Varaha Purana 92.5: Adhyaya 92, Shloka 5

The Demon King’s Council Deliberation and the Mobilization of an Army to Conquer the Devas

Devanagari script

यदि वो रोचते वाक्यं मदीयं मन्त्रिसत्तमाः । तदानीं तां शुभां देवीं गत्वा याचन्तु मन्त्रिणः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 92.5

Transliteration

yadi vo rocate vākyaṃ madīyaṃ mantrisattamāḥ | tadānīṃ tāṃ śubhāṃ devīṃ gatvā yācantu mantriṇaḥ ||

Translation

ഹേ മന്ത്രിശ്രേഷ്ഠന്മാരേ, എന്റെ ഈ വാക്ക് നിങ്ങള്ക്ക് ഇഷ്ടമാണെങ്കിൽ, ഉടൻ ചെന്നു ആ ശുഭദേവിയെ വിധിപൂർവം യാചിക്കുവിൻ (വിവാഹാർത്ഥം അപേക്ഷിക്കുവിൻ).

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Word by Word

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तार्थक (if)

• वः: to you / for you
• वः: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6th/4th), बहुवचन; enclitic ‘to you/your’

• रोचते: pleases/is agreeable
• रोचते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• वाक्यम्: the proposal/words
• वाक्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मदीयम्: my
• मदीयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मदीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (my)

• मन्त्रि-सत्तमाः: O best of ministers
• मन्त्रि-सत्तमाः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन/प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मन्त्रिणां सत्तमाः)

• तदानीम्: then
• तदानीम्: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदानीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (then/at that time)

• ताम्: that (her)
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• शुभाम्: auspicious
• शुभाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण

• देवीम्: the देवी/maiden-lady
• देवीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/क्त्वा), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having gone)

• याचन्तु: let them request
• याचन्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: याच् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• मन्त्रिणः: the ministers
• मन्त्रिणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

Speaker

Vighasa (contextual continuation)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Envoy Protocol
• Rāja-nīti
• Court Procedure

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a normative diplomatic step—dispatching ministers as envoys—common in Sanskrit political storytelling and policy discourse.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Initiate negotiations through formal, non-violent request via authorized representatives.