Varaha Purana 94.29: Adhyaya 94, Shloka 29

The Birth of Mahiṣāsura and the Goddess’s Victory as Mahīṣamardinī

Devanagari script

ततस्ताः युयुधुः कन्या दानवैः सह दर्पिताः । क्षणेन तद् बलं ताभिश्चतुरङ्गं निपातितम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 94.29

Transliteration

tatastā yuyudhuḥ kanyā dānavaiḥ saha darpitāḥ | kṣaṇena tad balaṃ tābhiś caturaṅgaṃ nipātitam ||

Translation

అప్పుడు ఆ కన్యలు యుద్ధోత్సాహంతో దానవులతో కలిసి ఘోరంగా యుద్ధం చేశారు. క్షణంలోనే వారు ఆ చతురంగ సేనను కూలదోశారు।

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Word by Word

• tatas: then/thereupon
• tatas: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• tāḥ: they (those women)
• tāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) plural (बहुवचन)

• yuyudhuḥ: fought
• yuyudhuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yudh (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ (लुङ्, aorist), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष) plural (बहुवचन)

• kanyāḥ: maidens/girls
• kanyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) plural (बहुवचन)

• dānavaiḥ: with the Dānavas (demons)
• dānavaiḥ: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया) plural (बहुवचन)

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), preposition-like particle (सह-प्रयोग) governing instrumental

• darpitāḥ: proud/arrogant
• darpitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: darpita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √dṛp/√darp (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग) nominative (प्रथमा) plural (बहुवचन) agreeing with tāḥ/kanyāḥ

• kṣaṇena: in a moment
• kṣaṇena: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया) singular (एकवचन)

• tad: that
• tad: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) singular (एकवचन), demonstrative qualifying balaṃ

• balam: army/force
• balam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) singular (एकवचन)

• tābhiḥ: by them (by those maidens)
• tābhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया) plural (बहुवचन)

• caturaṅgam: fourfold (army: elephants, chariots, cavalry, infantry)
• caturaṅgam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturaṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) singular (एकवचन); compound: catur + aṅga (चारि अङ्गानि यस्य) used adjectivally for balaṃ

• nipātitam: was felled/struck down
• nipātitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-pat (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) nominative/accusative singular (प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन) used predicatively with balaṃ

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative frame)

Tags

• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Military Terminology
• Classical Sanskrit Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The term caturaṅga preserves an older South Asian military classification that continued as a literary convention in epics and Purāṇas.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is named; the verse is concerned with the structure and defeat of an army.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Decisive resistance against violent aggression is portrayed as restoring stability when a destructive force advances.