Varaha Purana 136.102: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 102

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

एकजन्मनि श्वा चैव वानरश्चैव जायते ॥ एकस्मिञ्जन्मनि छागः सृगालश्चैकजन्मनि ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 136.102

Transliteration

ekajanmani śvā caiva vānaras caiva jāyate || ekasmiñ janmani chāgaḥ sṛgālaś caika-janmani ||

Translation

ഒരു ജന്മത്തിൽ അവൻ നായയും കുരങ്ങും ആയി ജനിക്കുന്നു; ഒരു ജന്മത്തിൽ ആടായി, മറ്റൊരു ഒരേ ജന്മത്തിൽ കുറുക്കനായി ജനിക്കുന്നു.

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• एक-जन्मनि: in one birth
• एक-जन्मनि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) 'जन्मन्', सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समास (एकं जन्म यस्मिन्)

• श्वा: a dog
• श्वा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/indeed)

• वानरः: a monkey
• वानरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/indeed)

• जायते: is born
• जायते: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• एकस्मिन्: in one
• एकस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-सम्भव, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular); जनमनि-विशेषण

• जन्मनि: in a birth
• जन्मनि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• छागः: a goat
• छागः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सृगालः: a jackal
• सृगालः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृगाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एक-जन्मनि: in one birth
• एक-जन्मनि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समास

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa Studies
• Karma and Rebirth

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates a Purāṇic pedagogical technique: listing animal rebirths as a vivid moral warning, reflecting broader Indic karmic discourse.

Which geographic location is identified?

None; the verse is typological rather than geographic.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Improper conduct is portrayed as leading to degraded forms of rebirth, encouraging ethical restraint and corrective practice.