Varaha Purana 92.3: Adhyaya 92, Shloka 3

The Demon King’s Council Deliberation and the Mobilization of an Army to Conquer the Devas

Devanagari script

प्रघसेनैवमुक्तस्तु विघसो वाक्यमब्रवीत् । सम्यगुक्तं प्रघसेन तां देवीं प्रति पार्थिव ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 92.3

Transliteration

praghasenaivamuktas tu vighaso vākyam abravīt | samyag uktaṃ praghasena tāṃ devīṃ prati pārthiva ||

Translation

เมื่อปรฆเสนะกล่าวดังนั้นแล้ว วิฆสะจึงตอบว่า “กล่าวได้ถูกต้องแล้ว ปรฆเสนะ ในเรื่องพระเทวีผู้ประเสริฐนั้น โอ้พระราชา”

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Word by Word

• प्रघसेन: by Praghasena
• प्रघसेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रघसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• उक्तः: having been addressed/spoken to
• उक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/क्तप्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (having been spoken/addressed)

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थ (but/indeed)

• विघसः: Vighasa
• विघसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• वाक्यम्: speech/words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/लङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सम्यक्: rightly
• सम्यक्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; रीति/प्रकार (properly/rightly)

• उक्तम्: well spoken
• उक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि (well said)

• प्रघसेन: by Praghasena
• प्रघसेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रघसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे कर्तृनिर्देश (by Praghasena)

• ताम्: that (her)
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवीम्: the देवी/queen
• देवीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• प्रति: towards/with regard to
• प्रति: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग/संबन्ध (towards/with regard to)

• पार्थिव: O king
• पार्थिव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Speaker

Vighasa (explicit)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Court Narrative
• Rāja-nīti
• Dialogic Prose-in-Verse

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a stylized courtly exchange where ministers validate counsel, illustrating deliberative norms in Sanskrit political narratives.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Sound policy is framed as collective reasoning: counsel is assessed and affirmed before action is taken.