Varaha Purana 201.5: Adhyaya 201, Shloka 5
The Battle between the Rākṣasas and Yama’s Attendant-Messengers
अदूरे दृष्टवान्कञ्चित्पुरुषं स ह्यनाकृतिम् ॥ स तु वेगेन सम्प्राप्त इङ्गितज्ञो दुरात्मवान् ॥
adūre dṛṣṭavān kañcit puruṣaṃ sa hy anākṛtim || sa tu vegena samprāpta iṅgitajño durātmavān ||
ไม่นานนักเขาเห็นบุรุษผู้หนึ่งอยู่ไม่ไกล ผู้ดูประหนึ่งไร้รูป. ครั้นแล้วผู้มีใจชั่ว ผู้ชำนาญรู้เชิงสัญญาณและเจตนา ก็พุ่งเข้ามาด้วยความเร็ว
Varāha (default speaker framework; not explicit in fragment)
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It reflects Purāṇic narrative techniques for portraying moral character through descriptors (e.g., durātmavān) and the motif of subtle perception (iṅgitajña), common in Dharmic-judicial storytelling.
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The verse frames ethical evaluation through inner disposition and intent, contrasting deceptive acuity (reading intentions) with moral deficiency.
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