Varaha Purana 92.9: Adhyaya 92, Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

साधूक्तं विघसेनेदं यत् तां प्रति वराननाम् । तदेव क्रियतां शीघ्रं दूतस्तत्र विसर्ज्यताम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 92.9

Transliteration

sādhūktaṃ vighasenedaṃ yat tāṃ prati varānanām | tadeva kriyatāṃ śīghraṃ dūtas tatra visarjyatām ||

Translation

Wighasa dobrze przemówił o owej pani o pięknej twarzy. Niech tenże plan zostanie szybko zrealizowany; niech posłaniec zostanie tam wysłany.

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Word by Word

• साधु: well/indeed
• साधु: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Approval)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb/approving particle (प्रशंसार्थक-अव्यय)

• उक्तम्: said/spoken
• उक्तम्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate ‘(it is) said’

• विघसेन: by Vighasena
• विघसेन: Karta (कर्ता/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; agent of passive ‘said’

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; subject of उक्तम्

• यत्: that/which
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Relative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative particle (यत्=‘that/which’, correlating with तद्) used as clause introducer

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• प्रति: towards/with regard to
• प्रति: Pratiyogin/Sambandha (प्रत्ययोगी/Relation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: Preposition/indeclinable governing accusative (उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय)

• वराननाम्: the lovely-faced (lady)
• वराननाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ‘excellent-faced’ as epithet of ताम्

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; correlating with यत्

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण)

• क्रियताम्: let it be done
• क्रियताम्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Passive voice (कर्मणि)

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• दूतः: the messenger
• दूतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• विसर्ज्यताम्: let (him) be dispatched/sent
• विसर्ज्यताम्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + सृज् (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Passive voice (कर्मणि)

Speaker

Council ministers (collective; explicit evaluative speech)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Envoy Dispatch
• Rāja-nīti
• Council Resolution

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates how decisions become actionable orders in court narrative: approval is followed by the concrete step of sending an envoy.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific destination is named in the verse beyond “there” (tatra).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implement agreed policy through formal diplomatic channels (messengers) rather than impulsive action.