Varaha Purana 201.40: Adhyaya 201, Shloka 40

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

Devanagari script

पच शीघ्रमिमान्पापान्योगेन च बलेन च ॥ ततस्ते त्वरितं गत्वा यत्र ते पिशिताशनाः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 201.40

Transliteration

paca śīghram imān pāpān yogena ca balena ca || tatas te tvaritaṃ gatvā yatra te piśitāśanāḥ ||

Translation

“ان گناہگاروں کو فوراً جلا کر بھسم کر دو—یوگ کی طاقت سے بھی اور زورِ بازو سے بھی۔” پھر وہ تیزی سے وہاں گئے جہاں وہ گوشت خور موجود تھے۔

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Word by Word

• पच: cook / burn up / destroy
• पच: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पच् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb)

• इमान्: these
• इमान्: कर्मविशेषण (Karma-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पापान्: sins / evils
• पापान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• योगेन: by yoga / by discipline
• योगेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Samuccaya/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Conjunction)

• बलेन: by strength
• बलेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Samuccaya/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Conjunction)

• ततः: then / thereafter
• ततः: देश-कालाधिकरण (Deśa-kāla-adhikaraṇa/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb)

• ते: of you / your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्वरितम्: quickly / in haste
• त्वरितम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्वरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial use of past participle)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (Pūrvakriyā/Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (prior action)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Relative adverb of place)

• ते: your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Possessor)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• पिशिताशनाः: flesh-eaters (demons)
• पिशिताशनाः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिशित + अशन् (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पिशितम् अश्नन्ति इति), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Sureśvara/Commander figure (contextually Jvara), ordering subordinates

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Sanskrit Imperatives
• Mythic Warfare
• Yoga (as power idiom)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows how Purāṇic texts integrate ‘yoga’ as a register of extraordinary efficacy alongside physical force, indicating layered notions of agency.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified; the verse only indicates movement “to where” the opponents were.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The passage frames punitive action against ‘pāpāḥ’ as legitimate within the story’s moral universe, emphasizing restoration of order rather than personal ethics.