Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 40

Sukalā’s Narrative (within the Vena Episode): Varāha, Ikṣvāku, and the Dharma of Battle

Devanagari script

मर्दयित्वा भटान्वीरान्वाराहो रणदुर्जयः । शब्दं चकारदुर्धषं क्रोधारुणविलोचनः

Transliteration

mardayitvā bhaṭānvīrānvārāho raṇadurjayaḥ | śabdaṃ cakāradurdhaṣaṃ krodhāruṇavilocanaḥ

Translation

ເມື່ອບົດຂີ້ນັກຮົບຜູ້ກ້າຫານແລ້ວ ວຣາຫະຜູ້ບໍ່ອາດພ່າຍໃນສົງຄາມ ກໍຮ້ອງຄຳຮາມອັນນ່າຢ້ານ; ດວງຕາແດງກ່ຳດ້ວຍໂທສະ.

Word by Word

• mardayitvā: having crushed
• mardayitvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √mard मर्द् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• bhaṭān: soldiers
• bhaṭān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• vīrān: heroes/warriors
• vīrān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• vārāhaḥ: the boar (Varāha)
• vārāhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vārāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• raṇa-durjayaḥ: invincible in battle
• raṇa-durjayaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: raṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + durjaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘रणे दुर्जयः’ = hard to conquer in battle)

• śabdam: a sound/roar
• śabdam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śabda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• cakāra: made/uttered
• cakāra: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• durdhaṣam: terrible, hard to withstand
• durdhaṣam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: durdhaṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘śabdam’ इति विशेषण

• krodha-āruṇa-vilocanaḥ: whose eyes were reddened with anger
• krodha-āruṇa-vilocanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक) + āruṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + vilocana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—बहुव्रीहि (‘क्रोधेन आरुणे विलोचने यस्य सः’)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual narration; specific speaker not explicit in the given śloka)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: vira

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: bhaṭānvīrān = bhaṭān + vīrān; raṇadurjayaḥ = raṇa-durjayaḥ; cakāradurdhaṣaṃ = cakāra + durdhaṣam; krodhāruṇavilocanaḥ = krodha-āruṇa-vilocanaḥ.

Characters & Entities

• Varāha

FAQs

Who is the “Boar” (Vārāha) in this verse?

“Vārāha” refers to Lord Viṣṇu’s Varāha-avatāra, depicted here as a battle-invincible divine protector who subdues hostile forces.

What is conveyed by “eyes reddened with anger” (krodhāruṇa-vilocanaḥ)?

It intensifies the heroic-rasa: divine wrath directed toward adharma, portraying unstoppable protective power rather than ordinary human rage.

What ethical or spiritual lesson can be drawn from this battle depiction?

The verse frames the triumph of divine order over destructive forces: courage and righteous power are portrayed as instruments for restoring dharma.