Varaha Purana 95.7: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 7

The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power

Devanagari script

एवं क्षणमथो युद्धं तदा देवाः सवासवाः । असुरैर्निर्जिताः सद्यो दुद्रुवुर्विमुखा भृशम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 95.7

Transliteration

evaṃ kṣaṇam atho yuddhaṃ tadā devāḥ savāsavāḥ | asurair nirjitāḥ sadyo dudruvur vimukhā bhṛśam ||

Translation

ครั้นศึกดำเนินไปเพียงชั่วครู่ เหล่าเทพทั้งหลายพร้อมด้วยพระอินทร์ก็พ่ายแพ้แก่อสูรโดยฉับพลัน แล้วหันหน้าถอยหนีไปด้วยความทุกข์ร้อนยิ่งนัก

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Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb of manner)

• क्षणम्: for a moment
• क्षणम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन (neuter, accusative singular; adverbial duration)

• अथो: then / and indeed
• अथो: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ + उ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/अनन्तरार्थक निपात (particle: then/and indeed)

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (neuter, accusative singular)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (masculine, nominative plural)

• सवासवाः: along with Indra
• सवासवाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of देवाः
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + वासव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; उपसर्गसदृश ‘स-’ = सहित (masculine, nominative plural; ‘together with Indra/with the Vasavas’)

• असुरैः: by the demons
• असुरैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (masculine, instrumental plural)

• निर्जिताः: defeated
• निर्जिताः: Karta (कर्ता) in passive sense / predicate of देवाः
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + √जि (जि धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थः (past passive participle; masculine nominative plural)

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (immediately)

• दुद्रुवुः: ran away
• दुद्रुवुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √द्रु (द्रु धातु) (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद (3rd person plural, perfect, parasmaipada)

• विमुखाः: turning away / facing away
• विमुखाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of देवाः
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (masculine, nominative plural)

• भृशम्: greatly
• भृशम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, परिमाण/तीव्रतावाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of intensity)

Speaker

Narrator (default framework: Varāha → Pṛthivī; not explicit in verse)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Devāsura Myth-cycle
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif—divine defeat and retreat—used to introduce a turning point, often the emergence of a corrective power (such as Devī) within the mythic-historical imagination of early Sanskrit literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse does not give a direct injunction; it frames a crisis (defeat and flight) that motivates seeking protection and restoring order.