Varaha Purana 137.116: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 116

The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field

Devanagari script

अशोच्या शोचिता या तु यच्च निन्दसि चात्मनि ॥ भिषजः किं न विद्यन्ते अष्टकर्मसमाहिताः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 137.116

Transliteration

aśocyā śocitā yā tu yac ca nindasi cātmani || bhiṣajaḥ kiṁ na vidyante aṣṭa-karma-samāhitāḥ ||

Translation

「嘆くべきでないあなたが嘆かれており、しかも自らを責めている。八種の医術に通じた医師は、ここにいないのか。」

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Word by Word

• aśocyā: not to be lamented
• aśocyā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of yā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-śocyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; negative prefix a-; ‘not to be grieved for’

• śocitā: lamented
• śocitā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of yā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śocitā (कृदन्त, √śuc/√śoc शुच्/शोच्)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; PPP (क्त) ‘lamented’

• yā: she who
• yā: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; relative pronoun

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (विरोध/अन्वय-अव्यय)

• yat: that which
• yat: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; relative pronoun

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• nindasi: you blame
• nindasi: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nind (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular, Parasmaipada

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• ātmani: in yourself
• ātmani: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative—‘in yourself’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• bhiṣajaḥ: physicians
• bhiṣajaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhiṣaj (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• kim: why?/what?
• kim: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/interrogative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Interrogative particle used adverbially (प्रश्नार्थ-अव्यय)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)

• vidyante: are found / exist
• vidyante: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural, Ātmanepada

• aṣṭa-karma-samāhitāḥ: skilled in the eight treatments
• aṣṭa-karma-samāhitāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of bhiṣajaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭa + karma + samāhita (कृदन्त, sam-ā-√dhā धा)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; PPP (क्त) ‘samāhita’; compound sense: ‘trained/engaged in eight procedures’

Speaker

Unspecified advisor (speaker not named in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Āyurveda (Cultural Reference)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It is valuable for cultural history because it alludes to organized medical expertise (bhiṣaj) and an ‘eightfold’ schema, reflecting the circulation of medical classifications in broader Sanskrit discourse.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is named in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It discourages excessive lamentation and self-censure, recommending practical recourse to competent help—an ethic of care and rational support.