Varaha Purana 8.5: Adhyaya 8, Shloka 5

Dialogue on the Ethical Limits of Subsistence and the Five Great Sacrifices

Dharmavyādha, Mātaṅga, and Prasanna

Devanagari script

एवं तु वसतस्तस्य धर्मबुद्धिर्महातपाः । पुत्रस्त्वर्जुनको नाम बभूव मुनिवद्वशी ॥ ८.५ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 8.5

Transliteration

evaṃ tu vasatas tasya dharmabuddhir mahātapāḥ | putras tv arjunako nāma babhūva munivad vaśī || 8.5 ||

Translation

Demikianlah, ketika beliau tinggal di sana, pertapa agung yang budinya berlandaskan dharma itu memperoleh seorang putera bernama Arjunaka, yang menguasai diri seperti seorang resi.

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• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), manner-adverb (प्रकारवाचक)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• वसतः: of (him) dwelling
• वसतः: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vas (धातु) + śatṛ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन; from √वस् (to dwell)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन

• धर्मबुद्धिः: one whose mind is on dharma / righteous-minded
• धर्मबुद्धिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma + buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (धर्मे बुद्धिः/धर्मविषया बुद्धिः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन

• महातपाः: great ascetic
• महातपाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महान् तपाः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), particle (निपात), emphasis

• अर्जुनकः: Arjunaka
• अर्जुनकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arjunaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन; proper name

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोग (indeclinable usage) meaning ‘by name’ (नाम-शब्दः अव्ययीभाववत्)

• बभूव: became/was born
• बभूव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; √भू (to be/become)

• मुनि-वत्: like a sage
• मुनि-वत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: muni + vat (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक अव्यय (simile indeclinable)

• वशी: self-controlled
• वशी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaśin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker framework; not explicit in the excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Dharma Discourse
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic historiographical style in which ethical character (dharma-oriented intellect and tapas) legitimizes lineage narration, presenting moral exemplarity alongside genealogical continuity.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name is mentioned in this verse; it references residence in a previously established location from the surrounding passage.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds dharma-informed judgment and disciplined self-control (vaśitva) as virtues associated with both ascetic life and exemplary progeny.