Varaha Purana 202.3: Adhyaya 202, Shloka 3

Description of Infernal Punishments and the Ripening of Karmic Consequences

Devanagari script

सन्तप्ताः बहवो ये ते तैस्तैः कर्मभिरुल्बणैः ॥ श्यामाश्च दशनाभिर्ये त्विमं शीघ्रं प्रमापय ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 202.3

Transliteration

santaptā bahavo ye te tais tais karmabhir ulbaṇaiḥ || śyāmāś ca daśanābhir ye tv imaṃ śīghraṃ pramāpaya

Translation

അവരിൽ പലരും തങ്ങളുടെ തങ്ങളുടെ ഭീകരകർമ്മങ്ങൾക്കനുസരിച്ച് ദഹിക്കുന്നു. പല്ലുകളുള്ള ശ്യാമകൾ (കറുത്ത ദൂതികൾ) ഇവനെ വേഗത്തിൽ നശിപ്പിക്കട്ടെ.

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Word by Word

• santaptāḥ: burnt/tormented
• santaptāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tap (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle with prefix sam- (सम्+क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग) Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन)

• bahavaḥ: many
• bahavaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन)

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun; Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन)

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन)

• tais: by those
• tais: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Instrumental (तृतीया) Plural (बहुवचन)

• tais: by those (various)
• tais: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Instrumental (तृतीया) Plural (बहुवचन); repetition for emphasis (तैस्तैः)

• karmabhiḥ: by deeds/actions
• karmabhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया) Plural (बहुवचन)

• ulbaṇaiḥ: terrible/excessive
• ulbaṇaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ulbaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया) Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with karmabhiḥ

• śyāmāḥ: dark/black (ones)
• śyāmāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śyāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चयार्थक)

• daśanābhiḥ: with teeth
• daśanābhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया) Plural (बहुवचन)

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun; Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; contrast/emphasis particle (विरोध/निश्चय)

• imam: this (man)
• imam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग)

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण); adverb (शीघ्रार्थक)

• pramāpaya: cause to die/kill
• pramāpaya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + mā (धातु)
• Form: Causative (णिच्) Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष) Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

Speaker

Ṛṣi (narrator; reporting commands within the scene)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Dharma Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a narrative register where personified agents execute penalties, reflecting a structured moral cosmology.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It reiterates differentiated consequences: severe actions lead to severe outcomes, represented through specialized agents.