Varaha Purana 201.2: Adhyaya 201, Shloka 2

The Battle between the Rākṣasas and Yama’s Attendant-Messengers

Devanagari script

दूता ऊचुः ॥ वयं श्रान्ताश्च क्षीणाश्च ह्यन्यान् योजितुमर्हसि ॥ वयमन्यत्करिष्यामः स्वामिन्कार्यं सुदुष्करम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 201.2

Transliteration

dūtā ūcuḥ || vayaṃ śrāntāś ca kṣīṇāś ca hy anyān yojitum arhasi || vayam anyat kariṣyāmaḥ svāmin kāryaṃ su-duṣkaram ||

Translation

Посланцы сказали: Мы устали и изнемогли; тебе следует назначить других. Мы сделаем иное, о владыка, — дело это чрезвычайно трудно.

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Word by Word

• dūtāḥ: the messengers
• dūtāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; उत्तमपुरुषार्थे

• śrāntāḥ: tired
• śrāntāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; भूतकृदन्त-प्राय (√śram)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• kṣīṇāḥ: exhausted/weakened
• kṣīṇāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣīṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; भूतकृदन्त-प्राय (√kṣi)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• anyān: others
• anyān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• yojitum: to assign/engage
• yojitum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/infinitival purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yuj (युज् धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्), ‘to appoint/yoke’

• arhasi: you ought/are fit
• arhasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arh (अर्ह् धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• anyat: something else
• anyat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ‘something else’

• kariṣyāmaḥ: we will do
• kariṣyāmaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Simple future (लृट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• svāmin: O master
• svāmin: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svāmin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• kāryam: task/duty
• kāryam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• su-duṣkaram: very difficult
• su-duṣkaram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (अव्यय) + duṣkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; उपसर्ग/निपात ‘सु’ + विशेषण; कर्मधारय-प्राय

Speaker

Dūtāḥ (explicit)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Classical Narrative
• Sanskrit Philology
• Political Communication

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a common narrative motif of emissaries reporting fatigue and requesting reassignment, offering insight into ideals of duty, capacity, and delegation in classical story-worlds.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is stated in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It highlights pragmatic ethics: recognizing limits, requesting reassignment, and framing difficult duty as a matter of responsible management.