Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 38

The Cāturmāsya Observances and the Sleeping–Awakening Cycle of the Gods (Hari–Hara Worship)

Devanagari script

ततः क्रोधाभिभूतेन भानुना रिपुभेदिभिः भानुभी राक्षसपुरं तद् दृष्टं च यथैच्छया

Transliteration

tataḥ krodhābhibhūtena bhānunā ripubhedibhiḥ bhānubhī rākṣasapuraṃ tad dṛṣṭaṃ ca yathaicchayā

Translation

பின்னர் கோபத்தால் ஆட்கொள்ளப்பட்ட பானு, பகைவரை நசைக்கும் பானுக்களுடன், தன் விருப்பத்தின்படி ராக்ஷஸ நகரத்தைப் பார்த்தான்.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: thereafter)

• krodha: anger
• krodha: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-तत्पुरुषसमासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• abhibhūtena: overcome (by)
• abhibhūtena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi + bhū (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भावे), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; ‘overcome’

• krodhābhibhūtena: overcome by anger
• krodhābhibhūtena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक) + abhibhūta (कृदन्त)
• Form: तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (‘overcome by anger’), तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying bhānunā)

• bhānunā: by Bhānu (the Sun)
• bhānunā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhānu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• ripu: enemy
• ripu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ripu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• bhedibhiḥ: by the splitters/destroyers
• bhedibhiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhid (धातु) + -in (कृत्/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (णिनि/इन्-प्रत्ययान्त: ‘splitter’), पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• ripubhedibhiḥ: by enemy-destroying (rays)
• ripubhedibhiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ripu (प्रातिपदिक) + bhedin (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘enemy-destroying’), तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying bhānubhiḥ)

• bhānubhiḥ: by the sunbeams
• bhānubhiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhānu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; ‘rays/suns’ (context: rays)

• rākṣasa: of rākṣasas
• rākṣasa: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• puram: city
• puram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• rākṣasapuram: the rākṣasa-city
• rākṣasapuram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक) + pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘city of the rākṣasas’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here correlating with dṛṣṭam (nominative)

• dṛṣṭam: was seen
• dṛṣṭam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मणि भावः: ‘was seen’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: as/according to)

• icchayā: by (his) will
• icchayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: icchā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• yathā-icchayā: as he wished
• yathā-icchayā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + icchā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः (adverbial: ‘according to (his) wish’), whole functions adverbially

Speakers

• Narrative voice within the Purāṇic dialogue framework (commonly Pulastya → Nārada; specific speaker not explicit in the provided excerpt)

Key Themes

• Daitya-Deva Conflict
• Martial narrative
• Krodha (anger) as a motivating force

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Anger is shown as a potent catalyst for action; the narrative implicitly cautions that krodha can drive one into hostile spaces and precipitate downfall in subsequent verses.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Primarily Vamśānucarita / narrative of beings and conflicts (genealogical-heroic storyline), rather than sarga/pratisarga; it functions as episodic history within the Purāṇic frame.

What is the symbolic significance?

The ‘enemy-splitting’ epithet foregrounds a kṣātra (martial) ethos; the sighting of the Rākṣasa stronghold sets up a reversal where apparent power, when fueled by anger, becomes unstable.