Varaha Purana 36.7: Adhyaya 36, Shloka 7

Account of the Maṇija Kings and a Hymn to Govinda Leading to Liberation

Devanagari script

शम्भुः सेनापतिरभूत् सुकान्तो दशरथः स्मृतः । सोमोऽभूज्जनको राजा एते त्रेतायुगॆ नृप ॥ ३६.७ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 36.7

Transliteration

śambhuḥ senāpatir abhūt sukānto daśarathaḥ smṛtaḥ | somo 'bhūj janako rājā ete tretāyuge nṛpa || 36.7 ||

Translation

Śambhu menjadi panglima tentera; Sukānta dikenang sebagai Daśaratha. Soma menjadi Raja Janaka—mereka inilah para pemerintah pada zaman Tretā-yuga.

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Word by Word

• śambhuḥ: Śambhu (proper name)
• śambhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular

• senāpatiḥ: commander of the army
• senāpatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: senā + pati (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सेनायाः पतिः)

• abhūt: became/was
• abhūt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ (लुङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• sukāntaḥ: Sukānta (proper name)
• sukāntaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su + kānta (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular; कर्मधारयः (सु-कान्तः = very handsome) used as name

• daśarathaḥ: Daśaratha (proper name)
• daśarathaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśa + ratha (प्रातिपदिक; समास/नाम)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular; बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-नामरूपेण प्रचलितम् (दश रथाः यस्य/दशरथः)

• smṛtaḥ: was called/was known as
• smṛtaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/नामधात्वर्थ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘called/known’

• somaḥ: Soma (proper name)
• somaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular

• abhūt: became/was
• abhūt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ (लुङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• janakaḥ: Janaka (proper name)
• janakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular

• rājā: king
• rājā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular (राजा-शब्दः)

• ete: these
• ete: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• tretāyuge: in the Tretā age
• tretāyuge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tretāyuga (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्रेतायाः युगम्)

• nṛpa: O king
• nṛpa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; explicit speaker not indicated in the fragment)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Sanskrit Epic Tradition
• Cultural Heritage
• Historical Onomastics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a Purāṇic-style record of royal and administrative roles in the Tretāyuga, including name-equivalences that reflect how later tradition remembered or re-identified figures across narratives.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it focuses on personal names and offices (king/commander) rather than a place.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse does not present a direct ethical injunction; its function is archival—cataloguing rulers and roles—supporting broader Purāṇic themes of governance and the continuity of social order across yugas.