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Varaha Purana 204.3: Adhyaya 204, Shloka 3

Description of the Dispatching of Messengers (Yama’s Envoys) and Chitragupta’s Orders

व्रीडितः किम्भवाञ्ज्ञातं किं तिष्ठति पराङ्मुखः ॥ किं न गच्छसि वेगेन किं त्वया सुचिरं कृतम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 204.3

vrīḍitaḥ kim bhavāñ jñātaṃ kiṃ tiṣṭhati parāṅmukhaḥ || kiṃ na gacchasi vegena kiṃ tvayā suciraṃ kṛtam

शरम आ रही है क्या? क्या समझे हो तुम? मुँह क्यों फेर के खड़े हो? जल्दी क्यों नहीं जाते? इतना टाइम क्यों लगा दिया?

व्रीडितःashamed
व्रीडितः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootव्रीड् (धातु)
Formकृदन्त—भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (PPP used adjectivally: ashamed, Masculine Nom. Sing.)
किम्what?
किम्:
Sambandha (प्रश्न)
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक (Interrogative)
भवान्you (sir)
भवान्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभवत् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Honorific pronoun, Nominative, Singular)
ज्ञातम्known, understood
ज्ञातम्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा (धातु)
Formकृदन्त—भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (PPP: known/understood)
किम्what?
किम्:
Sambandha (प्रश्न)
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक
तिष्ठतिstands, remains
तिष्ठति:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Present, 3rd person, Singular)
पराङ्मुखःturned away, facing away
पराङ्मुखः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपराङ्मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (one whose face is turned away)
किम्why/what?
किम्:
Sambandha (प्रश्न)
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक
नnot
न:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)
गच्छसिyou go
गच्छसि:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Present, 2nd person, Singular)
वेगेनwith speed, quickly
वेगेन:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootवेग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental, Singular; adverbial use)
किम्what?
किम्:
Sambandha (प्रश्न)
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formत्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental, Singular)
सुचिरम्for a long time, long
सुचिरम्:
Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसुचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial accusative)
कृतम्done
कृतम्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formकृदन्त—भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (PPP: done)

Citragupta (implied continuation of his speech)

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Narrative
M
Messenger Motif
A
Afterlife Administration

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It shows a dramatized command structure in Purāṇic afterlife narratives, where messengers are urged to execute duties efficiently.

No geographic location is identified.

Within the narrative frame, it reinforces the inevitability and administrative certainty of karmic enforcement.

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