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Varaha Purana 94.28: Adhyaya 94, Shloka 28

The Birth of Mahiṣāsura and the Goddess’s Victory as Mahīṣamardinī

तावद् दैत्यबलं सर्वं मुक्त्वा देवचमूं द्रुतम् । आययौ यत्र तद् देव्याः सन्नद्धं स्त्रीबलं महत् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 94.28

tāvad daityabalaṃ sarvaṃ muktvā devacamūṃ drutam | āyayau yatra tad devyāḥ sannaddhaṃ strībalaṃ mahat ||

ขณะนั้น กองทัพอสูรทั้งหมดละทิ้งกองทัพเทพอย่างรวดเร็ว แล้วมาถึงยังที่ซึ่งกองกำลังสตรีอันยิ่งใหญ่ของเทวี ซึ่งสรรพาวุธครบครัน ยืนเตรียมพร้อมอยู่

tāvatmeanwhile/so long
tāvat:
Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottāvat (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; temporal/limit particle (तावदर्थ)
daitya-balamthe demon-force
daitya-balam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdaitya (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘the demons’ army/force’
sarvamall/entire
sarvam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifies ‘daitya-balam’
muktvāhaving left
muktvā:
Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√muc (धातु) (कृदन्त)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (Absolutive), पूर्वकालिक ‘having left/released’
deva-camūmthe army of the gods
deva-camūm:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक) + camū (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘the gods’ army’
drutamquickly
drutam:
Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootdruta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग (adverbial accusative) ‘quickly’
āyayaucame/arrived
āyayau:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootā-√yā (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
yatrawhere
yatra:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyatra (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; relative adverb (देशवाचक)
tatthere/that
tat:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; correlates with ‘yatra’ (tad = there/that place)
devyāḥof the goddess
devyāḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootdevī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन
sannaddhamarmed/ready
sannaddham:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootsam-√nah (धातु) (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘armed/equipped’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifies ‘strībalaṃ’
strī-balamthe women’s force
strī-balam:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootstrī (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘women’s force’
mahatgreat/large
mahat:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahat (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifies ‘strī-balam’

Varāha (default narrative frame)

P
Purāṇic Narrative
M
Military Description
C
Classical Sanskrit Literature

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It illustrates conventional Sanskrit battle narration: the shift of an army’s focus and the convergence toward a newly formed opposing force.

No explicit geographic marker is given; the narrative remains within a generalized battlefield setting.

The verse implicitly highlights readiness and collective defense as responses to aggression, without prescribing broader social norms.

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