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Varaha Purana 201.44: Adhyaya 201, Shloka 44

The Battle between the Rākṣasas and Yama’s Attendant-Messengers

गत्वा ज्वरं महाभागं विनयात्सान्त्वयन्मुहुः ॥ पूजयन् वै ज्वरं दिव्यं गृहीय हस्ते महायशाः ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 201.44

gatvā jvaraṃ mahābhāgaṃ vinayāt sāntvayan muhuḥ || pūjayan vai jvaraṃ divyaṃ gṛhīya haste mahāyaśāḥ ||

Wahai yang mulia, ia mendekati Jvara dan berulang kali menenangkannya dengan kerendahan hati; sambil memuliakan Jvara yang ilahi, sang termasyhur menggenggam tangannya.

गत्वाhaving gone
गत्वा:
पूर्वक्रिया (Pūrvakriyā/Absolutive)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
Formक्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (prior action)
ज्वरम्Jvara (fever-deity)
ज्वरम्:
कर्म (Karma/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
महाभागम्most fortunate / illustrious
महाभागम्:
कर्म-विशेषण (Karma-viśeṣaṇa)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्मधारय (महान् भागः यस्य), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
विनयात्out of humility / from courtesy
विनयात्:
हेतु (Hetu/Cause)
TypeNoun
Rootविनय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)
सान्त्वयन्pacifying / consoling
सान्त्वयन्:
कर्ता (Kartā/Agent)
TypeVerb
Rootसान्त्वय् (धातु; सान्त्वयति)
Formवर्तमानकाले कर्तरि कृदन्त (Present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
मुहुःagain and again
मुहुः:
क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमुहुः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (Adverb: repeatedly)
पूजयन्worshipping / honoring
पूजयन्:
कर्ता (Kartā/Agent)
TypeVerb
Rootपूज् (धातु)
Formवर्तमानकाले कर्तरि कृदन्त (Present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
वैindeed
वै:
निपात (Nipāta/Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (Emphatic particle)
ज्वरम्Jvara
ज्वरम्:
कर्म (Karma/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
दिव्यम्divine
दिव्यम्:
कर्म-विशेषण (Karma-viśeṣaṇa)
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
गृहीयhaving taken / holding
गृहीय:
पूर्वक्रिया (Pūrvakriyā/Absolutive)
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह् (धातु) + क्त्वा/ल्यप् (absolutive)
Formल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Absolutive in -ya; ‘having taken’), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया
हस्तेin (his) hand
हस्ते:
अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
TypeNoun
Rootहस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)
महायशाःthe greatly renowned one
महायशाः:
कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootमहायशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formबहुव्रीहि (महद् यशः यस्य), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Narrator (actor likely Yama or a high authority figure; not explicit in fragment)

P
Purāṇic Literature
C
Conflict Resolution
S
Sanskrit Politeness Registers
M
Mythic Personifications

FAQs

It preserves a classical pattern of de-escalation: humility (vinaya) and conciliation (sāntvana), showing how Purāṇic narratives articulate authority through both force and diplomacy.

No geographic location is identified in this verse fragment.

The implied philosophical instruction is that conflicts may be resolved through humility, respectful address, and conciliatory speech—complementing martial power with restraint.

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