Varaha Purana 137.5: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 5

The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field

Devanagari script

संगृह्य चोभौ चरणौ भर्तारमिदमब्रवीत् ॥ न चैव रत्नानीच्छामि हस्त्यश्वथमेव च

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 137.5

Transliteration

saṅgṛhya cobhau caraṇau bhartāram idam abravīt || na caiva ratnāny icchāmi hasty-aśva-ratham eva ca

Translation

Ująwszy obie jego stopy, rzekła do swego pana: Nie pragnę klejnotów, ani słoni, koni czy rydwanów.

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Word by Word

• संगृह्य: having grasped
• संगृह्य: पूर्वक्रिया (Gerundial subordinate action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (prior action)

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

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: कर्म (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), द्विवचन (Dual); विशेषण (of चरणौ)

• चरणौ: feet
• चरणौ: कर्म (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), द्विवचन (Dual)

• भर्तारम्: husband / lord
• भर्तारम्: कर्म (Object; person addressed/mentioned)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्म (Object of abravīt)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (Demonstrative pronoun)

• अब्रवीत्: said / spoke
• अब्रवीत्: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (Negation)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (Emphasis)

• रत्नानि: gems / jewels
• रत्नानि: कर्म (Object of icchāmi)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• इच्छामि: I desire
• इच्छामि: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• हस्ति-अश्व-रथम्: elephants, horses, and chariots
• हस्ति-अश्व-रथम्: कर्म (Object of icchāmi)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्तिन् (प्रातिपदिक) + अश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative): 'हस्त्यश्वौ रथश्च' (collective as singular)

• एव: even / indeed
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (Emphasis)

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

Speaker

Pṛthivī (default dialogue frame; speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Courtly Culture
• Renunciation Motif
• Dialogue Narrative

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a standard list of royal assets (ratna, hasti, aśva, ratha) used across Sanskrit literature to symbolize sovereignty and material power.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is named; the imagery is courtly and symbolic.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Non-attachment to status symbols and luxury as a marker of ethical clarity.