Varaha Purana 136.10: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 10

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

पिशाचो जायते तत्र वर्षाणि नव पञ्च च ॥ ततस्तु कुणपोच्छिष्टं त्रिंशद्वर्षाणि खादति ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 136.10

Transliteration

piśāco jāyate tatra varṣāṇi nava pañca ca || tatastu kuṇapocchiṣṭaṃ triṃśadvarṣāṇi khādati ||

Translation

Di sana seseorang lahir sebagai piśāca selama sembilan dan lima tahun (empat belas tahun); kemudian ia memakan sisa-sisa mayat selama tiga puluh tahun.

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Word by Word

• पिशाचः: a piśāca (ghoul)
• पिशाचः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिशाच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• वर्षाणि: years (for a duration)
• वर्षाणि: कर्म (Accusative of extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural); कालपरिमाण (duration)

• नव: nine
• नव: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नवन् (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (numeral); अव्ययवत् प्रयोग

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चन् (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (numeral); अव्ययवत् प्रयोग

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• ततः: then / thereafter
• ततः: सम्बन्ध (sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/कारणवाचक अव्यय (then/thereafter)

• तु: but / indeed
• तु: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• कुणप-उच्छिष्टम्: corpse-remains / leavings of a corpse
• कुणप-उच्छिष्टम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुणप + उच्छिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘of a corpse’ + ‘leftover’

• त्रिंशत्-वर्षाणि: for thirty years
• त्रिंशत्-वर्षाणि: कर्म (Accusative of extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिंशत् + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural); संख्यापूर्वक-तत्पुरुष (numeral determinative): ‘thirty years’ (duration)

• खादति: eats / devours
• खादति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: खाद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

Speaker

Unspecified (dialogue frame suggests Varāha addressing Pṛthivī, but not explicit in this verse)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Indic Afterlife Motifs
• Sanskrit Lexicography
• Cultural Anthropology (ritual purity)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents Purāṇic representations of post-mortem suffering using culturally legible images (piśāca existence, corpse-remnant eating), informing studies of Indic moral pedagogy.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic site is named; 'tatra' is context-dependent on surrounding narrative.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Transgression is portrayed as leading to degrading states of existence, emphasizing restraint and ethical conduct.