Varaha Purana 201.20: Adhyaya 201, Shloka 20

The Battle between the Rākṣasas and Yama’s Attendant-Messengers

Devanagari script

गजैरन्ये तथा चाश्वै रथैश्चापि महाबलाः ॥ कण्टकैस्तुरगैर्हंसैरन्ये सिंहैस्तथापरे ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 201.20

Transliteration

gajair anye tathā cāśvai rathaiś cāpi mahābalāḥ || kaṇṭakais turagair haṃsair anye siṃhais tathāpare ||

Translation

کچھ نہایت قوی (سپاہی) ہاتھیوں کے ساتھ، اسی طرح گھوڑوں اور رتھوں کے ساتھ بھی آئے؛ کچھ کانٹेदार مخلوقات، تیز رفتار گھوڑوں اور ہنسوں کے ساتھ؛ اور کچھ دوسرے شیروں کے ساتھ نمودار ہوئے۔

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Word by Word

• गजैः: with/using elephants
• गजैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/सह), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural (pronoun/adjective used substantively)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: सम्बन्ध/वाक्योपपद (Discourse connective)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; manner-adverb

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• अश्वैः: with horses
• अश्वैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• रथैः: with chariots
• रथैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/वाक्योपपद (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चयार्थ (also/even)

• महाबलाः: very strong
• महाबलाः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा+बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural; विशेषण (qualifying ‘अन्ये’)

• कण्टकैः: with thorny (ones) / with spiked (mounts)
• कण्टकैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्टक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• तुरगैः: with steeds
• तुरगैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुरग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• हंसैः: with swans
• हंसैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural (substantive)

• सिंहैः: with lions
• सिंहैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: सम्बन्ध/वाक्योपपद (Discourse connective)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; manner-adverb

• अपरे: others (another group)
• अपरे: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural (substantive)

Speaker

Narrator (default framework: Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue context; verse itself is narrative)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Ancient Military Imagery

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

Catalogs of mounts and forces are a standard feature of Sanskrit war-description, preserving terms for vehicles (ratha) and symbolic animals that shape the literary imagination of power.

Which geographic location is identified?

None is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No explicit ethical teaching appears; the verse is descriptive, emphasizing variety and magnitude of forces.