Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 34

The Aśokasundarī–Nahuṣa Episode: Demon Stratagems, Protection by Merit, and Lineage Prophecy

Devanagari script

पापिनश्चैव हुंडाद्या मोहनस्तंभनादिभिः । पीडयंति महापापा नानाभेदैर्बलाविलैः

Transliteration

pāpinaścaiva huṃḍādyā mohanastaṃbhanādibhiḥ | pīḍayaṃti mahāpāpā nānābhedairbalāvilaiḥ

Translation

また、フンダ族などの罪深き者ども、きわめて邪悪な者たちは、迷妄や金縛りなどによって人々を苦しめ、強引で欺きに満ちたさまざまな手段を用いる。

Word by Word

• पापिनः: sinners
• पापिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पापिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• हुंडाद्याः: Huṇḍa and others
• हुंडाद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हुंड + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; समासः—हुंड + आदि (तत्पुरुष: ‘Huṇḍa and others’)

• मोहनस्तम्भनादिभिः: with delusion, stupefaction, and the like
• मोहनस्तम्भनादिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहन + स्तम्भन + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—मोहनस्तम्भन (द्वन्द्व-समाहार) + आदि (तत्पुरुष)

• पीडयन्ति: torment, afflict
• पीडयन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पीड् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• महापापाः: great sinners
• महापापाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महापाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; समासः—महा + पाप (कर्मधारय)

• नानाभेदैः: by various kinds (of ways)
• नानाभेदैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नानाभेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—नाना + भेद (कर्मधारय)

• बलाविलैः: with violent/forceful (means)
• बलाविलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बल + आविल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—बल-आविल (तत्पुरुष: ‘turbid/tainted with force/strength’; here: ‘with violent force’)

Speaker

Pulastya (to Bhīṣma)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: पापिनश्चैव = पापिनः + च + एव; हुंडाद्या = हुंड + आद्याः; मोहनस्तंभनादिभिः = मोहनस्तम्भनादिभिः; पीडयंति = पीडयन्ति (अनुस्वार/य-लोप लेखभेद); नानाभेदैर्बलाविलैः = नानाभेदैः + बलाविलैः

Characters & Entities

• Huṇḍa (Huṇas)

FAQs

What kinds of harmful actions are indicated by “mohana” and “stambhana” in this verse?

They denote acts that confuse or delude others (mohana) and acts that render others helpless or immobilized (stambhana), i.e., coercive tactics that overpower a person’s agency.

Who are the “Huṇḍas” mentioned here?

“Huṇḍa/ Huṇa” is used in Purāṇic literature for groups seen as foreign or disruptive; here they stand as an example of sinful, oppressive actors among “others” (ādyāḥ).

What ethical lesson is emphasized in this verse?

It condemns oppression carried out through force and deceptive manipulation, presenting such conduct as a hallmark of “great sinners” and socially destructive adharma.