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Varaha Purana 92.27: Adhyaya 92, Shloka 27

The Demon King’s Council Deliberation and the Mobilization of an Army to Conquer the Devas

एते मन्त्रिवरास्तस्य प्राधान्येन प्रकीर्तिताः । ते दानवेन्द्रमासीनमूचुः कृत्यं विधीयताम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 92.27

ete mantrivarās tasya prādhānyena prakīrtitāḥ | te dānavendram āsīnam ūcuḥ kṛtyaṃ vidhīyatām ||

यह उसके बड़े-बड़े मंत्री थे, जो सबसे इम्पोर्टेंट थे। वो सब बैठ के दानव राजा से बोले। बोले कि अब काम शुरू करो।

etethese
ete:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootetad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormSarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन)
mantri-varāḥthe best ministers
mantri-varāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmantrin + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘best among ministers’; Masculine, Nominative Plural
tasyaof him
tasya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormSarvanāma, Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (षष्ठी) Singular (एकवचन)
prādhānyenaby prominence / chiefly
prādhānyena:
Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
TypeNoun
Rootprādhānya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया) Singular
prakīrtitāḥwere proclaimed
prakīrtitāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता) (of passive predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootpra + kīrt (धातु)
FormKṛdanta: Past Passive Participle (कृत्—क्त), Masculine Nominative Plural; passive sense ‘having been proclaimed’
tethey
te:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormSarvanāma, Masculine, Nominative Plural
dānava-indramthe Dānava-king
dānava-indram:
Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
TypeNoun
Rootdānava + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa ‘lord of the Dānavas’; Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular
āsīnamsitting
āsīnam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootā + ās (धातु)
FormKṛdanta: Present Active Participle (शतृ), Masculine Accusative Singular; qualifying dānava-indram
ūcuḥsaid
ūcuḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष) Plural (बहुवचन)
kṛtyamthe task / what is to be done
kṛtyam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative Singular; object of vidhīyatām (impersonal passive)
vidhīyatāmlet it be arranged / be done
vidhīyatām:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvi + dhā (धातु)
FormImperative (लोट्), Passive (कर्मणि), 3rd person Singular; impersonal injunction

Varāha (default narrator framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)

P
Purāṇic Literature
N
Nīti (Statecraft)
C
Classical Sanskrit
D
Dialogue Narrative

FAQs

It reflects the literary convention of ministerial prompting as a catalyst for royal action, paralleling nīti traditions in Sanskrit narrative.

No geographic location is mentioned.

Implicitly, it emphasizes that major actions should proceed through counsel and deliberate framing of “what is to be done” (kṛtya).

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