Varaha Purana 29.5: Adhyaya 29, Shloka 5

The Birth and Marriages of the Direction-Goddesses and the Daśamī Observance

Devanagari script

अन्याश्चतस्त्रस्तेषां तु कन्याः परमशोभनाः । रूपस्विन्यो महाभागा गाम्भीर्येण समन्विताः ॥ २९.५ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 29.5

Transliteration

anyāś catas tras teṣāṃ tu kanyāḥ paramaśobhanāḥ | rūpasvinyo mahābhāgā gāmbhīryeṇa samanvitāḥ || 29.5 ||

Translation

ในหมู่พวกนางยังมีหญิงสาวอีกสี่นางงดงามยิ่ง—มีรูปโฉมผ่องใส เปี่ยมด้วยบุญวาสนา และประกอบด้วยความสุขุมลุ่มลึกและศักดิ์ศรี

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Word by Word

• anyāḥ: other (ones)
• anyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā (Nom.), Bahuvacana (pl.)

• catasraḥ: four
• catasraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā (Nom.), Bahuvacana (pl.); numeral adjective

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃ/napuṃ (m./n.), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive/षष्ठी), Bahuvacana (pl.)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta; virodha/avadhāraṇa (contrast/emphasis)

• kanyāḥ: maidens/daughters
• kanyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā (Nom.), Bahuvacana (pl.)

• parama-śobhanāḥ: exceedingly beautiful
• parama-śobhanāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + śobhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā (Nom.), Bahuvacana (pl.); karmadhāraya ‘supremely beautiful’ qualifying kanyāḥ

• rūpasvinyaḥ: possessing beauty
• rūpasvinyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + -svin (तद्धित)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā (Nom.), Bahuvacana (pl.)

• mahābhāgāḥ: very fortunate/noble
• mahābhāgāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā (Nom.), Bahuvacana (pl.); ‘greatly fortunate/noble’

• gāmbhīryeṇa: with depth/gravity
• gāmbhīryeṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gāmbhīrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (n.), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental/तृतीया), Ekavacana (sg.)

• samanvitāḥ: endowed (with)
• samanvitāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + anu + i (इ धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: past passive participle (क्त/PPP) ‘samanvita’; Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā (Nom.), Bahuvacana (pl.)

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker-framework; not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Philology
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative technique: concise descriptive cataloguing (varṇana) used to characterize groups within a story world, reflecting literary aesthetics and social ideals rather than documentary social history.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it functions as a descriptive line within a broader narrative context.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse does not state a direct ethical injunction; it conveys valued qualities—beauty, good fortune, and gāmbhīrya (dignity/depth)—as culturally admired attributes within the narrative.