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Varaha Purana 144.178: Adhyaya 144, Shloka 178

The Māhātmya of Someśvara and Related Liṅgas: The Liberation-Field of Triveṇī and the Śālagrāma Sacred Landscape

तद्गृहीतुं परः काकः स्तेनायुध्यत चाम्बरे ॥ तावुभौ युध्यमानौ तु कुण्डे तस्मिन्निपेततुः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 144.178

tad gṛhītuṃ paraḥ kākaḥ stenāyudhyata cāmbare | tāv ubhau yudhyamānau tu kuṇḍe tasmin nipetatuḥ ||

അത് പിടിച്ചെടുക്കാൻ മറ്റൊരു കാക്ക ആകാശത്തിൽ ആ കള്ളക്കാക്കയുമായി പൊരുതി. പൊരുതിക്കൊണ്ടിരിക്കെ അവർ ഇരുവരും ആ കുണ്ടിൽ വീണു।

तत्that (food)
तत्:
कर्म (object of ‘gṛhītum’)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
गृहीतुम्to seize/take
गृहीतुम्:
प्रयोजन (purpose)
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह् (धातु)
Formतुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive)
परःanother
परः:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootपर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of ‘kākaḥ’)
काकःcrow
काकः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootकाक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
स्तेनwith the thief (crow)
स्तेन:
सह/करण (with the thief)
TypeNoun
Rootस्तेन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन
अयुध्यतfought
अयुध्यत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootयुध् (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्ग ‘आ-’ (āyudhyata)
चand
च:
सम्बन्ध
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-निपात
अम्बरेin the sky
अम्बरे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन
तौthose two
तौ:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual)
उभौboth
उभौ:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषण (of ‘tौ’)
युध्यमानौfighting
युध्यमानौ:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootयुध् (धातु)
Formकृदन्त—शानच्/मान-प्रत्यय (present middle participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषण (of ‘tौ’)
तुthen/indeed
तु:
सम्बन्ध
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formनिपात
कुण्डेin a pond/pit
कुण्डे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootकुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन
तस्मिन्in that
तस्मिन्:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (of ‘kuṇḍe’)
निपेततुःfell down (into)
निपेततुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootनि-पत् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, द्विवचन; परस्मैपद

Varāha

C
Classical Literature
A
Ancient Geography

FAQs

It links a specific landscape feature (a kuṇḍa/pond) with narrative action, a typical Purāṇic method for sacralizing local topography.

A kuṇḍa (pond) associated with the tīrtha complex; the text does not provide a modern toponym.

The episode gestures toward the consequences of conflict and grasping, preparing for the ensuing transformation motif.

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