Varaha Purana 11.87: Adhyaya 11, Shloka 87

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

Devanagari script

युध्यमानं महाबाहुं ततस्त्वाययतुश्चमूः । तस्मिन् बले तु दैत्या ये तान् शृणुष्व धरिरितान् ॥ ११.८८ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 11.87

Transliteration

yudhyamānaṃ mahābāhuṃ tatastv āyayatuś camūḥ | tasmin bale tu daityā ye tān śṛṇuṣva dharer itān || 11.88 ||

Translation

เมื่อวีรบุรุษผู้มีแขนกำยำกำลังรบอยู่ กองทัพก็เคลื่อนเข้ามา บัดนี้เหล่าไทตยะที่อยู่ในกองกำลังนั้น จงฟังตามที่พระหริได้ทรงกล่าวไว้

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Word by Word

• युध्यमानम्: fighting
• युध्यमानम्: कर्म (Karma; qualifier of महाबाहुम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युध् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त (present participle, आत्मनेपद-भाव), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महाबाहुम्: the mighty-armed (one)
• महाबाहुम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; implied with āyayatuḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास: महान् बाहुः यस्य/महाबाहुः; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: सम्बन्ध (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• तु: but / indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थे

• आययतुः: the two came/advanced
• आययतुः: क्रिया (Verb; action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन (Dual); परस्मैपद

• चमूः: the army
• चमूः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चमू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बले: in the army/force
• बले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• दैत्याः: demons (Daityas)
• दैत्याः: कर्ता (Kartā; of implied 'were')
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ये: who
• ये: सम्बन्ध (Relative connector)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तान्: those (them)
• तान्: कर्म (Karma/Object of शृणुष्व)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (demonstrative), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• शृणुष्व: hear (listen)
• शृणुष्व: क्रिया (Verb; command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• धरेः: of Hari
• धरेः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरि (प्रातिपदिक; हरि-विष्णोः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इतān: these
• इतān: कर्म (Karma; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदं (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तान्-विशेषण

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; Hari referenced in-verse)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Epic-Puranic Narrative
• Mythic Warfare

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative technique: a battle scene is paused to introduce a catalog or identification of opposing figures, aiding oral transmission and later textual indexing.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit geographic location is named in this verse; it functions as a narrative transition into a list of Daitiya participants.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse primarily serves a descriptive and structural purpose rather than issuing a direct ethical maxim; implicitly, it frames conflict narration within authoritative speech (Hari/Varāha), emphasizing disciplined listening and ordered transmission of knowledge.