Vamana Purana — Ritadhvaja Aids Galava, Shloka 27

Ritadhvaja’s Aid to Galava and Andhaka’s Infatuation with Gauri

Devanagari script

सत्सु कुत्सितमेवं हि असत्स्वपि हि कुत्सितम् शत्रवस्ते प्रकुर्वन्तु परदारावगाहनम्

Transliteration

satsu kutsitamevaṃ hi asatsvapi hi kutsitam śatravaste prakurvantu paradārāvagāhanam

Translation

诚然，此等行径在善人之中可耻——即便在恶人之中亦同样可耻。愿你的仇敌去犯那越礼之罪：染指他人之妻。

Word by Word

• सत्सु: among the good (people)
• सत्सु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन; ‘सत्’ = सज्जन/सत्पुरुष

• कुत्सितम्: blameworthy
• कुत्सितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुत्सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative adjective)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)

• असत्सु: among the bad (people)
• असत्सु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘असत्’ = दुर्जन

• अपि: also / even
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवादार्थक-निपात (particle: also/even)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• कुत्सितम्: blameworthy
• कुत्सितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुत्सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• शत्रवः: enemies
• शत्रवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रकुर्वन्तु: may (they) do / bring about
• प्रकुर्वन्तु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• पर-दार-अवगाहनम्: approaching another’s wife
• पर-दार-अवगाहनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर + दार + अवगाहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (परदारस्य अवगाहनम् = entering/approaching another’s wife)

Speakers

• Same admonisher addressing the Daitya-king (Andhaka)

Primary Deities

• Shiva (implied)

Key Themes

• Universal condemnation of sexual transgression
• Honor and kingship ethics
• Enemy-wish rhetoric (let enemies do disgraceful acts)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the force of saying it is blameworthy among both sat and asat?

It asserts a near-universal moral consensus: even those who are otherwise unrighteous recognize paradāra as disgraceful, so committing it marks one as exceptionally fallen and invites broad condemnation.

Why does the speaker say ‘let your enemies do it’?

It is a rhetorical strategy: disgraceful, self-destructive actions are fit for enemies because they weaken one’s power, reputation, and dharmic standing—hence a ruler should avoid them.

What does paradārāvagāhana imply beyond simple desire?

The compound suggests active trespass—crossing boundaries into another’s marital domain—thereby emphasizing violation, not merely thought, and intensifying the dharmic gravity of the act.