Varaha Purana 11.80: Adhyaya 11, Shloka 80

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

Devanagari script

ततो विरोचनं दृष्ट्वा बहुसैन्यपरिष्कृतम् । योधयामासुरव्यग्रा विविधायुधपाणयः ॥ ११.८१ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 11.80

Transliteration

tato virocanaṃ dṛṣṭvā bahusainyapariṣkṛtam | yodhayāmāsuravyagrā vividhāyudhapāṇayaḥ || 11.81 ||

Translation

ครั้นแล้วเมื่อเห็นวิโรจนะจัดทัพพร้อมด้วยกองทัพใหญ่ พวกเขา—กระหายศึก มือถืออาวุธนานาชนิด—ก็เข้าประจัญบาน

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Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Kāla/Deśa-adhikaraṇa (काल/देश-अधिकरण; adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya); अपादान/क्रमसूचक-क्रियाविशेषण (ablatival adverb: 'thereupon/from that')

• virocanam: Virocana (name)
• virocanam: Karma (कर्म; object of 'seeing')
• Type: Noun
• Root: virocana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन (Singular)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive, -tvā); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (prior action)

• bahu-sainya-pariṣkṛtam: adorned/attended by a large army
• bahu-sainya-pariṣkṛtam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण; qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक) + sainya (प्रातिपदिक) + pariṣkṛta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) to 'virocanam'; समासः: बहुसैन्येन परिष्कृतम् (instrumental-tatpuruṣa sense)

• yodhayāmāsuḥ: they caused to fight / they attacked
• yodhayāmāsuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया; main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yudh (धातु) [णिच् causative: yodhay-]
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada); causative stem (णिच्)

• avyagrāḥ: unagitated, resolute
• avyagrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता; subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-vyagra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st); बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (adjective) to implied subject 'they'

• vividha-āyudha-pāṇayaḥ: those with various weapons in hand
• vividha-āyudha-pāṇayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक) + āyudha (प्रातिपदिक) + pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st); बहुवचन (Plural); बहुव्रीहिः: विविधानि आयुधानि येषां पाणिषु (those who have various weapons in their hands)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Epic Style
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif: the description of troop formations and armed engagement, preserving courtly-martial Sanskrit diction used to frame political and cosmic conflicts.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic toponym appears in this verse; it is a battlefield-focused description without an explicit place-name.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse primarily functions as narrative description rather than explicit ethical teaching; implicitly, it foregrounds readiness, organization, and resolve in the context of conflict.