Varaha Purana 137.8 — Adhyaya 137, Shloka 8

The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field

Devanagari script

पट्टबन्धेन कार्यं च यावद्ध्रियति मे गुरुः ॥ एका स्वपितुमिच्छामि मध्याह्ने तु तथाविधे

Transliteration

paṭṭa-bandhena kāryaṁ ca yāvad dhriyati me guruḥ || ekā svapitum icchāmi madhyāhne tu tathāvidhe

Translation

నా గురువు పట్టబంధం (తలపట్టీ కట్టడం) అనే అవసరమైన కార్యం చేస్తున్నంతవరకు, నేను మధ్యాహ్నం అదే విధంగా ఒంటరిగా నిద్రించదలచుకున్నాను।

Word by Word

• paṭṭa-bandhena: by/with a cloth-bandage
• paṭṭa-bandhena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṭṭa + bandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• kāryam: work; what is to be done
• kāryam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

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

• yāvat: as long as; until
• yāvat: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Temporal/limit adverb (परिमाण/अवधि-बोधक अव्यय): 'as long as/until'

• dhriyati: holds; supports; lasts
• dhriyati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhṛ धृ (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• me: my/to me
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive/Dative (षष्ठी/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• guruḥ: teacher; guru
• guruḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• ekā: alone; one (female speaker)
• ekā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• svapitum: to sleep
• svapitum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √svap स्वप् (धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्)

• icchāmi: I wish/desire
• icchāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √iṣ इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• madhyāhne: at midday
• madhyāhne: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhyāhna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) expressing contrast/emphasis

• tathā-vidhe: in such a situation/condition
• tathā-vidhe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tathā + vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); 'of such a kind'

Speaker

Pṛthivī (default dialogue frame; speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Social Life","Kingship (negated)"]

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Social History Motifs
• Everyday Sanskrit
• Dialogue Narrative

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It offers a glimpse of quotidian cultural details (headband binding, midday rest) used rhetorically to contrast ordinary desires with the burdens of rulership.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified here.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

A narrative strategy emphasizing personal limitation and reluctance—often used to frame subsequent instruction on duty and capability.