Varaha Purana 197.40: Adhyaya 197, Shloka 40

The Division of the Gates of Yama’s City and the Description of the Tribunal Hall

Devanagari script

केचित्तु तत्र पुरुषाः सर्वशोभाविशोभिताः ॥ केयूरैर्मुकुटैश्चान्ये चित्रैरङ्गैस्तथाऽपरे ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 197.40

Transliteration

kecittu tatra puruṣāḥ sarvaśobhāviśobhitāḥ || keyūrairmukuṭaiścānye citrairaṅgaistathāpare ||

Translation

అక్కడ కొంతమంది పురుషులు అన్ని విధాల శోభతో విభూషితులై ఉన్నారు; మరికొందరు కేయూరాలు, మకుటాలతో అలంకరించబడ్డారు; ఇంకొందరి దేహాలు విచిత్ర అలంకారచిహ్నాలతో ముద్రితమై ఉన్నాయి.

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Word by Word

• केचित्: some (persons)
• केचित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क-चित् (प्रातिपदिक; अनिश्चितसर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; अनिश्चितसर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थे (but/indeed)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• पुरुषाः: men/persons
• पुरुषाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• सर्वशोभाविशोभिताः: adorned with every kind of beauty
• सर्वशोभाविशोभिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-शोभा-वि-शोभित (कृदन्त; √शुभ्/शोभ् (धातु) + वि + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (past passive participle) विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सर्वशोभया विशोभिताः = adorned with all splendor)

• केयूरैः: with armlets
• केयूरैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केयूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रायः), तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण (instrumental)

• मुकुटैः: with crowns
• मुकुटैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुकुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण (instrumental)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनामसदृश-विशेषण/संज्ञा (others)

• चित्रैः: with wondrous/variegated
• चित्रैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (variegated/wondrous)

• अङ्गैः: with limbs/bodies
• अङ्गैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण (instrumental)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: thus/so)

• अपरे: others (yet others)
• अपरे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘others (another set)’

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a Purāṇic descriptive catalogue (varṇana) used to convey moral atmosphere—here, the aestheticized depiction of attendants associated with Kṛtānta (Death/Time) within epic-Purāṇic narrative style.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it is a scene-setting description.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, the verse frames the power and inevitability of Time/Death through imagery; it serves as a contemplative prompt rather than a direct injunction.