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Varaha Purana 201.36: Adhyaya 201, Shloka 36

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

शूलपाणिं विरूपाक्षं सर्वप्राणिप्रणाशनम् ॥ मन्देहा नाम नाम्ना वै राक्षसाः पिशिताशनाः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 201.36

śūlapāṇiṃ virūpākṣaṃ sarvaprāṇipraṇāśanam || mandehā nāma nāmnā vai rākṣasāḥ piśitāśanāḥ ||

शूलपाणिं विरूपाक्षं सर्वप्राणिविनाशनम् । तथा ‘मन्देहा’ इति नाम्ना प्रसिद्धान् पिशिताशनान् राक्षसान् अपि (ते) अवर्णयन् ॥

शूलपाणिम्the one with a trident in hand
शूलपाणिम्:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootशूल + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative: 'शूलस्य पाणिः'), पुंलिङ्गे (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (Singular)
विरूपाक्षम्the odd-eyed one (Virūpākṣa)
विरूपाक्षम्:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootविरूप + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formबहुव्रीहि-समासः (possessive: 'विरूपे अक्षिणी यस्य'), पुंलिङ्गे (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (Singular)
सर्वप्राणिप्रणाशनम्destroyer of all beings
सर्वप्राणिप्रणाशनम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व + प्राणि + प्रणाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative: 'सर्वेषां प्राणिनां प्रणाशनम्'), नपुंसकलिङ्गे (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (Singular)
मन्देहाःthe Mandehas
मन्देहाः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootमन्देह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम् (Plural)
नामnamed
नाम:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/apposition marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाम (अव्यय)
Formनामनिर्देशार्थक-अव्ययम् (indeclinable indicating appellation: 'by name')
नाम्नाby name
नाम्ना:
Karana (करण/means: 'by the name')
TypeNoun
Rootनामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम् (Singular)
वैindeed
वै:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (अव्यय)
Formनिश्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (emphatic particle)
राक्षसाःdemons
राक्षसाः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootराक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम् (Plural)
पिशिताशनाःflesh-eaters
पिशिताशनाः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootपिशित + अशन्/आशन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative: 'पिशितस्य आशनाः'), पुंलिङ्गे (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

Narrator (default framework: Varāha-to-Pṛthivī context, not explicit here)

P
Purāṇic Literature
M
Mythology
S
Sanskrit Epithets
N
Narrative Genealogies

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The verse preserves named demon-groups (e.g., Mandehas) and a stock repertoire of epithets, useful for comparative study across Purāṇas and epic literature.

No geographic location is specified in this verse fragment.

The verse functions descriptively, framing a threat; ethical instruction is indirect, supporting a broader narrative about protection and order.

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