Varaha Purana 92.20: Adhyaya 92, Shloka 20

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

Devanagari script

आनीयतां द्रुतं सैन्यं हस्त्यश्वथरपत्तिनाम् । येन देवान् सगन्धर्वान् जयामि युधि दुर्ज्जयान् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 92.20

Transliteration

ānīyatāṁ drutaṁ sainyaṁ hasty-aśva-ratha-pattinām | yena devān sagandharvān jayāmi yudhi durjjayān ||

Translation

“Bawalah segera angkatan gajah, kuda, kereta perang dan askar berjalan kaki, agar aku dapat menewaskan dalam pertempuran para dewa bersama para Gandharva—mereka yang sukar ditundukkan.”

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Word by Word

• आनीयताम्: let (it) be brought
• आनीयताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + नी (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; आज्ञार्थे—‘let it be brought’ (passive/impersonal command sense)

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे नपुंसक-एकवचन-रूपेण क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: quickly)

• सैन्यम्: army
• सैन्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हस्ति: of elephants
• हस्ति: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन-समासाङ्ग (in compound)

• अश्व: of horses
• अश्व: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन-समासाङ्ग (in compound)

• रथ: of chariots
• रथ: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन-समासाङ्ग (in compound)

• पत्तिनाम्: of foot-soldiers
• पत्तिनाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; ‘by which/with which’

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन

• सगन्धर्वान्: together with the Gandharvas
• सगन्धर्वान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय-उपसर्गसदृश) + गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; अव्ययीभावः—गन्धर्वैः सह (with the Gandharvas)

• जयामि: I conquer
• जयामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘in battle’

• दुर्ज्जयान्: hard to defeat
• दुर्ज्जयान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् (उपसर्ग) + जि (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘दुर्जय’ = hard to conquer

Speaker

Daitya leader (implicit; command speech within narrative)

Tags

• Purāṇic Narrative
• Caturaṅga Components
• Battle Vocabulary
• Asura Mobilization

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves the conventional four-part military schema and the idiom of royal command, both important for understanding classical Indian representations of warfare.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse is strategic rather than ethical, illustrating the narrative theme of mobilization and the ambition to overcome formidable opponents.