Varaha Purana 201.25: Adhyaya 201, Shloka 25

The Battle between the Rākṣasas and Yama’s Attendant-Messengers

Devanagari script

सकुण्डलैः शिरोभिश्च भ्राजते वसुधातलम् ॥ बहुभिश्च सकेयूरैश्छत्रैश्च मणिभूषणैः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 201.25

Transliteration

sakuṇḍalaiḥ śirobhiś ca bhrājate vasudhātalam || bahubhiś ca sakeyūraiś chatraiś ca maṇibhūṣaṇaiḥ

Translation

พื้นพิภพส่องประกาย—เกลื่อนด้วยศีรษะที่ยังสวมตุ้มหู และด้วยกำไลต้นแขนมากมาย ฉัตร และเครื่องประดับอัญมณีต่าง ๆ

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Word by Word

• सकुण्डलैः: with earrings
• सकुण्डलैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + कुण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (करण/Instrumental, 3rd) बहुवचनम्; उपपद-विशेषणम् (स- = 'with')

• शिरोभिः: by/with heads
• शिरोभिः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd) बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• भ्राजते: shines
• भ्राजते: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्राज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present) आत्मनेपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person) एकवचनम्

• वसुधातलम्: the surface of the earth
• वसुधातलम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुधा + तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd) एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वसुधायाः तलम्)

• बहुभिः: with many
• बहुभिः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd) बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• सकेयूरैः: with armlets
• सकेयूरैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + केयूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd) बहुवचनम्; उपपद-विशेषणम् (स- = 'with')

• छत्रैः: with umbrellas
• छत्रैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd) बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• मणिभूषणैः: with jeweled ornaments
• मणिभूषणैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि + भूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd) बहुवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मणीनां भूषणानि)

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative voice)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Sanskrit Epic Style
• Vaiṣṇavism (textual corpus)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates a conventional Purāṇic-epic battlefield topos: the ground described as glittering with fallen warriors’ ornaments, a stylized marker of the scale and intensity of conflict.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific toponym appears in this verse; it refers generally to vasudhātala, “the earth’s surface.”

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No direct ethical injunction is stated; the verse functions as descriptive narrative, emphasizing the consequences of violent combat.