Varaha Purana 148.33: Adhyaya 148, Shloka 33

The Greatness of Stutasvāmi: Varāha’s Disclosure of the Bhūtagiri Sacred Landscape and Its Ethical Discipline

Devanagari script

तपसा ज्ञानयुक्ता वा नित्यं कर्मसु चोद्यताः ॥ अनेन हि स्वभावेन मात्सर्यं चैव कुर्वते ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 148.33

Transliteration

tapasā jñānayuktā vā nityaṃ karmasu codyatāḥ || anena hi svabhāvena mātsaryaṃ caiva kurvate ||

Translation

ไม่ว่าจะประกอบด้วยตบะและญาณ หรือถูกผลักดันให้เร่งรุดในกิจอยู่เสมอ—ด้วยสันดานเช่นนี้เอง เขาย่อมกระทำความริษยาแท้จริง

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Word by Word

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (करण/Instrument-means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• ज्ञान-युक्ताः: endowed with knowledge
• ज्ञान-युक्ताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त, √युज् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: 'ज्ञानेन युक्ताः'

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Alternative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle: or)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb: always)

• कर्मसु: in actions, in duties
• कर्मसु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-sphere)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• उद्यताः: active, intent
• उद्यताः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्√यम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'ready/engaged'

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karana (करण/Instrument-means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; demonstrative

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle: indeed/for)

• स्वभावेन: by (their) nature
• स्वभावेन: Karana (करण/Instrument-means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• मात्सर्यम्: envy
• मात्सर्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मात्सर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (restrictive particle: just/indeed)

• कुर्वते: they do, they make
• कुर्वते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ethics
• Ethical Psychology
• Ascetic Vocabulary

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates an introspective Purāṇic ethic: even esteemed practices (tapas, jñāna) can coexist with moral failings understood as ingrained dispositions (svabhāva).

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Examine and correct one’s underlying disposition; otherwise, envy can persist despite outwardly virtuous practices.