Varaha Purana 93.3: Adhyaya 93, Shloka 3

The Battle of Mahiṣa Daitya and the Gods

Devanagari script

इत्येते दश चैकाश्च दैत्येन्द्रा युद्धदुर्मदाः । यथासंख्येन रुद्रांस्तु दुद्रुवुर्भीमविक्रमाः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 93.3

Transliteration

ity ete daśa caikāś ca daityendrā yuddhadurmadāḥ | yathāsaṃkhyena rudrāṃs tu dudruvur bhīmavikramāḥ ||

Translation

यह ग्यारह दैत्य सरदार लड़ाई में फूल गए थे। उन्होंने रुद्र के लोगों पर हमला किया। एक एक करके सबने अपना सामने वाला पकड़ा। उनमें बहुत दम था और वो डराने वाले थे।

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Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotative particle (इति-निपात)

• ete: these
• ete: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• daśa: ten
• daśa: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśa (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: Numeral (संख्यावाचक), indeclinable-like in form; here qualifying plural group

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

• ekāḥ: some (others)
• ekāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adjective (विशेषण), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग) used substantively for 'some/others' (पक्षे); Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

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

• daitya-indrāḥ: lords among the Daityas
• daitya-indrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• yuddha-durmadāḥ: arrogant in battle
• yuddha-durmadāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuddha (प्रातिपदिक) + durmada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• yathā-saṃkhyena: in due order / according to number
• yathā-saṃkhyena: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + saṃkhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) compound used adverbially; Instrumental singular form functioning as adverb

• rudrān: the Rudras
• rudrān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

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

• dudruvuḥ: ran (towards)/charged
• dudruvuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dru (धातु)
• Form: Tinganta (तिङन्त), Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• bhīma-vikramāḥ: of terrible prowess
• bhīma-vikramāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhīma (प्रातिपदिक) + vikrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

Speaker

Varāha (continuing narrative frame)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa
• Mythology
• Sanskrit Narrative

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents Purāṇic structuring of divine ‘classes’ (like Rudras) within conflict narratives, aiding taxonomy and comparative mythology research.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is named; the verse is event-focused (battle engagement).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It implicitly critiques battle-born arrogance (durmada) as a destabilizing disposition.