Varaha Purana 98.19: Adhyaya 98, Shloka 19

Chapter on the Sacred Hill Episode: Satyatapā and the Marvel of Varāha

Devanagari script

भगवन्निह दृष्टस्ते वराहः पृथुलो महान् ॥ येन तं हन्मि भृत्यानां पोषणाय महामुने ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 98.19

Transliteration

bhagavan niha dṛṣṭas te varāhaḥ pṛthulo mahān || yena taṃ hanmi bhṛtyānāṃ poṣaṇāya mahā-mune ||

Translation

ข้าแต่ภควัน ที่นี่ท่านได้เห็นวราหะตัวใหญ่และมีกำลังยิ่ง ข้าแต่มหามุนี โปรดบอกเถิดว่าข้าพเจ้าจะฆ่ามันด้วยวิธีใด เพื่อเลี้ยงดูผู้ที่พึ่งพาข้าพเจ้า

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Word by Word

• भगवन्: O Lord / O venerable one
• भगवन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, स्थानवाचक (locative adverb)

• दृष्टः: has been seen
• दृष्टः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'seen'

• ते: by you / your
• ते: Kartr (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive) एकवचन; enclitic; 'by you/your' (contextually: 'by you' as agent of passive)

• वराहः: boar
• वराहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वराह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पृथुलः: large, broad
• पृथुलः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृथुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण to 'वराहः'

• महान्: great
• महान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण to 'वराहः'

• येन: by which / whereby
• येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (Instr.), एकवचन; संबंधसूचक (relative)

• तम्: him/that (boar)
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन

• हन्मि: I kill
• हन्मि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• भृत्यानाम्: of the servants/dependents
• भृत्यानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पोषणाय: for nourishment
• पोषणाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पोषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन; प्रयोजन (purpose)

• महामुने: O great sage
• महामुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'महान् मुनिः'

Speaker

Mṛgayu (the hunter)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Environmental Ethics
• Dharma Discourse

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a social-ethical scenario—subsistence and responsibility for dependents—embedded within a sacred narrative, illustrating how Purāṇas stage moral deliberation.

Which geographic location is identified?

No new location is named; the verse continues within the previously established setting where the boar has appeared.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It frames a conflict between livelihood needs and potential harm, inviting reflection on necessity, proportionality, and the consequences of violence.