Varaha Purana 96.5: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 5

The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā

Devanagari script

अनेकशतसाहस्रकेटित्युत्तरॊत्तरैः ॥ असुरैरन्वितः श्रीमान्द्रतीयो नमुचिर्यथा

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 96.5

Transliteration

anekaśatasāhasrakeṭityuttarottaraiḥ || asurair anvitaḥ śrīmān dratīyo namucir yathā

Translation

നൂറുകളും ആയിരങ്ങളും കോടികളും ആയി വർധിച്ച അസുരന്മാർ ചുറ്റിനിന്നപ്പോൾ അവൻ ശ്രീമാനായി തിളങ്ങി; യുദ്ധത്തിൽ നമുചിയെപ്പോലെ ദീപ്തനായി തോന്നി.

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Word by Word

• अनेक: many
• अनेक: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम् (indeclinable-like numeral-adjective usage; qualifying the compound)

• शत: hundred
• शत: Samāsa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम् (compound member)

• साहस्र: thousand
• साहस्र: Samāsa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम् (compound member)

• केटि: crore/ten-million (numerical unit)
• केटि: Samāsa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम् (numerical term; compound member)

• इति: thus/so-called
• इति: Sambandha/Quotative (सम्बन्ध/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; quotative particle (इति-प्रयोगः)

• उत्तर-उत्तरैः: with ever-increasing (numbers)
• उत्तर-उत्तरैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचनम्; comparative sense ‘successively higher’

• असुरैः: by/with demons
• असुरैः: Sahakārī/Karaṇa (सहकारी/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचनम्

• अन्वितः: accompanied (by)
• अन्वितः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वि + क्त (धातु: अन्वि/अन्व् ‘to follow’ + क्त)
• Form: कृदन्तः (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; past passive participle ‘accompanied’

• श्रीमान्: splendid/fortunate
• श्रीमान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; possessive adjective (मतुप्)

• द्रतीयः: Dratīya (name)
• द्रतीयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; proper name/epithet (as in text)

• नमुचिः: Namuci
• नमुचिः: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; proper name

• यथा: like/as
• यथा: Upamā-vācaka (उपमावाचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; उपमा/तुलना-प्रयोगः (comparative particle)

Speaker

Varāha (default, not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaishnavism
• Mythic Warfare

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative device: hyperbolic enumeration of forces to frame cosmic-scale conflict, reflecting epic-style historiography rather than empirical military record.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit geographic site is named in this verse; it functions as a descriptive prelude to a broader conflict narrative.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, it foregrounds the theme that power and vast numbers do not by themselves establish legitimacy—an idea often developed across Purāṇic battle episodes.