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Varaha Purana 116.12: Adhyaya 116, Shloka 12

An Exposition on the Causes of Happiness and Suffering

तस्य देवा न चाश्नन्ति ततो दुःखतरं नु किम् ।। असन्तुष्टस्तु वैषम्ये परदाराभिमर्शकः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 116.12

tasya devā na cāśnanti tato duḥkhataraṃ nu kim || asantuṣṭas tu vaiṣamye paradārābhimarśakaḥ

Terhadap orang demikian para dewa tidak turut menikmati—apakah yang lebih menyakitkan daripada itu? Dan (orang yang) tidak puas, memihak dalam ketidakadilan, serta melanggar kehormatan istri orang lain…

तस्यof him
तस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्
नnot
न:
Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्ययम्
चand
च:
Sambandha (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्ययम्
अश्नन्तिeat
अश्नन्ति:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अश् (धातु)
Formलट् (present), प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्
ततःtherefore/from that
ततः:
Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formअव्ययम्; हेत्वर्थे/अपादानार्थे
दुःखतरम्more painful
दुःखतरम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootदुःखतर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; comparative
नुindeed/then
नु:
Prayojaka particle (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (अव्यय)
Formनिपातः; प्रश्न/बलार्थक
किम्what?
किम्:
Predicate (विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
असन्तुष्टःunsatisfied
असन्तुष्टः:
Karta (कर्ता) / Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्) (implicit ‘he who is…’)
TypeAdjective
Rootअसन्तुष्ट (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; नञ्-पूर्वक क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (√तुष् ‘to be satisfied’)
तुbut/indeed
तु:
Prayojaka particle (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्ययम्; अवधारण/विरोधार्थक
वैषम्येin partiality/inequity
वैषम्ये:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootवैषम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (अधिकरण), एकवचनम्
परदाराभिमर्शकःone who touches/approaches others' wives
परदाराभिमर्शकः:
Karta (कर्ता) / Apposition (विशेष्य)
TypeNoun
Rootपर + दार + अभिमर्शक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः: परेषां दाराः (परदार) तेषाम् अभिमर्शकः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Varāha

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Ethics
D
Dharma Discourse

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It reflects a moral economy motif in Purāṇic texts, where ethical breaches disrupt reciprocity between humans and the divine order.

No geographic location is identified.

Cultivate contentment and fairness, and avoid sexual misconduct framed here as violation of another’s spouse.

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