Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 27

Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)

Devanagari script

स संज्ञां सुचिरेणैव प्रतिलभ्य दितीश्वरः सुदृढं चापमादाय भूयो योद्धमुपागतः

Transliteration

sa saṃjñāṃ sucireṇaiva pratilabhya ditīśvaraḥ sudṛḍhaṃ cāpamādāya bhūyo yoddhamupāgataḥ

Translation

过了许久他才恢复知觉；狄蒂族之主执起一张极其坚固的弓，又再度上前求战。

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• saṃjñām: consciousness/sense
• saṃjñām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃjñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• su-cireṇa: after a long time
• su-cireṇa: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय-पूर्वपद) + cira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; तृतीया-एकवचन-रूपेण (instrumental used adverbially) = 'after a long time'

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• pratilabhya: having regained
• pratilabhya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु) + prati- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) = 'having regained'; √लभ्

• ditī-īśvaraḥ: the Daitya-lord
• ditī-īśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ditī (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः = 'dityāḥ īśvaraḥ' (lord of Diti's line/Daityas)

• su-dṛḍham: very firm
• su-dṛḍham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (अव्यय-पूर्वपद) + dṛḍha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः = 'अतिशयेन दृढम्'

• cāpam: bow
• cāpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ādāya: having taken
• ādāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु) + ā- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive) = 'having taken up'; √दा/दा॒ (आ+दा = to take)

• bhūyaḥ: again
• bhūyaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) = 'again, once more'

• yoddhum: to fight
• yoddhum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/infinitive purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yudh (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive) = 'to fight'; √युध्

• upāgataḥ: came/approached
• upāgataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) + upa-ā- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) = 'having come/arrived'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speakers

• Narrative voice (dialogue frame not specified in input)

Key Themes

• Daitya-Deva Conflict
• Kṣātra-dharma (warrior ethos)
• Resilience and renewed hostility
• Cycle of defeat and return

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Persistence alone is not virtue if it serves adharma; the verse shows how ego and hostility can reconstitute themselves even after a humbling fall, warning that inner transformation—not mere recovery—is required for true uplift.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Again, this belongs to Vamśānucarita/Carita-style narration: a sequential battle-event within the Purāṇic historical storytelling, not a doctrinal or cosmographic segment.

What is the symbolic significance?

‘Regaining consciousness’ can symbolize the return of the adversarial mind (ahaṅkāra) after temporary suppression; the ‘strong bow’ represents re-armed intention (saṅkalpa) aimed again toward conflict rather than reconciliation.