Varaha Purana 92.3: Adhyaya 92, Shloka 3

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

Pūrva Bhāga · Court Dialogue: Ministerial Counsel (Rāja-sabhā deliberation)

Devanagari script

प्रघसेनैवमुक्तस्तु विघसो वाक्यमब्रवीत् । सम्यगुक्तं प्रघसेन तां देवीं प्रति पार्थिव ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 92.3

Transliteration

praghasenaivamuktas tu vighaso vākyam abravīt | samyag uktaṃ praghasena tāṃ devīṃ prati pārthiva ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

प्रघसेन ने जो बात कही, उसके बाद विघस ने जवाब दिया। उसने कहा, प्रघसेन, तुमने सही कहा। राजा, उस देवी के बारे में जो तुमने बोला वो ठीक है।

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Word by Word

• प्रघसेन: by Praghasena
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम
• Role: Karana (करण)
• Root: प्रघसेन (प्रातिपदिक)

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)

• उक्तः: having been addressed/spoken to
• Type: Verb
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/क्तप्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (having been spoken/addressed)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: वच् (धातु)

• तु: but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थ (but/indeed)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: तु (अव्यय)

• विघसः: Vighasa
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: विघस (प्रातिपदिक)

• वाक्यम्: speech/words
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/लङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)

• सम्यक्: rightly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; रीति/प्रकार (properly/rightly)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)

• उक्तम्: well spoken
• Type: Verb
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि (well said)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: वच् (धातु)

• प्रघसेन: by Praghasena
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे कर्तृनिर्देश (by Praghasena)
• Role: Karana (करण)
• Root: प्रघसेन (प्रातिपदिक)

• ताम्: that (her)
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम, प्रातिपदिक)

• देवीम्: the देवी/queen
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रति: towards/with regard to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग/संबन्ध (towards/with regard to)
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)

• पार्थिव: O king
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• प्रघसेनैवमुक्तस्तु = प्रघसेन + एवम् + उक्तः + तु
• वाक्यमब्रवीत् = वाक्यम् + अब्रवीत् (म् + अ → म)

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Vira rasaSetting: Sabha/rajadarbara

Speaker

Vighasa

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Nīti-śāstra (practical ethics)

Subjects

KingshipDiplomacyEthics

Core idea

Pramāṇa of counsel: wise governance begins with recognizing and affirming well-spoken, dharmically framed advice.

In practice

In leadership decisions, first test proposals for propriety and clarity; publicly confirm sound reasoning to align the council.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Court Narrative
• Rāja-nīti
• Dialogic Prose-in-Verse

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a stylized courtly exchange where ministers validate counsel, illustrating deliberative norms in Sanskrit political narratives.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Sound policy is framed as collective reasoning: counsel is assessed and affirmed before action is taken.