Varaha Purana 122.32: Adhyaya 122, Shloka 32

The Greatness of Kokāmukha

Sacred Site Eulogy and Salvific Narrative

Devanagari script

स वै तथा समं नित्यं सा च तेन समं शुभा ॥ अन्योन्यं रममाणौ तौ मुहूर्तमपि नोज्झतः

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 122.32

Transliteration

sa vai tathā samaṃ nityaṃ sā ca tena samaṃ śubhā || anyonyaṃ ramamāṇau tau muhūrtam api nojjhataḥ

Translation

అతడు ఎల్లప్పుడూ ఆమెతో సమభావంగా ఉన్నాడు; ఆ శుభమయి స్త్రీ కూడా అతనితో అలాగే ఉండింది; పరస్పరం ఆనందిస్తూ వారు ఇద్దరూ క్షణమాత్రమూ విడిపోలేదు।

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Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (participant)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• vai: indeed
• vai: Prayojaka-nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निश्चयार्थक निपात)

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb

• samam: equally; together
• samam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया)

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषण)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता) (participant)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• tena: with him
• tena: Sahakārī/Saha (सह) (association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• samam: together; equally
• samam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative

• śubhā: auspicious; lovely
• śubhā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of sā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; used as predicate adjective of sā

• anyonyaṃ: each other
• anyonyaṃ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyonya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Reciprocal adverb (अन्योन्यार्थक अव्यय)

• ramamāṇau: delighting; enjoying
• ramamāṇau: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier of tau)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ram (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: Present active participle Ātmanepada (शानच्), Masculine, Nominative, Dual; 'enjoying/delighting'

• tau: the two
• tau: Karta (कर्ता) of ujjhataḥ
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Dual

• muhūrtam: for a moment
• muhūrtam: Kāla (काल) (duration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muhūrta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; adverbial duration

• api: even
• api: Prayojaka-nipāta
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अपि = even/also)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha-nipāta
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle

• ujjhataḥ: they abandon; they leave
• ujjhataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√hā (धातु) (ujjh = to abandon)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person, Dual; Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative frame; speaker not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Philology
• Cultural History

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It demonstrates narrative use of dual grammatical forms and stock expressions for companionship, valuable for philological cataloging.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic reference is present.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse presents mutuality and constancy as relational ideals within the story’s descriptive frame.