Varaha Purana 11.72: Adhyaya 11, Shloka 72

Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel

Devanagari script

ततः क्रोधपरीतात्मा श्रुत्वा ब्राह्मणभाषितम् । दुर्जयः प्राह नीलाख्यं सामन्तं गच्छ माचिरम् । ब्राह्मणस्य मणिं गृह्य तूर्णमेहि यदृच्छया ॥ ११.७३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 11.72

Transliteration

tataḥ krodhaparītātmā śrutvā brāhmaṇabhāṣitam | durjayaḥ prāha nīlākhyaṃ sāmantaṃ gaccha mā ciram | brāhmaṇasya maṇiṃ gṛhya tūrṇam ehi yadṛcchayā || 11.73 ||

Translation

ครั้นได้ฟังถ้อยคำของพราหมณ์แล้ว ทุรชัยผู้ถูกโทสะครอบงำจึงสั่งสวามิภักดิ์ชื่อ นีละ ว่า “ไปเดี๋ยวนี้ อย่าชักช้า จงเอาแก้วมณีของพราหมณ์มา แล้วกลับมาโดยเร็วไม่ว่าด้วยวิธีใด”

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Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereupon
• tataḥ: Prakaraṇa (प्रकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (ablatival adverb: ‘thereupon/from that’)

• krodha-parīta-ātmā: whose mind was overcome by anger
• krodha-parīta-ātmā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: krodha + parīta + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास: ‘क्रोधेन परीतः आत्मा यस्य’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying durjayaḥ)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having heard)

• brāhmaṇa-bhāṣitam: the brāhmaṇa’s words
• brāhmaṇa-bhāṣitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa + bhāṣita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास: ‘ब्राह्मणेन भाषितम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; श्रवणस्य विषयः

• durjayaḥ: Durjaya (name)
• durjayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: durjaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (proper name)

• prāha: said
• prāha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• nīla-ākhyam: named Nīla
• nīla-ākhyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nīla + ākhyā (प्रातिपदिक) → ākhyā (name)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास: ‘नील इति आख्यः’ (named Nīla); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying sāmantam)

• sāmantam: the feudatory/chief
• sāmantam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāmanta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे कर्म (object of ‘said to/ordered’)

• gaccha: go
• gaccha: Ājñā-kriyā (आज्ञाक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• mā: do not
• mā: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (prohibitive particle)

• ciram: long (delay)
• ciram: Kāla (काल/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative: ‘for long’)

• brāhmaṇasya: of the brāhmaṇa
• brāhmaṇasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• maṇim: the gem
• maṇim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• gṛhya: having taken
• gṛhya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-प्राय (absolutive/gerund) ‘गृह्य’ (having taken/seized)

• tūrṇam: quickly
• tūrṇam: Prakaraṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• ehi: come (back)
• ehi: Ājñā-kriyā (आज्ञाक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: i (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• yadṛcchayā: as it happens / by any means
• yadṛcchayā: Prakāra (प्रकार/रीति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadṛcchā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (instrumental of manner: ‘by chance/at will’)

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative frame; speaker not explicit in the excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Dharma Discourse
• South Asian Cultural History

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic narrative motif in which rulers or elites, driven by anger, issue coercive orders that violate social norms—useful for studying ideal/anti-ideal models of governance and the cultural authority attributed to brāhmaṇas in Sanskrit literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; it is a courtly/political action scene centered on a ruler (Durjaya), a vassal (Nīla), and a brāhmaṇa.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds anger (krodha) as a destabilizing mental state that can lead to unjust commands—implicitly warning that governance without restraint and respect for social-ethical boundaries results in wrongdoing.