Shloka 11

Hymn of Victory: Varāha, the Slaying of Hiraṇyākṣa, and the Praise of Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

हत्वा च पातयामास स भस्मीकृतविग्रहः । कालश्च खड्गपातेन पातयामास बाभ्रवम्

Transliteration

hatvā ca pātayāmāsa sa bhasmīkṛtavigrahaḥ | kālaśca khaḍgapātena pātayāmāsa bābhravam

Translation

သူ့ကို သတ်ဖြတ်ပြီးနောက် လဲကျစေခဲ့ရာ ခန္ဓာကိုယ်သည် ပြာဖြစ်သွားလေသည်။ ကာလနတ်မင်းသည်လည်း ဓားချက်ဖြင့် ဗာဘြဝကို ခုတ်ပိုင်းလိုက်လေသည်။

Word by Word

• हत्वा: having slain
• हत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• पातयामास: felled, caused to fall
• पातयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लिट् (Periphrastic Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भस्मी-कृत-विग्रहः: whose body was reduced to ashes
• भस्मी-कृत-विग्रहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भस्मी (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत (कृ-धातु, क्त-कृदन्त) + विग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (यस्य विग्रहः भस्मी-कृतः)

• कालः: Kāla (name)
• कालः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (व्यक्तिनाम)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• खड्ग-पातेन: by a sword-stroke
• खड्ग-पातेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खड्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + पात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (खड्गस्य पातः)

• पातयामास: felled
• पातयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु) + णिच्
• Form: लिट् (Periphrastic Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त

• बाभ्रवम्: Bābhrava (name)
• बाभ्रवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाभ्रव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (व्यक्तिनाम)

Speaker

Unclear from single-verse context (narratorial voice within the Adhyaya).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: स → सः; भस्मीकृतविग्रहः = भस्मी-कृत-विग्रहः; कालश्च → कालः च; खड्गपातेन = खड्ग-पातेन

Characters & Entities

• Kāla
• Bābhrava

FAQs

Who is Kāla in this verse?

Kāla is “Time” personified, often functioning as death or inevitable fate; here he acts as an agent of destruction in the battle narrative.

What is the main action described in this shloka?

It describes the slaying and toppling of an opponent whose body is reduced to ashes, and then Kāla striking down Bābhrava with a sword-blow.

What ethical or philosophical idea is implied by invoking Kāla?

By bringing in Kāla (Time/Death), the verse underscores inevitability—worldly power and embodied forms are subject to destruction and change.