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Varaha Purana 95.6: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 6

The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power

युयोध च सूरैः सार्द्धं रुरुर्दैत्यपतिस्तथा । मुद्गरैर्मुषलैः शूलैः शरैर्दण्डायुधैस्तथा । जघ्नुर्दैत्याः सुरान् संख्ये सुराश्चैव तथासुरान् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 95.6

yuyodha ca sūraiḥ sārdhaṁ rurur daityapatis tathā | mudgarair muśalaiḥ śūlaiḥ śaraiḥ daṇḍāyudhais tathā | jaghnur daityāḥ surān saṁkhye surāś caiva tathāsurān ||

మరియు దైత్యపతి రురు వీరులతో కలిసి యుద్ధం చేశాడు—ముద్గరాలు, ముషలాలు, శూలాలు, శరాలు, దండాయుధాలతో. సంగ్రామంలో దైత్యులు సురులను సంహరించారు; సురులు కూడా అలాగే అసురులను సంహరించారు.

yuyodhafought
yuyodha:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√yudh (युध् धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय
sūraiḥwith the gods/valiant ones
sūraiḥ:
Sahakārī (सहकारी)
TypeNoun
Rootsūra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन
sārdhamtogether with
sārdham:
Sahakārī (सहकारी)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsārdham (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; सहार्थक (with/together with)
ruruḥRuru (a named being)
ruruḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootruru (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
daitya-patiḥlord of the daityas
daitya-patiḥ:
Apposition/Karta (समाधिकरण/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdaitya (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दैत्यानां पतिः)
tathāalso
tathā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अन्वयार्थे (also/likewise)
mudgaraiḥwith maces
mudgaraiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootmudgara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन
muśalaiḥwith pestles/clubs
muśalaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootmuśala (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन
śūlaiḥwith spears/tridents
śūlaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootśūla (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन
śaraiḥwith arrows
śaraiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootśara (प्रातिपदik)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन
daṇḍa-āyudhaiḥwith staff-weapons
daṇḍa-āyudhaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootdaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + āyudha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दण्डरूपाणि आयुधानि)
tathāalso
tathā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थे (also)
jaghnurslew/struck down
jaghnur:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√han (हन् धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद
daityāḥdaityas (demons)
daityāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdaitya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
surānthe gods
surān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsura (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
saṁkhyein battle
saṁkhye:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootsaṁkhya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘युद्धे’ इत्यर्थे
surāḥthe gods
surāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsura (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय
evaindeed
eva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारण
tathālikewise
tathā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अन्वयार्थे (likewise)
asurānthe asuras
asurān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootasura (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

Varāha (default narrative instructor framework)

P
Purāṇic Literature
M
Martial Lexicon
M
Mythic Narrative

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It functions as a catalog of weapon terms and a stylized account of combat, supporting philological study of Sanskrit martial vocabulary across Purāṇic recensions.

No location is named in this verse; it is set within an unspecified battlefield (saṁkhye).

No explicit ethical instruction is stated; the verse is descriptive of reciprocal violence within a mythic conflict frame.

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