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Varaha Purana 95.71: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 71

The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power

अन्तः स्थितानेकसुरारिसङ्घं विचित्रचर्मायुधचित्रशोभम् । भीमं बलं बलिनं चारुयोधं विनिर्ययौ सिन्धुजलाद् विशालम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 95.71

antaḥ sthitānekasurārisaṅghaṃ vicitracarmāyudhacitraśobham | bhīmaṃ balaṃ balinaṃ cāruyodhaṃ viniryayau sindhujalād viśālam ||

Z rozległych wód morza wyłoniła się potężna, ogromna siła, zawierająca w sobie zastępy wrogów bogów; lśniła różnorodną zbroją i bronią, silna i groźna, ze wspaniałymi wojownikami.

अन्तःinside, within
अन्तः:
Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्तः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (adverb)
स्थितsituated, stationed
स्थित:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of बलम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्था (धातु) + स्थित (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकृदन्त (past participle) from √स्था; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्; qualifies बलम्
अनेकसुरारिसङ्घम्a host of many enemies of the gods
अनेकसुरारिसङ्घम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of बलम्; appositional)
TypeNoun
Rootअनेक-सुर-अरि-सङ्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; समासः—बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (“अनेकानां सुराणाम् अरयः” + “सङ्घः”)
विचित्रचर्मायुधचित्रशोभम्splendid with varied armor and weapons
विचित्रचर्मायुधचित्रशोभम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविचित्र-चर्म-आयुध-चित्र-शोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः—“having variegated armor and weapons, with splendid appearance” (qualifies बलम्)
भीमम्terrible
भीमम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootभीम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; qualifies बलम्
बलम्army, force
बलम्:
Karma (कर्म/Object of विनिर्ययौ)
TypeNoun
Rootबल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्
बलिनम्powerful
बलिनम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootबलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; qualifies बलम्
चारुयोधम्with splendid warriors / well-fighting
चारुयोधम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootचारु-योध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (“चारुः योधः” = fine fighters/beautifully arrayed for battle)
विनिर्ययौcame out, emerged
विनिर्ययौ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवि-निर्-या (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमा-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; “went out/emerged”
सिन्धुजलात्from the ocean water
सिन्धुजलात्:
Apādāna (अपादान/Ablative-source)
TypeNoun
Rootसिन्धु-जल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (“सिन्धोः जलम्”)
विशालम्vast
विशालम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविशाल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; qualifies बलम्

Varāha (default, not explicit in fragment)

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Narrative
M
Mythic Warfare

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It contributes to the Purāṇic repertoire of mythic warfare scenes, valuable for literary studies of martial description and epic-style compounds.

Only the generic “sindhu” (sea/ocean) is mentioned; no specific coastal site is named.

The verse is descriptive; it sets narrative conditions for conflict rather than stating an explicit ethical maxim.

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