: killers of creatures, women, and children
• jantu-strī-bāla-ghātakāḥ: Karta (कर्ता—class of persons)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jantu (प्रातिपदिक) + strī (प्रातिपदिक) + bāla (प्रातिपदिक) + ghātaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (जन्तूनां स्त्रीणां बालानां घातकाः)

Speaker

Nāciketa

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Moral Taxonomy

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic moral cataloging—grouping transgressions (speech-ethics and violence) as part of an instructive taxonomy for audiences.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic site is named; the focus is ethical classification.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It condemns false speech and violence against vulnerable beings, presenting them as serious moral violations.