Varaha Purana 201.19: Adhyaya 201, Shloka 19

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

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा ततो घोरा व्याधयः कामरूपिणः ॥ सन्नद्धास्त्वरितं शूरा भीमरूपा भयानकाः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 201.19

Transliteration

evam uktvā tato ghorā vyādhayaḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ || sannaddhās tvaritaṃ śūrā bhīmarūpā bhayānakāḥ ||

Translation

ఇలా చెప్పిన తరువాత, భయంకరమైన వ్యాధులు—ఇష్టరూపధారులు—వేగంగా సన్నద్ధులయ్యారు; వారు శూరులు, భీమరూపులు, భయానకులు.

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Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (manner adverb: “thus”)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund: “having said”)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादान/क्रमार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: “then/from there”)

• ghorāḥ: terrible
• ghorāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghora (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of vyādhayaḥ)

• vyādhayaḥ: diseases/afflictions
• vyādhayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyādhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• kāmarūpiṇaḥ: able to assume forms at will
• kāmarūpiṇaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāma + rūpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कामा अनुसारं रूपं यस्य), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• sannaddhāḥ: armed/ready
• sannaddhāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + nah (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP: “armed/ready”), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• tvaritam: quickly
• tvaritam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tvarita (कृदन्त; √tvar धातु)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचन (adverbial accusative: “quickly/in haste”)

• śūrāḥ: heroes/valiant ones
• śūrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• bhīmarūpāḥ: of dreadful appearance
• bhīmarūpāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhīma + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (भीमं रूपं येषाम्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• bhayānakāḥ: frightening
• bhayānakāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhayānaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (default framework: Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue context; verse itself is narrative)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Mythic Warfare

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It demonstrates Purāṇic battle narration conventions: rapid mobilization, stock epithets (ghora, bhayānaka), and the motif of kāmarūpatva (voluntary shape-change) used to characterize extraordinary combatants.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified here.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No direct ethical injunction is stated; the verse functions primarily as narrative description of escalation toward combat.