Varaha Purana 126.79: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 79

The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas

Devanagari script

वारिता राजपुत्रेण सुता प्राज्योतिषस्य वै ॥ नकुलं घातितं दृष्ट्वा माङ्गल्यं शुभदर्शनम्

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 126.79

Transliteration

vāritā rājaputreṇa sutā prājyotiṣasya vai || nakulaṃ ghātitaṃ dṛṣṭvā māṅgalyaṃ śubhadarśanam

Translation

ธิดาแห่งปราชโยติษะนั้นแท้จริงถูกเจ้าชายห้ามไว้; และเมื่อเห็นนกุละ (พังพอน/มองกูส) ถูกฆ่า—ซึ่งถือว่าเป็นมงคล มีนิมิตงาม—

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Word by Word

• vāritā: restrained/forbidden
• vāritā: Karma (कर्म) in passive construction
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛ (वृ धातु) + ṇic? (causative sense) / √vār (वार्) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta past passive participle (क्त), Strīliṅga Prathamā Ekavacana; 'restrained/forbidden'

• rāja-putreṇa: by the prince
• rāja-putreṇa: Kartṛ (कर्ता) (agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājaputra (प्रातिपदिक) = rāja + putra
• Form: Puṃliṅga Tṛtīyā (तृतीया) Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa (rājñaḥ putraḥ)

• sutā: daughter
• sutā: Karta (कर्ता) (subject of vāritā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga Prathamā Ekavacana

• prājyotiṣasya: of Prājyotiṣa
• prājyotiṣasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prājyotiṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga Ṣaṣṭhī Ekavacana (proper name/epithet)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• nakulam: mongoose
• nakulam: Karma (कर्म) (object of dṛṣṭvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nakula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga Dvitīyā Ekavacana

• ghātitam: caused to be killed/killed
• ghātitam: Karma (कर्म) (predicate attribute of nakulam)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (हन् धातु) + ṇic (णिच्) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Causative past passive participle (णिजन्त-क्त), Napuṃsakaliṅga Dvitīyā Ekavacana; agrees with nakulam

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (दृश् धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वान्त)

• māṅgalyam: auspiciousness
• māṅgalyam: Karma (कर्म) (appositional object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māṅgalya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga Dvitīyā Ekavacana; used as apposition/object (what was seen/considered)

• śubha-darśanam: of auspicious appearance
• śubha-darśanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubhadarśana (प्रातिपदिक) = śubha + darśana
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga Dvitīyā Ekavacana; karmadhāraya qualifying māṅgalyam

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Royal Narratives
• Omen Vocabulary
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It contains a toponym/ethnonym (Prāgjyotiṣa) and courtly narrative motifs, important for mapping Purāṇic story geographies.

Which geographic location is identified?

Prāgjyotiṣa is named; it is often associated in broader Sanskrit literature with an eastern region/kingdom, but this fragment alone does not fix a precise modern site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The line is primarily descriptive; any ethical import depends on the surrounding episode (restraint, violence, and interpretation of signs).