Varaha Purana 207.53: Adhyaya 207, Shloka 53

Section on the ‘Person’ who Entices Beings within the Cycle of Rebirth

Devanagari script

पतिव्रता न गच्छन्ति सत्यवाक्याश्च ये नराः ॥ अजिताश्चाशठाश्चैव स्वामिभक्ताश्च ये नराः

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 207.53

Transliteration

pativratā na gacchanti satyavākyāś ca ye narāḥ || ajitāś cāśaṭhāś caiva svāmibhaktāś ca ye narāḥ

Translation

పతివ్రతులు (ధర్మనిష్ఠులు) పతనమవరు; సత్యవాక్యులు అయిన పురుషులు; అజేయులు (దృఢులు) మరియు కపటరహితులు; అలాగే స్వామిభక్తులు—ఇవే ఇక్కడ ప్రశంసింపబడినవారు।

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Word by Word

• पतिव्रताः: devoted to (their) husband
• पतिव्रताः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पतिव्रत (प्रातिपदिक; पति + व्रत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• गच्छन्ति: go
• गच्छन्ति: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; Parasmaipada

• सत्यवाक्याः: truth-speaking
• सत्यवाक्याः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; appositional)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यवाक्य (प्रातिपदिक; सत्य + वाक्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ये: who
• ये: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; relative pronoun

• नराः: men
• नराः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• अजिताः: unconquered / undefeated
• अजिताः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; appositional)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजित (प्रातिपदिक; अ + जित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अशठाः: not deceitful / straightforward
• अशठाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; appositional)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशठ (प्रातिपदिक; अ + शठ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed / just
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• स्वामिभक्ताः: devoted to (their) master
• स्वामिभक्ताः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; appositional)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वामिभक्त (प्रातिपदिक; स्वामि + भक्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ये: who
• ये: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; relative pronoun

• नराः: men
• नराः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; Nominative plural

Speaker

Varāha (default, instructional voice)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Dharma Literature
• Virtue Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse preserves a catalog of virtues (truthfulness, non-deceit, loyalty) that shaped normative ethics and social ideals in Purāṇic discourse.

Which geographic location is identified?

None; it is an ethical enumeration.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Maintain fidelity, truthfulness, integrity, and loyalty—virtues presented as stabilizing principles of social life.